clothing selection help

[Anne_lifetrip]

So, I see that i am also evolving on this femeinine side...good.

but full time you need to dress everyday and you need everyday wear .. woman dont dress up everyday.. i found i needed more everyday.. like leggings, shorts/t-shorts.. shoes that were not heels.. and I needed more underwear.

This is soo true. As I started dressing on a day to day basis, I realized that my outfits were for some kind of purpose, but needed every day clothes. Jeans, bootcut with some embroidery and t shirt or bodysuit (I am not sure it is called that way) goes a long way and I feel very comfortable.

I see some outfits on some women and am really tempted to ask them where they have bought them, because, at least for me, purchasing and finding clothes is a bit complicated. I know what I want but I don't get to find it...guess time will help.

Thank you all very much for sharing clothing tips.

Love u all 💜

[ChrissyRyan]

Our clothing has so much variety.  I really enjoy wearing them.  At the office they certainly rise up the formality scale.  Away from that, there is so much you can wear as a woman.

Enjoy accumulating your wardrobe!


Chrissy

[Stottie Girl]

So, I see that i am also evolving on this femeinine side...good.

This is soo true. As I started dressing on a day to day basis, I realized that my outfits were for some kind of purpose, but needed every day clothes. Jeans, bootcut with some embroidery and t shirt or bodysuit (I am not sure it is called that way) goes a long way and I feel very comfortable.

I see some outfits on some women and am really tempted to ask them where they have bought them, because, at least for me, purchasing and finding clothes is a bit complicated. I know what I want but I don't get to find it...guess time will help.

Thank you all very much for sharing clothing tips.

Love u all 💜

I bet if you stopped them and told them you loved their outfit they would be happy to tell you where they got it from Anne. It's very nice to have strangers compliment you as long as it isn't done in a creepy way of course!

I find shopping online is far easier to find what you want rather than in store personally.

You can also use AI image creators to play with different styles and then use those images to help you find clothes that are similar. Works for me.

[Charlotte Kitty ✅]

I love all the variety of clothing I can now access. But need to find a way to control it better as too easy to get soo much stuff and still have gaps. Thinking of just working out a list of styles, occasions and seasons. Then having maximum two outfits for each. Also trying to work out which things I can pair. Its hard as my love of fashion crosses so many genres. On one hand I want really nicely coordinated outfits and dresses for work, good but normal looking outfits for going out and everyday normal outfits. Then more out there Kawaii / bright / cute outfits for both going out and everyday. Then multiply these across 2-3 seasons with layering. So 5 different themes x 3 seasons is 15 outfits! If I have two of each that's 30. This gets tricky!

[Stottie Girl]

I love all the variety of clothing I can now access. But need to find a way to control it better as too easy to get soo much stuff and still have gaps. Thinking of just working out a list of styles, occasions and seasons. Then having maximum two outfits for each. Also trying to work out which things I can pair. Its hard as my love of fashion crosses so many genres. On one hand I want really nicely coordinated outfits and dresses for work, good but normal looking outfits for going out and everyday normal outfits. Then more out there Kawaii / bright / cute outfits for both going out and everyday. Then multiply these across 2-3 seasons with layering. So 5 different themes x 3 seasons is 15 outfits! If I have two of each that's 30. This gets tricky!

You need a bigger wardrobe Charlotte!

[Charlotte Kitty ✅]

You need a bigger wardrobe Charlotte!

There is a list of things I need including a walk in wardrobe, personal stylist, make up artist and hair dresser. May as well add a chef and housekeeper. Unfortunately I'm not a celebrity!

Charlotte x

[Lori Dee ✅]

Unfortunately I'm not a celebrity!

YET!

Give it time.
😁

[KristaFairchild]

I've been through this and it made sense for me. I was held back by fear of getting noticed and ignorance of options. I did not want to shop in the women's section.

My first item was a pair of black skinny jeans and they passed as male. But OH they felt different and I knew they were women's! Soon I was replacing my men's clothes with women's that barely pushed into feminine. Slacks, dress shirts (there was something special about buttons on the "wrong" side...like I was retraining myself to be female).

Then I got my ears pierced and things moved faster. It felt so good and right. I marched steadily and gradually forward. Fear faded. Knowledge increased. I'm quite the fashion gal now!

It helped to shop online. More private. It helped to talk to AI about clothes.

Enjoy the journey!

[noleen111]

I love all the variety of clothing I can now access.

I love that as well, when I was still living as male, i never understood why women always had such huge wardrobes. Now that I am a woman, I understand fully.

Even underwear, all the styles of bra and panties available, it amazing.

There is a list of things I need including a walk in wardrobe, personal stylist, make up artist and hair dresser. May as well add a chef and housekeeper. Unfortunately I'm not a celebrity!

Charlotte x

I am a lucky woman, as when we bought our house, it was a fixer upper.. my husband did all the work himself, so i lived in a disorganized work area for over a year (He is in the building industry). One of the things he built me, was a walk in closet and a stunning dressing table. My fav part of my walk in closet is my shoe rack..My husbands says to me, I own way too many pairs of shoes.

Then I got my ears pierced and things moved faster. It felt so good and right. I marched steadily and gradually forward. Fear faded. Knowledge increased. I'm quite the fashion gal now!

I remember when i got my ears pierced, it was like a break through, almost like a right of passage to womanhood.

I remember when the idea sparked in my head, i was looking at earrings online, with my friend (she was the only person at that stage that knew about Noleen) and then she mentioned.. but hon, you need pierced ears for that pair, since i hated all the clip-ons. It took me a while get the courage to get them actually pierced, since I was presenting as a male still. But then my friend said, its not so uncommon for guys to have both ears pierced. I never got the courage to go, so my friend pierced them with needle at home. My friend gave me an old pair of studs. (I still have them in my jewellery box today) I looked after them and they healed without any issues. Earrings opened up a whole new world for me.. Now.. I have 4 holes in each ear (3 in my lobes and 1 cartridge piercing) , I got a small stud pierced into my nose and my navel is pierced as well. All my piercings were done professionally, besides the first one.

