Warm weather clothes

[Lee]

I started wearing only mens clothes last fall, and this has included a lot of hoodies and jackets with tshirts under them.  These look pretty good on me, but unfortunately the weather is warming up.  I'm having a hard time finding shirts for warm weather that fit me well.  I'm fairly big, and everything either fits really tightly across my hips or looks like I'm a little kid wearing a cloth sack.  Stuff fitted for women does fit a bit better, but I really don't want to wear those.  Any ideas?

[Elijah3291]

I loathe the heat, it reminds me of my binder!  Heat is terrible for pre op transguys because its hard to bind in the heat and cover up

I usually switch to thin button up shirts in the summer, sure its not as cool as a T shirt, but I would have to bind really tight for a T shirt, thin button downs are the best alternative IMO, and cargo shorts 9im just waiting for more leg hair before I start wearing those lol

[Lee]

Yeah, having my binder show is definitely a concern.  I like button down shirts, but I have the same issue of absolutely swimming in anything that fits my hips. 

[Nikolai_S]

One of my favourite summer hip concealing items is a light, short sleeved button-up that I wear open. Open button ups in general - good. Closing them can pull across your hips depending on the fit, by leaving them open the specific fit matters less. Also, I have a nice pair of large kid's cargo shorts that fit me well and also help conceal curviness. Layering shirts is good and can help if your binder doesn't work perfectly. My best casual summer wear had a tight shirt under a looser shirt with the open button-up on top, then shorts that revealed my yeti legs.

[N.Chaos]

lol, yeti legs, I've got those toooo.

I'm worried about summer coming up myself, I'm incredibly sensitive to the heat so I'm not exactly sure what's gonna happen. Personally though, I have to say I think the thin button-ups are actually better than t-shirts head wise, so long as they're shortsleeved. I wore this really loose, light one last year and it was infinitely more breathable than even the thinnest t-shirts I owned.
I'm scared about swimming, too. Usually we don't do it a lot but we go once or twice and I'm freaking out already that I'm going to be a big hindrance on my friends over it.

Nikolai, what do you wear under the button up? That sounds like a pretty good idea.

[insideontheoutside]

I wear light jackets throughout the summer. But then again I'm very heat tolerant (technically I'm from the desert!).

I recommend the open button up shirts too with a t-shirt under them.

[kesenaie]

Many guys here wear polo shirts

[kyril]

Cargo shorts cover an infinity of sins I passed last summer, pre-T, not even trying, in cargo shorts and a close-fitting T-shirt with a sports bra under it. Husband outed me and made me go stand in the womens' line for security screening for a concert, where I had to out myself to the girls who thought I was in the wrong line, and then the male security guards thought I was confused and pulled me out into the empty male line. I still get "she" sometimes in jeans, but cargo shorts = male.

If your torso just isn't even close to passable, throw an open buttonup over your T-shirt.

[sony]

I usually wear a polo shirt over one regular T-shirt or I waer a t-shirt and then a regular bottom up shirt, Im also scared off summer coming again, it was so much easier now

[Konnor]

Maybe I'm weird, but I actually prefer summer clothing for passing over winter stuff. I think it's much easier to pass in cargo shorts and a t-shirt or polo as opposed to jeans. Cargo shorts even out hips very well and they are pretty much definitively male. I wear short sleeved button ups sometimes, but like it was mentioned, I run into the pulling at the hips problem. They look odd on me when I wear them open too, so I try not to wear them much. Mostly I wear polos in the summer with a white undershirt. I'm more worried about swimming right now than clothing, lol.

[lancem27]

Cargo shorts cover an infinity of sins

This is gospel.

Button up shirts though, be wary...I find that they tend to emphasize things I'd rather not have emphasized. Probably depends on your body shape.

I just wear cargo shorts, and then try to find a shirt that falls in sort of a "boxy" way, if that makes sense. Shirts with patterns or logos over the breasts make things a million times easier in that department as well. If I wear a solid colour shirt it is pretty much guaranteed that they'll be very noticeable.

