I took my first dose of Progynon Depot and Spironolactone on July 22, 2011, and had the opportunity to live full time only six weeks later and took it. I was so desperate to make my life as a woman or die, I gave every stitch of male clothing I had except a few sweatshirts, a sweater, and a pair of tennis shoes that could pass as female, and that was it. Fortunately, I didn't have any problems passing (I don't know how that was possible!), but I was never going back to being a male impersonator, never, ever, ever, no matter what. I gave everything to the Rescue Mission and never looked back. What I'd like to know is, what did all of you other girls, women and ladies do with yours? Do you still have any of them, like a security blanket, or were you like me, unable or unwilling to turn back, so you tossed them out? For me, it was the smartest thing I could have done, because I always function better when there's no safety net or any other avenue of escape, lol! Mira
I put most of them in a bag for a charity shop.I kept a few T shirts and jeans that could still be worn in girl mode or really old worn ones for working on the car
I am not 24/7 but as I dropped out from L size male clothes, I am just giving them away to friends.
I kept it 1 year due to fear I might detransition then I gave it all to my best friend who was gay. Now it's 5 years & I never turned back.
First was to cut some up for rags to use in the workshop and dust around the house. Some were cut up and used as protective packing in parcels. The decent stuff went to the charity shop or used as material for sewing practice.
I suspect I'll get some type of male clothing from my mother, who refuses to accept me, for christmas just to prove some sort of a point or to be hurtful. This will in turn be turned into something femme by the sewing machine and worn when I go and visit after christmas. Last pair of jeans ended up a skirt which went down well. >:-) Too bitchy maybe ???
Gave the lot to the Goodwill store. I own no male clothing, I'm not into cross dressing anymore. I burnt every bridge in one giant go. No going back for me ever.
kept them incase god forbit i had to detransition
I've given some pieces that i can't fit into to a friend who is FtM. Looks good on him as well :)
By the time I transitioned and had SRS I didn't have much except the clothes I wore to Colorado and I gave them to my nurse's boyfriend after surgery.
(It wasn't until the trip home that I realize my ID was still male - I didn't look it! - and I still had to pass through Canadian customs & emigration! :o Fortunately that was a LONG time ago and turned out not to be a problem.)
I donated my old jeans to a thrift shop supporting the local school district. I still have the rest of my clothes, since a coworker of mine is planning a "clothing swap" for after the holidays. I'm hopeful that I'll be able to trade my old male clothes for new (to me) female clothes!
I'm going to work on donating what's left after that. I've decided to stop buying clothes hangers to encourage me to get rid of old stuff so I can hang anything new :)
* Looks at picture *
Wait, you're not cis?
OT: Keeping them for now. I mean, I don't have any non-workout pants anymore. Only skirts. And all my shirts are button down stuff, not very fitting right now and I plan to replace them, but eh.
I have given everything to my favorite store Goodwill except some work clothes I get very dirty.
I gave almost all of mine to local charity shops, with two exceptions. I kept a pair of designer black suede brogues in the hope my son might like them when he is old enough for them to fit. I also kept a pure cashmere overcoat, which is the most expensive item of clothing I ever bought. I have no attachment to it whatsoever but I kept it in order to try and get some money back on by selling it, and then investing any money I get in a nice new coat. That was two years ago and I still haven't got around to doing anything about it. I'm not even sure where the coat is!
Actually I kept just a few items for a month or so. I was worried what might happen if, for example, I had to take one of the children to hospital. After experiencing no problems in passing (goodness know how!) there was no need to keep those last few bits and when they went I felt a huge sense of relief.
Quote from: Cindy on December 19, 2013, 04:17:22 AM
Gave the lot to the Goodwill store. I own no male clothing, I'm not into cross dressing anymore. I burnt every bridge in one giant go. No going back for me ever.
I did the same thing. Packed it all up and brought to goodwill. When I started off in my new life I even shopped at goodwill a few times. I only kept a few pieces of old clothes (the "boyfriend" sweaters and stuff like that. There was no way I was going back. This was a 1 way trip for me.
Well lets see. I have a pair or Timberland boots that I still have from that past life. They are good for hiking. I also have a leather jacket for riding the motorcycle but then the same jacket was produced for men and women with the same appearance so I guess that's why I kept it.
Basically there is a few things remaining but then they really are more unisex so to say.
Like you, I never looked back and gave everything to Goodwill. To work in very dirty conditions outside I have an old pair of jeans hanging on a nail in the garage. I haven't tossed them because I don't yet have a pair of my beautiful new jeans stained, or covered in conrete, paint and oil. I don't wash them or take them in the house. Those jeans are hideous!
I purged that wardrobe in May. Gave it to Goodwill. Still have unisex stuff, some shirts that pass as blouses and a couple of pairs of worn-out jeans that are unisex looking as well. I always wore androgynous looking clothing, come to think of it. I also kept a suit just in case I have to go to court in guy mode or another emergency. Oh, and the biker jacket. Still haven't worn any of that, but maybe some day I can pull it off? It would be awesome to be able to wear guy/andro clothing and still be seen as 100% female.
