Quote from: Jalynn on July 02, 2016, 11:29:45 AM
Thanks for sharing. There really does sound like some sad things about it that I never thought of. So far think I would be okay with it though.
As long as you are ok then it is ok.
Just don't slam a door on yourself in a hurry because that can never work out well. I've read a couple of people on here say they burned the lot and came to regret it.
I read people saying things like they threw out all of their clothes, and I understand why, but it makes me feel sad - the times they had in those clothes were their times. Strangely, I don't even need to - I always shopped in both departments, and the vast majority of the male clothes are unisex anyway - things like slim jeans, cashmere sweaters, even jackets where I just needed the buttons moved over.
I'm lucky in a way that I never needed to buy lots of very male items for work - I worked mainly in the media where that's not really necessary, as a language tutor (likewise), as a fashion PR (the opposite, if anything). I actually quite like male shirts, and think they look good on women. With jeans and heels, it's pretty safe to keep wearing them.
The few things that I do have that are absolutely unable to be translated across, I'm having real problems with. Some of them were gifts, many of them are expensive. So neither fall into the 'comfortable getting rid' category. My watches are unisex, my rings belong to my grandmother and mother - and luckily didn't even need resized. I have a ridiculous collection of perfumes - some of which are male, and I like the smell of them so they're going nowhere.
But presentation was always important to me. I'm happy to go to the local newsagent in my dressing gown or a tracksuit, but other than that, I always did like to look quite tailored and 'done', including make up. For years I've been choosing the shorter hairstyles from the female examples in my stylists books. I'm now happy to let it grow out, but only to tie it up and back in that slightly messy, dirty blonde way some women really suit.
I have no desire for pink nails like talons for instance. Just a clear coat of varnish - that suits me. I bought an amazing dark camel coloured trench coat today, so I can't wait for autumn. There's a pair of olive green suede stilettos that Steve Madden is launching next month that that coat will great with.
I also bought an exercise bike for the house, because if HRT so much as gives me the merest hint of a fat arse, I'll be on that thing for two hours a night.