[Skys_the_limit]

I went to the beach actually for Spring break and I just wore an old binder with a old shirt, and swim trunks, no one gave me weird looks, I'm not like super skinny, so it kinda makes sense that I'd wear a shirt swimming, but that's just me.

[GQjoey]

Dark colored T's with graphics, and POLOOOOOOOOOOOS! Stay away from the horizontal patterns on polos, but I've always found the thicker fabric polo's are great when binding, with a T underneath. The Ralph Lauren ones can get spendy, but try hitting up a TJMax or Marshalls.

[tekla]

Cargo shorts cover an infinity of sins

For the win.

Athletic shirts (football, baseball, hockey jerseys) are very cool to wear (temperature wise) and are over sized by nature and opaque.  Also I would think a photographers vest would make a good substitute for a hoodie when it's too hot.
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=photographers+vest&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=16892237323708570142&sa=X&ei=T4KGTbP2PJCksQPx1

[Sean]

Athletic shirts (football, baseball, hockey jerseys) are very cool to wear (temperature wise) and are over sized by nature and opaque. 

I disagree with this 100%.

It was only very recently that anyone figured out they could sell MORE athletic stuff - jerseys, team shirts, etc. - if they made different cuts and styles for women.

As a result, the whole oversized/hides all shapes/opaque jerseys are totally common things for women to wear, and they are expected to hide the physical form for most people. So if you go that route, it will NOT help you get read as male better. It will just place as good an emphasis on all the *other* indicia of sex that you've got going.

Basically, a jersey won't out you, but it certainly won't help you pass either.

[Da Monkey]

I also notice that wearing t-shirts with shorts is much better to pass with than a t-shirt with jeans. So you could probably get away with it better in the summer with shorts. Also of course button ups and polos are good too.

With swimming, I wear a muscle/sleeve-less shirt because I think it looks better and more summer-y to swim with than a regular t-shirt.

[xAndrewx]

Also I would think a photographers vest would make a good substitute for a hoodie when it's too hot.
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=photographers+vest&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=16892237323708570142&sa=X&ei=T4KGTbP2PJCksQPx1

I have that exact vest in my closet. Picked it up for $3 at a thrift store and it's awesome as far as covering my chest when tossed over a short sleeve or long sleeve t-shirt. Thin button downs, one thin t-shirt layered over another thin one, shorts, and basketball shorts are all nice for summer too. Can't wait till I get top surgery and can just wear an A-shirt with a pair of shorts over the summer. Tall-tees are usually reasonably thin and you can help you cover your hips Lee

[Robert Scott]

Maybe I'm weird, but I actually prefer summer clothing for passing over winter stuff. I think it's much easier to pass in cargo shorts and a t-shirt or polo as opposed to jeans. Cargo shorts even out hips very well and they are pretty much definitively male. I wear short sleeved button ups sometimes, but like it was mentioned, I run into the pulling at the hips problem. They look odd on me when I wear them open too, so I try not to wear them much. Mostly I wear polos in the summer with a white undershirt. .

This is me! 

[Kohitsu]

I've glanced at my wardrobe and I've noticed that I only have maybe one or two cargo shorts, whereas I have tons of jeans (just men's carpenter jeans now, I got rid of all my girly cut jeans a while ago). Time to go to Goodwill and Walmart again lol. Since it's starting to get hot here, I've been wearing my binder, a white A-style undershirt, and a button up shirt. Right now I keep my button-up closed because I notice that the binder is a bit noticeable under my undershirt. Am I supposed to wear a T-shirt over my undershirt? Or is there some type of white undershirt that isn't see-through that I'm not aware of? I'm afraid of layering when it's hot out like this and I want to be able to have my button-up shirt open without revealing my binder underneath.

[ty.to.the.man]

i wear t-shirts/polos and a bit oversized cargo pants/ sports shorts. i partially agree with the sports jersey comment. im wearing a pats jersey rite now with a tank top and my binder underneath, its very breathable and covers my hips quite well. but it all mostly depends on your body type.