First time fully dressed in public

I took another big step out in public this past Thursday. My wife and I had tickets to a drag show (yes, again!) and I decided I was going to let Chloé out of the house a bit more.

We planned dinner before the show in an LGBTQ+ friendly neighborhood and then it was a short drive to the show.

She said I could wear whatever I liked, including makeup so I picked out a new pleated leather skirt and heels. It is asymmetrical and about ankle length so of course I had to wear hose! I was going to wear pantyhose but then decided to spice things up and went with a garter belt and stockings, since the garters wouldn't be visible under the skirt. Matching black panties (over the garter for ease of bathroom situations) and a bralette and I was nearly there.

I don't have a lot of tops that I could wear out of the house so I tried out a black & grey sweater that was stylish and gender-neutral but it ended up being too hot for me. My wife dug into her closet and came out with one of her black sweaters with a subtle cutout pattern on the front that was so pretty. She said "try this, I think it'll work on you" and she was right! It made the whole outfit and fit perfectly.

I'll take a second here to acknowledge how AMAZING my wife is and how much I appreciated that she would even consider giving me some of her clothes to wear out. I was blown away and it made the entire night even better.

I put on some eyeshadow and mascara and we were off to dinner.

Now, I've been out in public once in heels but this time I was fully en femme aside from a wig and full makeup. So I was pretty nervous parking the car (in heels!) and then walking into the restaurant. She took my arm an we strolled through the door and were seated immediately. There were a couple looks, including our server, who checked me up and down and smiled.

Dinner was great and after a cocktail, all the nerves were gone and I was loving being out there and feeling like a million bucks. I had one trip to the restroom (gender neutral) and confidently stomped across the room in my heels, feeling the sway of my skirt against my stocking-clad legs. It was heaven.

The rest of the evening was great and I even got a complement about my shoes while in the men's room. "Honey, those shoes are everything" from a nice guy at the sink next to me. I said "thank you, I appreciate that" in almost a girly squeal while I checked my makeup before heading back to the show.

Amazing time that I wanted to share. I also wanted to thank some of the ladies from the chat here that helped me with the confidence to step out like this. CDH is the best!

-Chloé