do you dress to blend in or dress to set things on fire

[Jenna Marie]

Blend. My one hope was to get through the awkward visible stage of transition as fast as possible and go back to fading into the crowd.

[suzifrommd]

I dress in what makes me look good.

I'm tall, thin, and have great legs, so I show them off when I can. (Distraction from a distinctly plain face?) Short skirts in the summer, skinny jeans when it's cold.

It takes away from the blending thing, but hey, I could have blended in as a guy. If I'm going to celebrate my girlhood, I'd rather the world celebrate with me.

[Joanna Dark]

I don't dress to stand out, but I do try to follow fashion trends. Right now every girl I see us wearing black leggings, tunic tops and boots. It's like the uniform or something.

So I guess I just try to blend in with what I consider to be the contemporary fashionable girls my age.

Great minds think alike. The whole black leggings, tunics and knee high boots (sometimes Docs) does seem like a uniform. I wonder if there was a meeting I wasn't invited too--again. Almost every girl I see is wearing that these days. I just stick with skinnny jeans and mainly long-sleeved striped tops right now. I lovelovelove stripes. I was reading Lucky at the supermarket counter one day with my, uh, whatever and Gennifer Goodwin basically stole mt style, or I stole hers. Or we both stole jean Seaberg's, which I did. Jean Seaberg is like my fashion idol. If you have never seen Breathless, see it.

She's so cute. I'm more into guys but I'd go out with her. She made her name in saint Joan, so, if you have ever seen that movie The Legend Of Billie Jean they kind of channel Jean Seaberg in that movie. The other day at a family dinner I said "Fair is fair," which is the movie's tagline and my sister in law was like "Oh no, you're gonna cut your hair super short and dye it platinum blonde and start wearing light blue rompers aren't you?" lol cause helen Slater went all modern day Joan of Arc in it. Now that she said it...

[LittleEmily24]

I dress in a way that is appropriate to my age ~ I don't wear anything flashy or stand-outish unless im going to a club or a bar (in my city, everyone dresses as flashy as they can for the nightlife, so most of the time i can't compete xD) but most days I wear something casual or cute, I do shop at trendy stores though. I'm lucky enough that my wife knows exactly what looks good on me while at the same time helps me choose clothes that are right for my age.  Normally though, i dress to blend in with Jeans and a printed t, or a tank top or blouse in short shorts and boots. I absolutely LOVE boots and short shorts. Sun-dresses are also my favorite, if I could wear sun-dresses all the time, i would ~ especially the ones that have tails and are higher up in the front.

Another favorite type of outfit of mine that is both fashionable and blendable is this one or variations of this:


its essentially just jeggings with combat boots, a tanktop or cami (or both) and a sleeveless cardigan :3

[noleen111]

I dress to blend in mostly.. I do dress my age (24). I think I do dress like a 24 year old woman. Being young I can dress to set things on fire.

My best feature my legs are shown off when I can.. I love wearing mini skirts or dresses that are shorter.

[Olivia-Anne]

I dress to kill! I wear whatever I feel like. I work in a large engineering office with about 40 other women. But I love fashion and shoes. But I don't let my trans status dictate what I wear. I'm tallish and I still wear heels. I flaunt my height and long legs. I wear anything from skinny jeans with tall ankle boots and a leather jacket to dresses with blazers to skirts with nice blouses. I have been told more than once by more than one person that I have the best style in the office.

-Liv

[LJP]

Somewhere in between, really depends on my mood .

[ath]

I'm a 6'1" girl.  Where on this planet would I actually blend in?

Germany, or Norway, Sweden, etc. I'm 6' and when I last was there, there were a lot of girls that were taller than me.

My cis sister is also maybe half an inch shorter than me, haha.

[LittleEmily24]

I'm a 6'1" girl.  Where on this planet would I actually blend in?

