Can clothing be defined as "crossdresser clothes?"

[franalexes]

Here we go again.

The cross dresser does it to look sexy/fem'.
The transexual is content just to pass.
So, any of you out there in sweatshirt and jeans, welcome to my world.
Now if you're in the bedroom, then satin / nylon rules.
Now gurls, we don't need a demo'.

[Slavetoebony]

Back when I did crossdressing I mainly went for "middle of the road" clothes that can be worn by either man or woman, so I could blend in wherever I went. But it was the make-up that defined me as crossdresser.

[valentinetabitha]

Originally Posted by Slavetoebony

But it was the make-up that defined me as crossdresser.

That's a great point. I had not thought of it that way.

[JonFrum]

How often do you see a middle-aged woman walking up the street in fishnet hose?


Animal prints, anything shiny/metallic, super-short skirts and dresses, stilettos, etc. Add fake eyelashes and blue eye shadow - AKA 1970s teenage girl look. Anything for the Paris streetwalker look.

At least that's me and those like me.

[franalexes]

The clothes make the man,,,,,,,and the woman.,,,,,,,,,,,and everyone inbetween.

[racquel]

Originally Posted by valentinetabitha

2) Are there certain styles crossdressers gravitate to?

If someone looks like a CD then they must not actually look like a woman. The things that are the most CD-ish are:

- clothes that look like they were from Goodwill
- outfits that just don't go together
- attempts at looking skanky that are not remotely attractive
- an obvious lack of understandinig of what is age-apppropriate
- an obvious lack of understanding of what looks good on your body type

But all of those things apply to all kinds of women. When I think of the average middle-aged fetishistic CD, I'm thinking of a guy shopping at Goodwill for a hooker outfit that ends up looking more like a drag queen with no fashion sense, and I think that's the stereotype the average woman has when she thinks of CDs. But the mental image usually includes a bad walk and bad makeup and a bad wig. If the clothes themselves scream "crossdresser" at everyone they must be pretty terrible.

Originally Posted by franalexes

[COLOR="black"][COLOR="Magenta"]The cross dresser does it to look sexy/fem'.
The transexual is content just to pass.
So, any of you out there in sweatshirt and jeans, welcome to my world.

I wear hoodies in the winter sometimes, but I want to look attractive like anybody else. Sexy/fem is a good thing as long as it's not skanky/pathetic.

A lot of TG people's biggest concern is passing. Being worried about passing means you're worried about being read. Being worried about being read means you can't look someone in the eye and smile if you think they know. Maybe your response to being read is to get depressed, or get a big attitude with the person, but either way it means you're ashamed of being trans. I want to pass 100%, but if I do get read I'm content just to show people that I'm a normal human being and not a crossdressing mental case or a tranny hooker or a transvestite pervert.