Some of you may have read my previous thread on Saturday being my big day first time out in public.

Anyways I was comparing what my guy mode shopping versus shopping for the real me:

Guy mode shopping steps: total time taken 15 mins

1. Buy a blue / shirt
2. Buy a pant
3. Looking at my shoes.. Na what the hell leave it..
Done...

Shopping for the real me: Countless hours and still counting

1. Deciding what kind of a dress I want to wear
2. Searching for the perfect dress . finally find one after like 2 days and 100s of shops..
3. Next day decide that I don't like the dress after all.. So back to dress shopping again. Finally agree on the dress
4. Finding shoes.. Luckily I get what I needed in an hour flat - that was quick

So this is what is have completed so far.

So for tomorrow .. I am left with just...

Makeup
Accessories - a bracelet, a pendant, earnings and a cute belt
More shoes
A purse
A visit to the parlor

Not sure how I can get through this in a day .. Sigh...

And I thought life would be easier.. So tired..

I just realized this has no replies yet. So:

\o/

YAY!

Yeah ... I know that it's going to be harder. But it just seems so much less depressing to me! I'm glad you're enjoying yourself!

Harder or just more fun?  I discovered that I love to shop, even more fun is to go with a girlfriend downtown spend the day and not actually buy anything except a yummy lunch.  I hear you are coming to the US. East coast or West?  I hope your trip and stay are amazing.  If there is anything I can do, just ask.  I know people in an awful lot of places that would delight in being useful.

Fair winds,
Julie

Women's sizes are a pain in various parts of the body. They are never consistent.

Oh, and why are all these darn zippers in the back???

There's just so much more to choose.

I had dinner & a quick shop last night with a male friend, he needed a females help with some business clothes for a new job.

Male clothes are just boring, black, grey, white, hoodie, no hoodie.

The shoes are even worse.

I love shopping, but I trend to do it on my own cause I hate being asked "do I look fat in this".

Quote from: Nicole on September 11, 2014, 09:30:08 PM
There's just so much more to choose.

I had dinner & a quick shop last night with a male friend, he needed a females help with some business clothes for a new job.

Male clothes are just boring, black, grey, white, hoodie, no hoodie.

The shoes are even worse.

I love shopping, but I trend to do it on my own cause I hate being asked "do I look fat in this".

I totally agree its so much more fun..

I was never a fan of shopping for guy's clothes, but I love clothes shopping now. I'm even starting to wander in and look around boutiques and browse without any need to actually buy something. But if I see something I like I'll grab it! Never would have happened before!

Quote from: ssneha23 on September 11, 2014, 10:15:29 PM
I totally agree its so much more fun..

Here is a dress I recently bought. Sorry about the Poor image quality.. I have a bad phone  

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That is a beautiful dress, on a beautiful woman.  Makes my old heart kinda jealous. 

Julie

Yeah, wow you are beautiful... Hoping I can be there someday!

My male shopping experience was typically like ssneha23's experience. My main goal was to get in and out as quickly as possible. To that end I'd usually buy basically what I had before - another couple of pairs of jeans, a few more dress & golf shirts and I'd be set for a year. Shoes & belts lasted forever and hardly ever needed replacing.

Shopping as a female is an entirely different experience - and more fun too! Macy's recently had a huge sale and since I am about to show up to work as a female for the first time AND my wardrobe is a little thin I decided to take advantage of this sale. A girl friend and I went and we  shopped and we shopped and we went into and out of the dressing room several times. Eventually I was carrying an armload of clothes that was getting heavier and heavier and I was beginning to worry about what I was about to spend on that mound of clothing - and there was still a lot more areas of the store that we had not covered yet! I walked out of the store with 13 blouses.

I need to find some more jeans and of course I need more shoes now!

Quote from: Ms Grace on September 11, 2014, 10:25:30 PM
But if I see something I like I'll grab it!

That's smart Ms. Grace. If you see something you like and you don't buy it right then it'll be gone when you decide to come back for it. I do the exact same thing for this reason.  Besides, if you decide later that you don't like it you can always take it back! 

Quote from: ssneha23 on September 11, 2014, 10:25:31 PM

Here is a dress I recently bought. Sorry about the Poor image quality.. I have a bad phone  

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lovely!

Warning -- snarky/feministy tangent ahead!

Quote from: ImagineKate on September 11, 2014, 09:48:42 AM
Women's sizes are a pain in various parts of the body. They are never consistent.

My short, snarky answer: so women will always feel like there's something wrong with their shape.

Longer answer: while some of it can be blamed on the fashion industry's cavalier attitude towards women (cf.: Procrustean Bed), some of it is that you can't specify the fit of an article of clothing with just one number, especially if it's at all form-fitting.  If I were making a sheath dress, for instance, I can think of at least eight measurements I'd need.  (I've made dresses, but not sheath dresses.)  Note that men's pants have at least two measurements on top of coming in different fits, and they aren't usually as form-fitting/revealing as women's clothes.

Quote from: ImagineKate on September 11, 2014, 09:48:42 AM
Oh, and why are all these darn zippers in the back???

Two possible answers, take your pick:

a.  You're supposed to be weathy enough to have a chambermaid to pull up the zipper, or, better yet, sew you into your dress.  (Anybody see Dangerous Liaisons?)  Failing that, a man to take care of it.  (By the same principle, women's clothes have any front buttons placed to make it easier for a right-handed maid / lover to button or unbutton them.)  It gives the wearer that oh-so-feminine aura of helplessness.

b.  Unless you're designing a dress/skirt/blouse with the zipper as a conspicuous part of the design, you want it out of sight.  The back comes closer to "out of sight" than the front.   As in answer a., convenience for the wearer is far less important than how it looks.  FWIW, some dresses (and some women's jeans) have side zippers.

I just love to shop now. I have more shoes than my wife.