Quote from: Shawn Sunshine on January 09, 2013, 02:11:26 PM
Well I wasn't actually looking for "you" in your outfit per say, I just wanted to know what people are wearing in various stages.
But if you want to show me yourself, that's fine too!
What I would wear now at those stages is different than what I wore then. A lot of people seems to have a major prejudice about leggings, for instance, which, as long as I could stay adequately tucked were something I really liked at one time. I'd wear them now if they were not almost universally put down in most of the fashion magazines. I do subscribe to several fashion mags, usually trying to stick to those that fit with my age and local fashion conventions, to keep a finger on the pulse of where fashions are moving. AAMOF, I actually wore them yesterday to an appt with my son to see an oral surgeon, and probably freaked out a few of those in the waiting room, since I was presenting more in a middle ground on that day (no breast forms, but pretty obviously femme). The leggings were light blue and hard to read as anything but women's wear. The guys staring at me may have been expressing interest rather than shock... I often have a hard time telling the difference.
Most any of my pics that could be read as "guy" mode are not digitized. I've been thinking about scanning some of them, but not sure it will really address your question much. Most I would share are those that show my "oddly" narrow chest from ages back, which I hope will remain narrow once I get back to the weight I was when they were taken.
Not sure "glamour girl" is a look I'll be styling even after transition... more of hippie chick tends to be my preferred style. I also have been saving money and tend to stick to some wardrobe items that are a few years out of style at least. I did update my wardrobe a bit during the holidays, particularly with some more feminine items that I could see myself wearing soon (or that I did wear during my most recent coming out encounter with friends).
That's probably one of the main things to think about... what sort of woman do you want people to think of you as? What fits with your personality and sense of style (and what is within the range of acceptable or fashionable dress for women who are like you?)
What I wore over the holidays was mostly pretty modest, full length dresses with lots of detailed embroidery, one was deep purple, the other was silver/grey.
The dress I wore for New Years Eve (the dressiest night) was similar to this one (but with even more celtic-inspired embroidery):
I also wore a silver skirt similar to this one:
I bought quite a few dresses and skirts from
them roughly 8 to 10 years ago. Their styling hasn't changed too much in the interim.
This winter most of my shopping was done at Kohl's so I could try things on and be sure of the fit, rather than buy things oversized. The striped, mint green, ruffled top at
this link is what I wore to my son's therapy session this past Monday, along with other items, of course.
I love looking through
Mod Cloth's site for styles I love, but since I can't try them on, I have yet to order anything from them, particularly since what I like best are the vintage-inspired A-line dresses that they tend to carry in a lot of cute styles, which I expect will be a problem for me until I'm well into HRT, and have managed to bring my weight down even more.
