how long have you worn dresses or skirts in private or public

[Randi]

When I was in the second grade, at halloween, I wore a witch costume with a floor length black dress, petticoat, full face mask, black wig and pointy hat.   I have two nieces who were older and they had worn this costume.

I wore it at my grade school's costume competition and won second prize in the whole school.  I was beat out by a robot costume that consisted of boxes and tubing.

When the principal awarded me the prize, a checker set, he said that none of the teachers could figure out who I was?:  What's your name little girl?   I had to tell them that I was a boy.

In the first grade the teacher wrote on the blackboard, "I am a girl, I go to school" and "I am a boy, I go to school".   We were told to copy the sentence that applied.  You know which one I wrote.

I really thought I was able to make that choice.  I really wanted to be a girl.... Still do!

Randi

[suzifrommd]

Never crossdressed until I started questioning my gender a bit more than a year ago. Never was interested in it. I only did it to see what it would feel like.

Of course once I had done it once, it called to me in a way I can't explain.

[Devlyn]

My favourite line: "Crossdressing chose me."

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[SuzieB]

I went straight for my mom's clothing when I was first left home alone at the age of 8. I remember it clearly... panties, bra, dress. It felt so amazing, because it's something I'd been needing to do for years by that point. Whenever I was in a situation where I knew I wouldn't get caught, I went straight for my mom or sisters' closets. I was good at covering my tracks, though, and they never discovered me. Later, i dressed openly with my two spouses while I was still living as a male. Those experiences were fun, but awkward and tense as my partners were not okay with my transness. I finally decided to take hormones and begin transition, and it was around this time that I wore male clothes to my therapist's office, changed into female mode in his bathroom, and went home as a woman. I don't/can't drive, so I had to walk to a bus stop and ride it home. I was so terrified and exhilarated to be out in public in the correct clothing. I expected every car that passed me to slow down and yell transgender slurs out the window. On the way to the bus stop, I realized I had to pee really REALLY bad, and I ducked into a grocery store hoping for a single-stall bathroom. I carry a white cane (blindness), and when I was forced to choose between a men or women's bathroom, I decided I'd use the men's to avoid trouble. A woman saw me entering the men's room, and said, "No, no, no honey! Wrong bathroom", and she physically redirected me to the women's room. Later, when I got on the bus home, the driver referred to me as "ma'am". At that point, I figured I was striking most people as female, and I began to relax and enjoy the clothing and the status I was assigned by those around me. It was a great, reassuring experience, and the culmination of experiences of this kind gave me the courage to shed my socially-conservative upbringing and pursue full transition. No regrets!!

[DrBobbi]

puberty, the publicly last weekend at a party in WeHo, then at my favorite neighborhood restaurant. it felt natural and, in the end, anticlimactic. I could have done without the shaving.

[RavenMoon]

First time was maybe 4 or 5 years old? I asked my mom to paint my finger and toe nails, and I have a memory at some point of her putting a frilly dress on me, probably because I asked her to.

Later on when I was a tween and from then on when ever I could. Worse nail polish and girls' clothes in high school (no dresses though, and it's a wonder I never got beat up). No so much when I was married the last 9 years, as I had little privacy, but I still did sometimes.

Now that I have decide to transition, finally, I do wear lots of unisex girl's clothing, like jeans and tops, and I paint my finger and toe nails, and have been growing my hair (again, just cut it shoulder length a few months back, which was a mistake).

My 22 year old son lives with me, so again, little privacy, except when he's out.

But I did just buy myself this dress. 



I have no plans on dressing as a female in public until I can pull it off... so after I start HRT, have my facial hair removed, and some FFS. A cis female friend of mine keeps telling me I look fine, and have a cute face, but I have a big nose for a woman, and that has to go! lol

[kasika]

I don't remember when i started but definitely when i was a kid, in private and i was home alone. In Public, not yet!

[IMsteph]

I put my mother's girdle on at about 7, and didn't try anything else for 50 years. I guess that girdle thing wasn't a very good experience. I've been wearing skirts and dresses in private for a couple years. I've worn a sarong in public a couple times. I like sarongs because you can vary the length according to your mood and the circumstances.

[evecrook]

First time was maybe 4 or 5 years old? I asked my mom to paint my finger and toe nails, and I have a memory at some point of her putting a frilly dress on me, probably because I asked her to.

Later on when I was a tween and from then on when ever I could. Worse nail polish and girls' clothes in high school (no dresses though, and it's a wonder I never got beat up). No so much when I was married the last 9 years, as I had little privacy, but I still did sometimes.

Now that I have decide to transition, finally, I do wear lots of unisex girl's clothing, like jeans and tops, and I paint my finger and toe nails, and have been growing my hair (again, just cut it shoulder length a few months back, which was a mistake).

My 22 year old son lives with me, so again, little privacy, except when he's out.

But I did just buy myself this dress. 



I have no plans on dressing as a female in public until I can pull it off... so after I start HRT, have my facial hair removed, and some FFS. A cis female friend of mine keeps telling me I look fine, and have a cute face, but I have a big nose for a woman, and that has to go! lol

The dress looks nice

[RavenMoon]

                   The dress looks nice

Thanks! It's actually a little too long, so I'm holding it up with my other hand.  lol  That's the problem with being short. 

I'm going to drop it off to the taylor up the street.

