Lorna, I'm 76 years old. My interest in women's attired seemed to awake when I hit puberty. Before that I had no use for girls. It was sports, sports and sports. Or playing "cowboys and Indians" brought on by all the westerns on TV in the 1950's or playing "war" as a child of those who served in WW2. I think there was a subconscious element in watching "Ozzie and Harriet" and "Leave It to Beaver" that formed the wishful thinking how a woman should dress. Yes, there are some days when my eyes are pleased, but increasingly those days are few. I have to get my visual fix by watching Vanna White turn those letter every night. I also find it interesting that all the local weather-girls wear dresses; more than the women who are local news anchors. It's perplexing. I wonder if the weather-girls are consciously or subconsciously trying to appeal to an approving audience. I'd really like to see a study on my observation.
As a cross-dresser my taste in women's clothing is dresses, heels and hosiery. Yes, brought on by June Cleaver and fortified by decades of Vanna White. The downside of being 76 is having decades of social oppression to overcome.
