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Advice on looking more feminine? Its making me sad.

Started by Mikka55, April 23, 2017, 10:29:10 PM

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Mikka55

Feeling a bit depressed trying to pass as a women.  I mean yeah I don't mind being androgens but I still get called him/he/sir.  I really am trying hard,  I never tried spring clothing yet,  but I feel they are too loose on me and I have still very small breast.  I really need to grow my hair.   I mean I can try dresses,  but I feel I will look like a guy in a dress,  but then again androgynous is so me.  But I feel if I were to be in full female mode,  I need to do make up and everything to make my passable.  I guess I'm still early in my stages,  hopefully over the years I can go bolder,  more colour.
Then I get the negative thoughts of me never be able to be a women,  I will always be "viewed" as a guy.  This sucks.

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Axolotl

I think if you want people to be able to see your chest at all, definitely start wearing some colors besides black.  I wear a hoodie for a jacket and it's gray.  You can definitely see my progress compared to when I wear black.  I also have some colorful t-shirts that make the progress more obvious.  Of course, stick with feminine cut shirts and jackets.

My next advice is maybe look into getting more feminine looking glasses.  I wear glasses too, and I love cat-eye shaped frames.  I think you could do those.  The bag you are carrying is not obviously a purse to me, so maybe look for one that is.

Last, you may want to try leggings or capri pants.  They are more easily read as feminine than standard jeans or pants.  Form fitting clothes in general are more feminine looking than anything loose.  I hope this helps, and keep growing your hair.  :)
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TransAm

I used to wear hoodies and layers like that when I was trying to hide my pre-T body to be read as male.
The layers add bulk (which gives you the appearance of a larger upper body) especially when they're loose like that. I also agree with what the previous poster said about the eyeglasses being a bit too square and masculine in appearance. More delicate frames or contacts would help a lot.
The bag at first glance is very satchel/camera bag-esque, too.

Your legs in those ripped jeans look very feminine, though. I think with a few clothing and accessory tweaks, you'd be where you wanted to be. Those things could be holding you back more than you might think; sexual dimorphism is usually much less pronounced in those of Asian descent so people will look for other cues sometimes to make sure they're not 'messing up'. You don't have overtly masculine features and you seem to be fairly small in stature, so the clothing choices may be throwing people to the mansumption.

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Mikka55

Alright spring is coming.... Spring summer fashion is coming.  Ill keep an eye out. Tighter,  more colour,  smaller,  show off chest..... Alright thanks for the advice ill keep trying

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Mikka55

But if I were to go androgynous,  those 2 looks will work well right?

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Axolotl

Quote from: Mikka55 on April 24, 2017, 12:19:19 AM
But if I were to go androgynous,  those 2 looks will work well right?

I'm not sure what you're going for.  If you identify as female but want to appear more tomboyish to reflect your personality better, I'd say the androgynous look in your photos is off the mark.  The androgynous look in your photos is like an androgynous male, not androgynous female.  You definitely don't have to wear skirts or dresses to appear female, but the clothes you chose is obscuring your body in a more typically male way.  I hope you understand what I mean.
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Amoré

I would agree with everyone here. Too look like a androgynous female you have to tip the scale to looking female first and then tone it down a bit and add something to give you the androgynous look. What I mean by this is wear female jeans female cut shirts and jackets. Maybe play around with some makeup to balance out it all and give you that feminine edge that you want to your androgynous look.


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Mikka55

Its my fears that is holding me back. 6 years ago in June it was my ex gf's birthday,  and I wore a dress.  And her dad told me "oh dear what is she making you do? " I know he ment it as a joke but it got to me,  10 years ago,  my first year in college,  I wore a thong,  and I guess my thong slipped and one of the classmates were like ohhhh dear.
7 years ago when I dressed in my cousins tights and dress,  it felt comfy,  but I was like ughhhh...I look like a man in a dress.   Its the past images,  before I came out as trans... is "limiting" me. 
I know its gonna take time. 

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Charlie Nicki

You want to look androgynous but more on the female side, you need tighter clothes, a bit of makeup and earrings (also to grow your hair but that will take more time). In the picture you look very petite which is a great advantage, with the right clothes you'll look very feminine.
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Charlie Nicki

Quote from: Axolotl on April 23, 2017, 10:56:54 PM
My next advice is maybe look into getting more feminine looking glasses.  I wear glasses too, and I love cat-eye shaped frames.  I think you could do those.

OMG I totally agree! I wear glasses too and want to get those cat eye frames when I transition.
Latina :) I speak Spanish, English and a bit of Portuguese.
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staciM

Colour baby, Colour!!!  Even with your small frame, dark/black head to toe doesn't scream anything but male to me.  Also, perhaps consider a side part with  a long bang.  Grow your hair :)
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Kendra

Also you might try a wig - mid-length or shorter, and close to your natural hair color (plus some highlights/lighter color streaks can be fun).  I bought a few $50 wigs online, used those to decide what hair style to aim for, and then grew my hair to match my favorite wig. 
Assigned male at birth 1963.  Decided I wanted to be a girl in 1971.  Laser 2014-16, electrolysis 2015-17, HRT 7/2017, GCS 1/2018, VFS 3/2018, FFS 5/2018, Labiaplasty & BA 7/2018. 
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