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So there is a party tonight (the first of several Halloween parties) and I haven't had time to get my real costume together because I've been so busy with work. I thought it might be funny to go as my former male self because I still have a few articles of clothing, but I'm a little afraid to for some reason.

Has anyone done this after going full time? If so how was it? Scary? Fun? Dysphoric? Hilarious? I'm very curious!

Oooh fun :)

Yeah I want to be Leeloo from the movie fifth element, but I still have to find 4" elastic banding and make the costume.

My friends are excited at the thought of seeing me attempt to crossdress- I just dunno how it will feel. Maybe I will play dress up when I get home and see how it feels. On one hand I think it could be really funny if it's total "male fail" or whatever- but on the other hand maybe it would totally suck!

Also I just though how funny it would be to draw a mustache on. Stuff like that really would be pretty funny

Quote from: Jennygirl on October 25, 2013, 07:40:33 PM
So there is a party tonight (the first of several Halloween parties) and I haven't had time to get my real costume together because I've been so busy with work. I thought it might be funny to go as my former male self because I still have a few articles of clothing, but I'm a little afraid to for some reason.

Has anyone done this after going full time? If so how was it? Scary? Fun? Dysphoric? Hilarious? I'm very curious!

Do what makes you feel comfortable.  Honestly, I can understand why you feel afraid.  Still, I think this goes to show what inner strength and pride you have.   I admire that about you. 

As I haven't gone full time at all, I have no personal experiences with that.  Though, I have considered going to work in a female halloween costume to gauge the reactions of my co-workers.   

Good luck and have fun!

Haha, I don't think I can make my long hair look short enough to pull it off. I used to always have a buzz cut. I *may* have a pair of pants and a shirt hanging around from the old days...I think I might actually put it on and see what I even look like! But no, I don't think I could ever try to purposefully go as "him." But a hilarious rendition of me in his clothes may be pretty mind-blowing to see the change from 9+ years ago...the last time I had a buzz cut and before I started anything.

I remember a past member who did it and showed us a picture. I thought it was funny lol

For me, I would be inclined to file it under 'bad ideas'.

Hard enough to get people to take the real me serious, I can't picture dressing up as old me, and not being mistaken as a relapse or something.

Well, that and me with no wig and no jewellery or purse is nothing really. Until the day arrives when I can walk out the door in a skirt, and heels and proper makeup and evidence of breasts, I don't really have much to undo.

Luckily this may be an easy decision for me because I'm so tired after work today that I doubt I will feel like partying tonight. Blehh.

Still though it's interesting food for thought!

In 11th grade I dressed up as my 9th grade self. Everyone kept asking me why the hell I was wearing such ugly clothes, and I forgot that most students wouldn't have known me from back then... there was a lot of explaining and it didn't seem so clever by the end of the day. :P

(If you want to dress up as Leeloo, a fetish and clubwear clothier by the name of Artifice Clothing has a version made out of PVC vinyl they've been doing for a few years. I've been tempted myself. *3*)

I will be going as my new self. Scary. only out to a couple people so far. As far as most of them will know it's a costume be i will know the truth.

Lol omg ...

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Totally doing this!

Love it, Jenny! :D
I'm expected to wear a costume to the transgender meeting next Thursday, but haven't worn a costume for Halloween since the 4th grade, and I don't know what to do. My future self is out.

Quote from: Jennygirl on October 25, 2013, 10:52:41 PM
Lol omg ...

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Totally doing this!

Awesome! You actually make the 'boyfriend look' look good!

I'll take those pants if you don't want them anymore

Noway I'm ever giving up these jeans (studs on the pockets) ;)

Jenny, you're a tougher woman than I. The thought of going back to who I used to be makes me vaguely ill.

I haven't dressed as my "former self" which basically is little to no diffrent exept my haircut and dresstyle.

But I have tried dressed up in maid uniform working on a festival and it was pretty fun even when we got ->-bleeped-<- from it the day after, (my boss didnt like crossdressing)

there where 1 time the girl said I just needed boobs then I would look like a girl where I felt dyshoria but beside that it where more for fun.
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if you wonder about it you can always try out the outfit some days before, I usunally always do that with my costumes to check if theres some details I need to correct first.

Wow! You look like the tough biker chick or something!


--Jay

So Jenny, did you actually do this?

I didn't actually go as my previous self for halloween, but this inspired me to take a little series of photos to show the progression from the old me (complete with faux goatee) to now :) These were all taken on the same day, not over time, but I did manage to capture my old self pretty well (a little too well). The camera seems to have stretched the photos though, so they look a little weird.

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Such a cutie in that last pic omg! :icon_wave:

Wow what a cool sequence to see- especially because you did such a great job matching the shots. The things like definition of your true figure and arm/shoulder position that seem to naturally take shape as you present differently are especially neat.

I know what you mean about "a little too well". I felt the same thing when I was looking at myself in the mirror under bright light, but once I got to the party I relaxed a lot. Someone said "OHHH a mustache, how creative!" when I walked in, and that gave me hope that I'd been read as a cis girl dressing as a guy. One can only hope!

Funny story, I actually ended up deeply kissing my crush (best way I could describe it) for the 2nd time that night who is a straight identified male. He is moving away, so we ended up talking about the times we've shared together and I ended up crying on his shoulder as he hugged me which sent me into dreamland for him.. and then we kissed. I better stop talking about it because I'm already tearing up as I write this! Yipes! Looking back it felt like something in a movie, but any binary believer knowing the details would have been like "what the ****?!" hahaha.

A pretty good night all in all, and it was worth the risk for the hilarious reaction I got from friends.

Haha, thanks Jenny.

It sounds like you had a good night indeed!