I too am a fan of clothes and fashion. So many pretty things out there! But recently, I decided to cut way down on the clothes shopping. Was cutting into my budget way too much.

Yeah, shopping with people is so much fun. Except if you shop with my mother or sister. My sister isn't the hugest fan of shopping and pushes me all the time to visit as many stores as possible, and my mother hates shopping and is just a combination of every shopping annoyance ever.

She tries things on and shops for herself with little care for me, she has weird taste, she finds everything okay so you get no real opinion, she's always in a hurry to leave, and she knows so many people everywhere that she always encounters someone she knows, which makes sure that every time I'm in a public place with her, I have to endure at least one long conversation in which I feel awfully awkward because I'm just not included, so I'm waiting and trying not to stare at them too much. It's even worse than waiting outside a bathroom while someone goes. x_x (And with that I get revenge to a degree, because I'm really slow. xD)

I wish I had someone to shop with. :c Shopping alone is no fun, and even scary to an extent, sometimes.

Quote from: A on May 29, 2013, 11:38:48 PM
Yeah, shopping with people is so much fun. Except if you shop with my mother or sister. My sister isn't the hugest fan of shopping and pushes me all the time to visit as many stores as possible, and my mother hates shopping and is just a combination of every shopping annoyance ever.

I wish I had someone to shop with. :c Shopping alone is no fun, and even scary to an extent, sometimes.

You need to get some girlfriends, not a girlfriend, some girlfriends, like join a book club take a college class play bunco get out do something with the girls so you can really get to know more people and do more stuff with people other than just mom and sis. it is a lot more fun. It was easier for me I found friends at college classes and at a womens group with LGBT but I am a lesbian don't know about you.

I like the asian stuff too (since that's what I am), but I can't seem to find any that are big enough for my shoulders without stretching the clothes, in which case it looks bad. But then if they're too big, just looks weird.

Quote from: Lanalicious34 on May 27, 2013, 07:50:25 PM
Of course I'll also say the fashion however being a tall girl that I am standing at 6'3 with out heels shopping can be a pain in the butt. Long Tall Sally is a great website for tall fashions for tall women. They are home based in the UK but you can shop on line from the UK to the US and Canada.

I love Long Tall Sally for their tops. I like their fitted, clingy or figure hugging tops and are the only ones that I feel are long enough in length without going to tunics, which I hate. The last time I was in their St. Albans store, I had an unusual experience. I'm 5'9" and I was the shortest girl there.

My favorite thing besides the actual shopping with a close girlfriend is the coffee after the shopping. Then the crash in bed on top of all of your new clothes an hour later when the coffee wears off...

It's definitely one of my favorite things about being a girl. A successful day of finding new pieces with a friend is easily the most fun/rewarding thing I can think of doing now. And then of course that coffee afterward. It's non-optional.

Quote from: vegie271 on May 30, 2013, 04:43:10 AM

You need to get some girlfriends, not a girlfriend, some girlfriends, like join a book club take a college class play bunco get out do something with the girls so you can really get to know more people and do more stuff with people other than just mom and sis. it is a lot more fun. It was easier for me I found friends at college classes and at a womens group with LGBT but I am a lesbian don't know about you.

Yeah, well, because of my somewhat lacking social abilities, introversion and the fact that right now (not for long though!) I'm still pretty much a girly guy, which must be pretty weird to people, I don't have friends. I'm somewhat friendly with most people in my study program, but that's all. As for LGBT... There's one group called "LGBT" in the region, but the T aspect is pretty much absent, and since it's the only one in the region, it's for all ages. And I don't want to be mean, but it's gonna be hard to relate to people >35 years old when not only I'm 22 but I feel like a child in my mind.

Not to mention I never liked the idea of lumping together with LGBT people. Not that I dislike them; just that I'd feel weird meeting people for the reason of having similar issues to theirs. I may be bi, but I've never considered being part of the "gay community", whatever that is. It sounds just as weird as an exclusively "hetero community" to me. Not that I think it's a bad thing. I just don't feel comfortable with it.

Quote from: Jennygirl on May 30, 2013, 05:37:40 AM
My favorite thing besides the actual shopping with a close girlfriend is the coffee after the shopping. Then the crash in bed on top of all of your new clothes an hour later when the coffee wears off...

It's definitely one of my favorite things about being a girl. A successful day of finding new pieces with a friend is easily the most fun/rewarding thing I can think of doing now. And then of course that coffee afterward. It's non-optional.

Great suggestion.  Coffee is my drug of choice.  I'm a total addict.

Quote from: A on May 30, 2013, 12:57:18 PM
Yeah, well, because of my somewhat lacking social abilities, introversion and the fact that right now (not for long though!) I'm still pretty much a girly guy, which must be pretty weird to people, I don't have friends. I'm somewhat friendly with most people in my study program, but that's all. As for LGBT... There's one group called "LGBT" in the region, but the T aspect is pretty much absent, and since it's the only one in the region, it's for all ages. And I don't want to be mean, but it's gonna be hard to relate to people >35 years old when not only I'm 22 but I feel like a child in my mind.

