Let's suggest here that when you "cross" you go to the polar extreme in cis-F attire.
First thing everyone seemingly tries is "skirt/dress in public" . . .
But if you pay serious attention, most cis-F don't wear skirts/dresses most of the time.
It's helpful to PAY SOME SERIOUS ATTENTION, (as in stop and assess, inventory, look at how it coordinates), to what/how women actually dress. I'm betting most women are wearing men's clothes, dressed casual in pants, some sort of "sneaker" casual shoe, hooded sweatshirt. (This from the woman sitting across from me right now.)
Women are also wearing tank tops (stretch these days), T's cut for females, earrings, jewelry, hair accessories . . .
Which is what I wear, every day.
On me it presents "middle" somewhere. "But uses the M restroom." I don't present cis-F. I present more "middle" -- And so do a lot of cis-F women.
Typically, cross-dressing cis-M try to go to the extreme gender presentation pole -- skirts, lace, frills, pastel, floral print.
Gawd knows I have racks and racks of this sort of stuff. Frills I can wear "under" other stuff. Skirts have me looking "Man in a dress."
For now, at 67 and non-binary, I'm happy just not looking "Macho" . . . like the majority of cis-M locally. You know, "shave your head and grow a goatee." LMAO
Carhartts, Romeos, big lumbering truck, wallet on a chain . . .
(ICK ! ! ! )