I'd say in quite a few cases, when GG's are wearing stuff from the men's department? Only 1 or 2 pieces per outfit, mixed in with their GG-clothing. And if they do it right, most people wouldn't even be able to tell/notice.

And it's not exactly like most of them are wearing like a nice suit & dress shoes, ya know? Think of what the equivalent is for a M2F CD'er.


All too easy for a CD'er to push the extremes & dress to the nines. Of course, gotta also have the accompanying wig & make-up & jewelry & nails & perfume and...

One could argue that it's too much. And too much of "the wrong thing" that sends some people perhaps the wrong message, giving them a sour look on M2F CD'ing.


We are natal/biological males. You really have to make it work for you, as best you can, with this undeniable fact. Only way you're gonna be able to do it.

I do it with skirts & tights in guy-mode, of course. Have to be selective of which ones (styles, fabrics, colors, lengths, sheen, denier, etc.) -- and then just as selective with the rest of the outfit.

I suppose I also recognize my strengths & weaknesses, and play off that. For example, I'm 5'9"... Perhaps a bit on the taller side for GG's, but not unreasonable. Put it this way: I have guy-shoes that have higher "heels" than most of what I wear in *women's*! IOW, my height is staying more or less the same, which helps give me that much more of an edge. Another example, my hips are too narrow for my shoulders... Luckily, there are certain things to wear (and to stay away from!) that help give the appearance of balancing that out for a more feminine shape -- without the use of padding/shapewear, mind you.

So, a fit 5'9" in flats, clean-shaven baby-face, hat/hood for "hair," full women's outfit including a *skirt* of all things, with kinda-sorta a profile/silhouette of an adult female? Even if they realize I'm a guy right off the bat, or takes them a bit? I think they're more likely to be like "whatever" about it, because it doesn't look *too* out of whack from the "normalcy" one would expect... That it probably looks more GG than otherwise. So, while they might not be crazy about the general idea of gender-bending, maybe they'll give me a pass.


I suppose it may appear a bit out of sorts to some, as some sort of "contradiction," like if I had a full beard like Bea. In which case, I believe more people may be a bit less forgiving, given everything else with my overall presentation.

*However*... :D

As mentioned earlier, you really have to make it work, tailoring it to your own uniqueness. What kind of things from the women's department would look good with a full beard? Beats me, because I've never had to look into that before as it's never applied to me. But if I had to guess? Gotta be *some* stuff! Solid masculine/neutral colors? Traditional/conservative prints & plaids? Femmy combat boots with thick (women's) socks? I dunno.



It's "funny," but I recall a conversation I had with my neighbor-bestie a while back -- who was born & raised in a part of the country where none of this stuff flies particularly well, ya know...?

"So, like, I'd probably get my butt kicked dressed like this there, yeah?"

"Yep."

"Well, I can handle myself pretty well, so there better be more than one."

Her, in 100% seriousness: "Oh, there would be like twenty guys, don't worry."

:confused2:


Places like this still exist. I don't live there, and nor would I want to. (She & her lesbian sister escaped as soon as they could.)

So, try to keep that in mind. It's "easy" for me to do this because of where I am. Good place, good time.

Otherwise, kinda beats the alternative of a couple weeks in the ICU, yeah?