Hosiery

Specifically full leg hosiery like panty hose, or thigh high stockings with or without garters. Different folks have different opinions on these so I decided to try out the thigh high and garter side of the world. Garter belts Garter belts come in two forms – decorative forms meant for undressing and practical forms meant……

Bras as a garment

You might be like me. Getting my first bra was exciting and felt like a real step toward becoming a feminine person. Ignored was any discomfort, plus I could only wear it for a limited time when I could play “dress up” at home. For me dressing up wasn’t exciting but it was soothing and……

Make up

OMG I just was packing up my makeup and I was overwhelmed. I’m not moving far, just down the hall switching apartments. But everything has to be boxed up for the movers. I started on the makeup, I must have twenty lipsticks/lipstains/lip gloss in various tubes and bottles. I could use a different one each……

What to wear

Clothing, the constabulary is likely to stop you on the street if you aren’t wearing any. Underwear, clothing, layering, outerwear in cold and chilly weather, just underwear and thin clothing in hot. Clothing is an expression of personality, highly individualized, at least for women. For men there are rows of button down shirts and maybe……

The Bamboozle Bra

I’ve been watching reruns of What Not to Wear. TLC’s been running the old shows that I never saw, like season 4 and 5. One of the adds is for the Miracle Bamboo Bra, which will solve all your brassiere problems forever. Incidentally, brassiere is an English word adopted from the French that does not mean……

Makeup – how many companies are there really?

Not many. Really not many. Here are some lists of who owns what. I’m intentionally omitting some of the other brands that are just nail polish like Essie (L’Oreal), or hair products, etc. L’Oreal Lancome, L’Oreal, Shu Uemera, Urban Decay, It, Maybelline, NYX, The Body Shop Estee Lauder Bobbi Brown, Clinique, Estee Lauder, Mac, Smashbox,……

Buying Clothing – tops

Tops come in a variety of configurations. Many more than for men. For men there are about 4, tank, polo, t-shirt and button down. There are some less common ones more aimed at sports like jerseys. For women there are that many kind of tops with thin straps. Some tops are meant to be worn……

Then and Now – Intimate Apparel

I remember when I was a boy, then a young man and then an adult. All those frilly things were kind of naughty and titillating. The lacy bras and matching panties, the garter belts, bustiers, and all the really lovely sleepwear (ok, go have fun peeling it off your girlfriend wear). Victoria secret had their……

Diamonds are forever

It really is a great slogan. Especially for something that is coming from a monopoly. It’s hard to say what the actual free market price of a diamond would be if De Beers didn’t control the supply. It is also a fairly recent phenomena that dictated diamond engagement rings. (see https://www.gemsociety.org/article/are-diamonds-really-rare/ for one discussion) Of course……

A Girl’s First Wardrobe

I was posting on a forum I’m on and it occurred to me that the advice was useful for any trans women just starting out. This is the advice I would have liked to have had in the Fall of 2013 and I started to seriously buy clothing and accessories. Clothing Buy as much of……