"Boys Only"

hello Aoife yes i agree 100%   why can woman dress up in mens clothing and nothing is said, but when men wear female clothing we get called names or rejected from family and friends. woman have it all in clothing, sexy, clothing colorful, satin, silk, dressy type, nylons, heels, make up,perfume.  all men get is boring jeans and shirt same color jeans blue or black. society needs to wake up and see x dressers as just human beings and showing their feminine side. some look really feminine and pretty.

Not much I can add to this.  I have felt this way forever.  My wife often wears my shirts without a second thought.  Not that I would fit in here cloths but I am sure it would be frowned upon if I wore hers.  Not fair, but when is life fair. Oh bother.

Love

Melissa

Society is not gonna accept men wearing a skirt and blouse anytime soon. However, I notice that the younger generation is much more open to men transitioning to woman and vice versa. Woman and men have different body shapes and womans clothing is definately made for female curves.

I say, if you are able to dress in womans clothing and look good, by all means knock yourself out, as you will probably blend in to your surroundings anyways. If not, I would not suggest you wear a dress to a job interview or important meeting. Personally, I think all people, men and woman should be able to present as they feel inside. Unfortunately, society has not reached that point yet. We can all sit around and cry and complain or we can do something about it. But when there are so many people still in the closet too afraid to get out and express themselves, CDers are not going to change societys opinion of us.

It takes time and hard work to make change in our Country, let alone the world, but if you want the right to dress feminine and be accepted, start by writing your states congressman. Laws can change, but changing laws does not change people's opinions. That is done thru education and getting out there and talking to people everyday, en femme.

If I can do it, a short, very ugly, scar faced person with a bowling ball figure and distinct deep voice even after voice lessons, you can too. There are so many gorgeous girls on CDH, just look at the pictures, you can do so much more than I do.

Hugs Breanna

At this point, I'm pretty happy to push it all within the realm of my wife's attraction toward me which hopefully will expand over time. Definitely not at a point where I can afford a lot of new clothes, even as a guy, but I've pushed norms in the past and plan to more and more. I don't have a ton of options in women's clothes that will fit, but if I see what I like and if it's within the realm of her acceptance I don't care which part of the store it's from. Ntm the prospect of getting a kilt is looking better and better. Not likely to wear it to work unless it's for a Scotch promotion (actually pretty likely and a former Scotsman I worked with has done it) so it just might not be a worthy expense for a while.

Wasn't all that long ago that a woman wearing a pair of pants was down right scandalous! Now, no one bats an eye at that......So, there is hope that it will change for the better for us too!

Thanks Aoife

🤣🤣🤣BOYS ONLY🤣🤣🤣

Sounds like signs you would see at old men’s clubs or believe it or not some golf clubs.

On the other side of the coin the  establishment my daughter is working part time recently had a Ladies Night. Under the billboard in small writing it said ‘any gender welcome’. A small sign (well actually quite big, both physically and metaphorically🤣) of progress.

love

B

I feel like a lot of us always want to go all-out every time we dress. Even for me it seemed pointless to put anything on if I’m not even goi g to try to pass, but I’m really beginning to see it differently. I know there have been some men in the past to advocate for wearing skirts in guy mode and I think that is a really good place to start. There are a lot of patterns and materials out there which would make me feel great in a way men’s clothing never could that I think would require a pretty good explanation from my wife on what’s so emasculating about it. It has been noted that there are a lot of health benefits to this anyway. Sometimes I just need to hang down there (something I think all women can relate to when it comes to their chests) and I really don’t want to wear boxers ever. A circle skirt with a dark/simple pattern seems like a pretty good solution to me! I don’t think there could be any objection to that besides « just because. » « Normal » from the waist up and knees down and I don’t see how I would be any less of a man. One day I think we’ll be there, and I have heard from some of our sisters here it has been seen. That’s how it all started for women, isn’t it?

No you are not alone Aoife. I feel the same way.

In the PC age, I'm surprised any vendor would include such a "sexist" label. Or maybe it's an ad gimmick, like "boy-cut" panties or "boyfriend" jeans. I wish we could turn the tables.

I think it’s just their specialty which is fair, just kinda funny to me as it underlines that pretty much all the boy’s stuff is « gender neutral » and probably about half of what my daughter wears comes from over there. If we ever have a son I doubt we will dress him in any « girls » clothes... Until he goes for them himself, in which case I’ll be happy to give him a hand! Glad it will at least be around if that’s the case.

Perhaps, Bobbi. Fashions do change, and some benefit us...if they take hold. I remember when long hair became an "in" thing for men, and the short lifespan of the "manbag".
Earrings and ornamental jewelry have had more acceptance, but they don't alter your fundamental appearance. (I think) people want to ID you at a glance, guy or girl, and object to anything which blurs the lines. Don't know WHY it matters so much, but that seems to be the case, and perhaps that is what needs to change.

You can order kilts from on line and they do have the coloured kilts as well. Start wear kilts more and more and it will be very easy for the male gender to slip into a skirt Just like women wear jeans..

Just think if many male gender start wearing kilts more and more it will be just natural and then to slip a skirt on will not phaze any one... Just like the women wearing jeans and other male designed clothes

Kate Hepburn blazed a crossdressing trail for the women of today. Born in 1907, she's been the topic of many Hollywood stories about her"masculine" attitude and her "tomboy" attire. This article outlines quite a few of those stories, including the time that someone at work thought she should wear a skirt...

While working for RKO, Hepburn wore jeans to the studio. In an effort to persuade her to wear a skirt, someone confiscated the jeans from her dressing room, while she was on set. Her response to this violation of privacy? She came back to set wearing just her underwear and refused to cover up until her jeans were returned.

Now if George Clooney insisted on wearing a dress on the set, how liberated we and fiture xdressers would be! Here's the article.