But still, it put a smile on my face, just as fitting into size 8 petite skinny jeans did yesterday. 

[Devlyn]

First time was maybe 4 or 5 years old? I asked my mom to paint my finger and toe nails, and I have a memory at some point of her putting a frilly dress on me, probably because I asked her to.

Later on when I was a tween and from then on when ever I could. Worse nail polish and girls' clothes in high school (no dresses though, and it's a wonder I never got beat up). No so much when I was married the last 9 years, as I had little privacy, but I still did sometimes.

Now that I have decide to transition, finally, I do wear lots of unisex girl's clothing, like jeans and tops, and I paint my finger and toe nails, and have been growing my hair (again, just cut it shoulder length a few months back, which was a mistake).

My 22 year old son lives with me, so again, little privacy, except when he's out.

But I did just buy myself this dress. 



I have no plans on dressing as a female in public until I can pull it off... so after I start HRT, have my facial hair removed, and some FFS. A cis female friend of mine keeps telling me I look fine, and have a cute face, but I have a big nose for a woman, and that has to go! lol

Blue dresses get a thumbs up from me!

Hugs, Devlyn

[Cassandra Hyacinth]

I don't remember ever doing so, and I have no intentions of doing so in the foreseeable future.

[RavenMoon]

Blue dresses get a thumbs up from me!

Hugs, Devlyn

It's actually black, but blue is my favorite color. I'll get a blue one next time.

[Joan]

That dress looks nice on you, and you can't have enough black dresses I'm told

I first wore my sister's stuff when I was about 6. I was pretty good at covering my tracks too and I don't think anyone ever knew.

I remember the double heartbreak of puberty: first the arrival of body hair, then growing too big for my sister's clothes and shoes

I hated you, puberty

[RavenMoon]

That dress looks nice on you, and you can't have enough black dresses I'm told

Thank you!

And this is true! Most of my clothes are black. My 8 year old daughter was shocked to see me in pink socks for the first time. I'm trying to add some color. Of course she thought they were girl's socks. They were, but I told her boys can wear pink. (I'll cross that bridge when I get there). She's used to me wearing nail polish though, but the socks? Go figure.

I first wore my sister's stuff when I was about 6. I was pretty good at covering my tracks too and I don't think anyone ever knew.

I had a girlfriend catch me one time with girl's panties on! I remember they were white lace. Cognitive dissonance set in, and the only thing she could think of was they belonged to someone else! I told her I just liked them. Another time she wondered why I had shaved my legs. This was back in the late 70s. We are still friends on Facebook, and I told her I was transgendered just recently. I said "looking back on this, maybe this isn't a surprise"... but it was. She had no idea. My ex wife on the other hand said; "now it all makes sense!" She was referring to my personality, interests, and mannerisms.

I remember the double heartbreak of puberty: first the arrival of body hair, then growing too big for my sister's clothes and shoes

I hated you, puberty

Oh God yes! I remember it like it was yesterday... my first public hair! I pulled it out!    It was all down hill from there.    I got hairier, but never grew any bigger though. Sometimes that bothered me, as I was often much smaller than most of the girls I was dating (one was 6ft tall!), but now I am eternally grateful!

[stephaniec]

private at  4, public at 34

[angie]

Started at a friends at 4 or 5 wasn't hard for her to talk me into it, have my first GT app, tomorrow at  39 and going dressed! Hope hrt soon to fallow!

[Ali girl]

I would say also around 4 or 5.  My sister had an abundance of clothes and I was more than happy to hide them...   As I hit puberty, I loved skirts and dresses...  Even in my 20's skirts, tights, and heels.  Overcompensation I guess....   After starting hormones... I still love them, but I prefer my Diva jeans (wife says they fit my personality), runners, and unisex or ladies tops.   I guess with the changes it is more about the feel of my body than the clothes...

First public, I was 19 and ventured out to meet a girl I meet of another forum...  She was a huge help, but I stopped going because I am not a bar type gal. 

I don't drink, but I smoke more than a blue hair on a heater playing slots in Reno...

[devon14]

I wore dresses since I was 12 or so. I wanted to do so earlier around the age of 8 or 9 but had no convenient access to female clothing.

Always scolded myself for having the desire to want to be female bodied and dress in female attire so I would only do it off and on throughout my early years.

Now I wear them all the time in public and in private. Been on HRT for over 6 months! 

[noleen111]

That dress looks nice on you, and you can't have enough black dresses I'm told

That is so true... every woman must have at least one black little number in their closet..

ok now my answer.

I seem to be a late bloomer... I remember wanting to be a girl or wondering what it felt like to a little girl at a young age around 5 or 6. but I only actually had a desire to wear womens clothing at 14. Then I wore my first pair of pantyhose hose.... I wore my first skirt at 16. I am ashamed to say I stole that skirt from a girl at school.. she had a cheer leader skirt in her bag and i saw it and had a strong desire to wear it.. so I took it.. and tried it on later at home. (I always had some alone time after school). I loved wearing that skirt, i actually still have it.. but it dont fit.. HRt widened my hips.

My first dress (which I bought)... I wore at 19.. I went out publicly dressed as woman hmm around 20. Now at 24... almost 25.. as a fulltime woman.. I wear a skirt everyday as it part of my work uniform.. I work in retail. I love wearing dresses/skirts and don't wear pants a lot, in the summers months not at all.