Not to mention I never liked the idea of lumping together with LGBT people. Not that I dislike them; just that I'd feel weird meeting people for the reason of having similar issues to theirs. I may be bi, but I've never considered being part of the "gay community", whatever that is. It sounds just as weird as an exclusively "hetero community" to me. Not that I think it's a bad thing. I just don't feel comfortable with it.

I'm sorry to hear that.  I have difficulty making new friends as well.  I wish I had more girlfriends in general to do these things with.  And like you most of the people who go to the support group I occasionally attend are a lot older than me, except the ftms they tend to be younger.  It would be nice to have more girlfriends to hang out with.

If you ever find yourself in New York, you have a friend here that would love to go shopping

Quote from: A on May 30, 2013, 12:57:18 PM
Yeah, well, because of my somewhat lacking social abilities, introversion and the fact that right now (not for long though!) I'm still pretty much a girly guy, which must be pretty weird to people, I don't have friends. I'm somewhat friendly with most people in my study program, but that's all. As for LGBT... There's one group called "LGBT" in the region, but the T aspect is pretty much absent, and since it's the only one in the region, it's for all ages. And I don't want to be mean, but it's gonna be hard to relate to people >35 years old when not only I'm 22 but I feel like a child in my mind.

Not to mention I never liked the idea of lumping together with LGBT people. Not that I dislike them; just that I'd feel weird meeting people for the reason of having similar issues to theirs. I may be bi, but I've never considered being part of the "gay community", whatever that is. It sounds just as weird as an exclusively "hetero community" to me. Not that I think it's a bad thing. I just don't feel comfortable with it.

I am sorry you have not found anyone to connect with yet, as things move on I hope you can eventually find some friends.

You do need to find some segment of society though where you you will fit in and not just isolate yourself. Some sense of community, Not necessarily "LGBT" or "Hetero" but some group of something a club of some sort anything that you like. where you can click with the people.

Quote from: ZoeM on May 27, 2013, 07:36:05 PM
I need to find a copilot. :| I think fashion may be slightly beyond me on my own.

I have a friend girl who's my navigator.  She alerts me of any sharp turns or hazards in the road I'm going down and helps me through the fashion course :3

Quote from: kyh on May 27, 2013, 09:30:28 PM
Lol what? I didn't even make this thread. Really, Kariann? One offhand comment about liking fashion and you split everything I write into a new thread? Huh?

Spliting topics (or merging topics) is a Moderator ability. 

This new topic was split away by me, from the original topic by Kariann, because it had become a major detour.  You took the first "wrong turn," so you have the first post in the newly-created topic.  Lucky girl! 

Okay 

Quote from: learningtolive on May 30, 2013, 04:46:31 PM
If you ever find yourself in New York, you have a friend here that would love to go shopping

It's unlikely that I'll go there, considering it's, what, 12 hours away, and I'm broke, but if I do, I'll try to remember you.

Quote from: vegie271 on May 30, 2013, 05:03:19 PM


I am sorry you have not found anyone to connect with yet, as things move on I hope you can eventually find some friends.

You do need to find some segment of society though where you you will fit in and not just isolate yourself. Some sense of community, Not necessarily "LGBT" or "Hetero" but some group of something a club of some sort anything that you like. where you can click with the people.

Mhm... Well, I'm quite friendly with almost everyone I get to be with, help them with homework, etc. Thing is, I never get to be a friend. I'm just someone from school. I think I just weird people out in general too much to get any closer, both because of my gender and because of my weird personality.

One of my favorite girl things is my skinny jeans    I love these almost as much as dresses,

Skinny jeans are AWESOME!!! As are fitted tops with that sewn-in waist curve for that matter. I love that I can wear clothes that actually show off the shape of my body rather than hiding it under a big blocky nothingness. Men's clothes suck. Seriously.

(Still have a long way to go before I'll be able to wear anything "cute," but I swear I'll catch up to you darned skinny girls one of these days... watch out! )

And as a girl I can make cute shorts out of old worn out Levi's My sister used to do this all the time...jeez did I ever envy her back then!

I love wearing dresses.. especially long flowing summer dresses... or a nice skirt with slit up one side.. Mini skirts are nice too, I do love showing off my legs..

I love wearing high heel shoes.. especially long boots. 

I want to wear a bikini this summer,  still looking for that perfect one.. I want a thong bikini, but i need space to tuck.. 

I love wearing thong panties, I actually find thongs very comfortable, it is an acquired taste and you need to get use to them. I wear them most days. I remember when I first wore one, it was weird having something going up you crack, but you soon get use it and you forget its there, and when you bend, it does pull.. but I like that feeling.

I would love to wear a real g-string, one where you have nothing in the back but a small string holding it together, but been pre-op fitting everything in an issue.  My G-girl roommate wears them and she says that they are comfortable, like the thong an acquired comfort, but great when wearing tighter clothing as you show no panty lines.

My roommate says, the more uncomfortable something feels, the better you look in it.. Women do suffer for beauty and often are feel cold or uncomfortable to look stunning. I remember i once wear a strapless dress to a party, which required me to wear a really cute strapless bra, the bra was uncomfortable, but made my breasts looks really good. The underwire of the bra, kept on sticking into me, I had quite a red mark by the end of that evening. I have worm other strapless bra before and never had that experience, but then my breasts did not look so good.