I donated all of my male clothes except for my dress military uniform. I kept that.
I gave away the majority of mine to a charity, especially since I had numerous clothes that would've been good enough for jog interviews. Most of my neckties I gave away to my genderfluid daughter, though I kept 1 because it looks really good with this little black dress I have.
I also kept a couple of boxers for sleeping in, a sweatshirt, and a pair of sneakers.
My ex-wife wears some of mine that she looks good in. The rest went to charity six months before I was full time. Felt good to switch to androgynous clothes made for women. I also needed the closet space.
Quote from: MadelineB on December 19, 2013, 11:31:51 AM
I also needed the closet space.
Heh. I got rid of the bulk of my guy clothes and my closet is more crowded than ever!
I haven't gone full time yet hopefully doing it by summer. I'm an extreme minimalist though .I only have a few Items of clothes . I have one nice sweater that's more feminine than male some one gave and a nice almost sweater that same person gave me that's unisex. The work jeans will go to good will. then it's total restock time. My minimalist ways probably won't change though, all though I have dreams of being let loose in women's boutiques . Sorry I just reread the original question,but I'm close to being there.
kept them for work clothes
One Word, Goodwill. Well except for a couple of t-shirts I like really well.
I gave the clothes in good condition to a coworker to bring to his church and hand out, a few things I kep due to being sentimental lol, but those are packed away.
Nothing I owned was particularly "male" I still wear some of it. People put way too much emphasis on clothes.
Donated them to a thrift store.
the day I went full time (when I moved with mum to Melbourne) I threw out every male item.
the good stuff like suits, dress up shoes, belts, leather coats, jackets, ties were divided between my older two boys. I kept a couple of good suits and an overcoat for my youngest boy.. for when he grows.
I still wear my old jeans, t-->-bleeped-<-s, sneakers, and boots when I am working on the house or running local errands...nobody seems to notice and/or care... I feel just like a tomboy
Oh, yeah I kept my combat gear...helmet, vest, fatigues, boots, mask, and stuff... you never know when it may come handy...
In conclusion..I donated nothing... I trough away nothing... LOL
I tossed mine out. It was all worn out anyway so donating it would have been pointless.
I gave all my shoes, flat bill hats, and the majority of my clothes to my little brother. As far as my male work attire I gave them to a sales guy here at the store that does not have much money. I kept a couple of my boy shirts for pajama shirts! :)
I didn't have that many clothes anyway, the jeans I just kept and wore when I knew I would get dirtynasty doing something. A lot of the tshirts I still have and still wear around the house and in the yard, lol. I even still have an old jean jacket and flannel jacket that I wear sometimes, still get ma'amed and all that junk though.
I've made a ton of donations to a local thrift shop for the Aids Action Committee and some to Goodwill. I will not donate anything to Salvation Army because of their views on LGBT rights. I kept tshirts from concerts and bands. I'm looking into taking a sewing class so I can reshape them.
Quote from: Cindy on December 19, 2013, 04:17:22 AM
Gave the lot to the Goodwill store. I own no male clothing, I'm not into cross dressing anymore. I burnt every bridge in one giant go. No going back for me ever.
Right on! Especially no more cross dressing in suits or ties (gag, choke). Like Miss Bungle, most of my guy clothes aren't really good enough to be donated. I use some when doing grubby outdoor adventures on the tractor, trails or wetlands. Paint rags, oil clean up. :laugh:
And I too needed more room for my new and much more fun wardrobe.
Donated to goodwill.
Still have some shirts, few shorts and plenty of old football jerseys....I save most of this for my sons! My pants are mostly gone since they didn't care for my style...whatever!! My sons have just started to wear some of my old dress shirts and ties for various school functions....I think they look so dasher dressed nice....such fine looking young men :)
The jerseys are way huge on them and me...but like to keep for team spirit/mementoes. I don't remember getting rid of too much......but then again my wardrobe consisted of very little back then!
The first time I transitioned, I bundled all of my clothes up and put them all in the loft, just keeping one pair of shoes, and 2 shirts and a pair of trousers. Then my best girlfriend came up to my place in Milton Keynes for the weekend and somehow the conversation got onto my "boy clothes". Anyway she said if I was totally committed I should have given them all away to charity. I told her I hadn't got around to it.
In those days the therapists were preaching to us all that they only wanted us presenting in Skirts or dresses (GIC Charing Cross) - sort of ultra feminine. Anyway on the Saturday I had a beauty therapy appointment for a full leg and bikini line wax and whilst I was out Alison (my GF) took all my clothes to the charity shop, all but one pair of trousers.
Then over dinner that night she and my other girlfriend from next door told me what they had done and made me cut up my last pair with some clothing shears. We did it together.
I then lived f/t for the next 2 years.
It was the best move I could do, as it meant I had no choice, but to present as a female on a daily basis.
Im not full time yet , but im pretty sure my brother will get all my clothes , I might keep some t shirts that look a little feminine.
had a bonfire of everything male the day after I changed my name. no reason to hang on to anything?