Someday Funnies: Shopping for “Her”

Wearing Bebe

Three’s Company all-male-cast, on stage circa 2016

Battle of the Bulge

Too often, I am surprised to see a photo of a lovely trans lady spoiled by an unsightly bulge below the waistline.

I am sure that sometimes a visible bulge is intentional, that is, for whatever reason, the “lady” wants viewers to know that she is really a he. On the other hand, most trans ladies prefer that the bulge be invisible.

If you wear a garment with a pleated or flouncy skirt, then hiding your boy parts is usually not a concern. Pleats and flounces hide the bulge, but nearly all other womenswear require that you attend to the bulge.

The ultimate solution is to have those parts surgically removed. But if you are not ready for the ultimate solution, there are other ways that involve tucking those parts out of sight and maintaining the tuck. There is no need to reinvent the wheel, so I point you to wikiHow's tucking instructions.

Personally, I have never used tape to maintain a tuck. For my preferred method of staying tucked, scroll down the wikiHow page to “Trying Alternatives to Tape.”

The tape-free method works as long as the garment you use to maintain the tuck is tight enough. Surprisingly, I found that a gaff performs a poor job. I bought a gaff in the last century and was unimpressed with its staying power. Maybe 21st Century gaffs are better ― I dunno.

On the other hand, I have had a lot of success staying tucked by wearing panty girdles and spandex bikini-style panties (not at the same time, and the tighter, the better).

And so it goes (and hopefully, doesn't show).

Wearing StyleWe

Grayson Perry, one of my heroines

Someday Funnies: Househusbands’ Day Out

Wearing Le Redoute

John Ritter femulating again on television’s Three’s Company. John was a frequent femulator on television and in film. There are many images of his femulations throughout the Internet, but his best femulation (in my opinion) is no where to be found. It occurred on his detective television series Hooperman. In a 1988 episode titled ”In Search of Bijoux,” Hooperman goes undercover as a transvestite to nab a slasher. I saw the episode when it originally aired and was impressed by John’s presentation, but I never saw it again and never found any images from that episode. And so it goes.

Catch Up

I took a 10-day break from blog writing, although I did keep the blog rolling with daily Someday Funnies. The break was health-related. Diagnosed with osteoarthritis, I was (and still am) exhausted from dealing with its symptoms.

During the break, I received some emails that have gone unanswered, but I promise to catch up and answer them this week.

On Thursday, I was evaluated for physical therapy and will begin sessions twice a week starting tomorrow. 

During the evaluation, I asked the therapist if I will be able to wear high heels again and she laughed at my “joke.”

When I indicated that my question was serious, she was noncommittal replying that it depends on how well my therapy goes. Then she asked if I really wear high heels?

I opened my iPhone and showed her a photo of me in heels. She was amazed and said that I will have to visit the office in heels after my therapy is over. 

Wearing Khaite

Actor Randy Thompson

Someday Funnies: The Future is Female

Wearing Selfie Leslie

A ladies’ room mirror selfie taken during my annual trip to Hamvention in 2010 – the first year I attended the event presenting as a woman. Click here to read about that adventure.

Someday Funnies: LBD4MTF

Wearing Bebe

British prisoners of war (POWs) femulating on stage in a German POW camp during World War I.

Someday Funnies: Avon Calling

Wearing Venus

Cast member of Irving Berlin’s traveling U.S. military play This Is The Army, femulating starlet and Hollywood actress Carmen Miranda during World War II.

Someday Funnies: Our Favorite Twins

Bob Saget and Dave Coulier femulating in a 1990 episode of television’s Full House.

Someday Funnies: An Honest Misstake

Wearing Bardot top and Danielle Bernstein skirt.

December 2009, I am dressed up to dine with friends and to go to a casino for the first time en femme – I had an amazing evening and you can read about it by clicking here.

Someday Funnies: Happy TV V-Day

Wearing BCBGMAXAZRIA

David Drake femulating on stage in My Tawny Valentine (2012)

Someday Funnies: Stan Taylor

Wearing J.ING

Time flies! I can’t believe that ten years have passed since I attended my law school reunion. The photo above is me dressed up and ready to go to mix it up with the class of 1977.  I had a wonderful time and you can read about it in three consecutive posts from 2012 (click here, here and here),

Taking a Break

Wednesday’s doctor’s visit ended in X-rays indicating “moderate left knee lateral compartment osteoarthritis.” That translates to a whole lot of pain especially when I sit down and get up from sitting down. This has left me exhausted and I am taking a few days off to rest and get prepared for physical therapy next week.

If anything, I will post new Someday Funnies to keep you entertained. Otherwise, I will be taking it easy.

And did you know there is actually an airline called Transair? I kid you not!