I'm nearly 6'2" and in Miami all the girls are 5'3" or less. But i blend in just fine lol, I even wear heels sometimes. I mean, i get stares but its usually because of how tall I am. And sometimes i even get lucky in go into places where a couple of girls are either my exact height or taller

If you ever feel like you're too tall, just do what I do and think "i'm supermodel tall "

[stephaniec]

Stephanie, it occurred to me that if you went back over these very interesting threads that you put up and and statistically analyzed each member's responses to your questions you'd probably have enough material for a couple of solid research papers on attitudes and preferences of transgendered individuals

yes the thought has crossed my mind would be interesting. We definitely need more awareness of the issue.

[barbie]

I don't dress to stand out, but I do try to follow fashion trends. Right now every girl I see us wearing black leggings, tunic tops and boots. It's like the uniform or something. So I wear those kinds if clothes. I stick with jeans though.

Yes. I also sometimes to follow fashion trends. But, in this winter, my fungal infection on my buttocks recurred as I frequently wore skinny jeans and leggings with boot. Now I changed to the juniors' summer skirt for ventilation. I just wear thong to expose my buttocks to air.

barbie~~

[Autumn]

I dress my age (25). I wouldn't say I follow trends, but I wear fashion forward clothes. I think I'm pretty stylish. I tend to wear lots of black.

[Lady_Oracle]

ahhh I'm still piecing my wardrobe together. Currently its just my favorite tanks and shirts with my skinnies

[big kim]

I'm wearing boot cut black pants for work and comfort,I have a dressing over a burned leg and don't want tight jeans rubbing it off.I usually wear a black cardigan and scoop or V necked tops underneath.I can't blend in at 6'1 and a half and 250 lb,it's so cold here I always wear a long overcoat and gloves.

[stephaniec]

When I go full time I'm just doing skirts and jeans, but I really like to get a dress that will destroy, just for the fun of it. Go out to the movies. the theater I go to has a bar lounge attached to the theater . It would be a great place to check out the reaction.

[Marieee]

Like others have said, I usually dress how I feel. It can range from a flannel shirt and leggings, to a tight shirt with a waist belt, jean short shorts and even stockings with all that. It won't change once I start going full time. Can't wait to see what reactions I'll get lol 

[Androgynous_Machine]

I'm 32 and most of my girlfriends who are helping me with clothes and style are early to mid 20's.  I'd say between 23-26 so I'll end up in leggings, tops, boots, etc.

I don't mind color but at the same time I don't want to be too flashy.  I feel that's a really good way to get clocked is by overcompensating in style and/or make-up.

-AM

[Misato]

Blend in, mostly. Work week is dress pants and pencil skirts. Today I was a color BOMB, but I felt good. I don't think I have to dress up as much as I do, but, I'm comfortable. Maybe I stand out a bit but, I'm comfortable and hopefully going places in my career. Oh yeah, I have a pink pea coat. I stand out given how much black and gray I see.

Weekends I dress down. Skinny jeans and regular jeans. Nice sweaters during the winter. Have a fleet of those. As for warmer months, I've plum forgotten what I wear during my downtimes then.

[Emily.T]

I prefer skirts and dresses but I do wear jeans and 3/4 pants at times if the weather is cooler.

[Rachel Bellefountaine]

I just wear whatever feels comfortable. I will wear anything from t shirts to blouses to jeans to skirts to tank tops to hoodies depending on my mood and the weather. I occasionally will wear summer dresses on outings or formal dresses on special occasions, but I generally dress pretty casually, and sometimes even tomboyish (though NEVER in clothes made specifically for boys! Eww!)

Have to say, though, when I started transitioning I went all out dressing really hyper femme all the time but that was because I was given false information about what it means to be trans (mainly because my lousy therapist at the time was getting her info from the dreaded CAMH) until I moved to Toronto and met other transpeople and realized that I can be trans and be myself, rather than having to play up to rigid stereotypes of femininity. Good thing, cuz hyper femme me felt just as forced as "boy" me did. I'm much happier just being me.