[Stottie Girl]

I remember when i got my ears pierced, it was like a break through, almost like a right of passage to womanhood.

I remember when the idea sparked in my head, i was looking at earrings online, with my friend (she was the only person at that stage that knew about Noleen) and then she mentioned.. but hon, you need pierced ears for that pair, since i hated all the clip-ons. It took me a while get the courage to get them actually pierced, since I was presenting as a male still. But then my friend said, its not so uncommon for guys to have both ears pierced. I never got the courage to go, so my friend pierced them with needle at home. My friend gave me an old pair of studs. (I still have them in my jewellery box today) I looked after them and they healed without any issues. Earrings opened up a whole new world for me.. Now.. I have 4 holes in each ear (3 in my lobes and 1 cartridge piercing) , I got a small stud pierced into my nose and my navel is pierced as well. All my piercings were done professionally, besides the first one.

I'm not in a position to get piercings yet but I love belly piercings so I will definitely get that along with ears. I bought some fake nose rings recently too and I love the look of that. That and studs to be honest. I'm not a fan of septum piercings but in the nostrils yep, sign me up.

[noleen111]

I'm not a fan of septum piercings but in the nostrils yep, sign me up.

I agree with you, not a fan of septum piercings. I did buy some clip-on septum jewelry. I found it was irritating and wanted to take if off after a few hours. Plus i don't want to look like a cow.

Funny my husband, thinks i look sexy with it, so i do wear it from time to time for him.

My nostril piercing, i have not taken it out in years. My husband, who I have known for over a decade, has never seen me without my nose stud.

[Stottie Girl]

I agree with you, not a fan of septum piercings. I did buy some clip-on septum jewelry. I found it was irritating and wanted to take if off after a few hours. Plus i don't want to look like a cow.

Funny my husband, thinks i look sexy with it, so i do wear it from time to time for him.

My nostril piercing, i have not taken it out in years. My husband, who I have known for over a decade, has never seen me without my nose stud.

That's exactly what I think when I see the septum ring. Why is she wearing a bull nose ring? Is it meant to be submissive or something?

The clip on's I got are for either the nostril or they also work for the ear cuffs. I just got them to see whether I would suit the look. I think I do.

[KristaFairchild]

I remember when i got my ears pierced, it was like a break through, almost like a right of passage to womanhood.

Earrings opened up a whole new world for me.. 

I feel that with you. I wasn't nervous about getting pierced because of gender (though I was drawn to and terrified of other feminine things). I had talked about it for a few months, whimpering about pain. I'm not if it was clear to my wife that it was about not being cis-male. One day in the mall (where go maybe once a year), she said, "Claire's is right there. Let's do this." I had LOTS of reasons not to do this! Pain! Fear! Permanence! Gender confusion! And PAIN!

So of course I did it. I learned I was committed to not removing the initial studs for SIX WEEKS! Thank you universe. 

I was so trepidatious. Studs for months. 1 mm crystals. TWO mm crystals. Angst. Feeling my ears were ->-bleeped-<-ing EAR BEACONS! But I loved them. Now I wear any earrings I want to with no concerns. I own way too many 😀 They often set the tone for my outfits. 

I hope others who are hesitant but want it just get pierced. It doesn't have to be about gender and where I went it was a flat fee for both ears - no one ear discount. I could shrug my then-make shoulders and say I wanted my money's worth. 

 

[Lori Dee ✅]

I feel that with you. I wasn't nervous about getting pierced because of gender (though I was drawn to and terrified of other feminine things). I had talked about it for a few months, whimpering about pain. I'm not if it was clear to my wife that it was about not being cis-male. One day in the mall (where go maybe once a year), she said, "Claire's is right there. Let's do this." I had LOTS of reasons not to do this! Pain! Fear! Permanence! Gender confusion! And PAIN!

So of course I did it. I learned I was committed to not removing the initial studs for SIX WEEKS! Thank you universe.

I was so trepidatious. Studs for months. 1 mm crystals. TWO mm crystals. Angst. Feeling my ears were ->-bleeped-<-ing EAR BEACONS! But I loved them. Now I wear any earrings I want to with no concerns. I own way too many 😀 They often set the tone for my outfits.

I hope others who are hesitant but want it just get pierced. It doesn't have to be about gender and where I went it was a flat fee for both ears - no one ear discount. I could shrug my then-make shoulders and say I wanted my money's worth.

 

I got mine done at Claire's for my 60th birthday. It had nothing to do (consciously) with gender, as I was still rejecting my therapist's diagnosis. I got the Deluxe Kit with crystal stud starters, cleaning solution, and two or three packs of stud earrings.

They healed up nicely, and I went back and bought another bottle of their cleaning solution. It is great for all kinds of wounds. Peroxide and alcohol dry and irritate skin and kill beneficial bacteria needed for wounds to heal. This stuff is formulated to clean, disinfect, and not dry out the skin.

[KristaFairchild]

I got mine done at Claire's for my 60th birthday. It had nothing to do (consciously) with gender, as I was still rejecting my therapist's diagnosis. I got the Deluxe Kit with crystal stud starters, cleaning solution, and two or three packs of stud earrings.

They healed up nicely, and I went back and bought another bottle of their cleaning solution. It is great for all kinds of wounds. Peroxide and alcohol dry and irritate skin and kill beneficial bacteria needed for wounds to heal. This stuff is formulated to clean, disinfect, and not dry out the skin.

Mine were pierced on my 60th too.