My Eyes Are Up Here

Warner Womanmaker bra ad, circa 1964

A reader, who is considering taking Estrogen in order to enhance her bust, wrote, “You have mentioned on more than one occasion that you have been naturally blessed with something like B-cup breasts. But with that enhancement to your preferred life, how do you handle your appearance when in drab? My perhaps naive impression is that they must be rather prominent in something like a polo shirt and, of course, even more prominent if ever in public with no shirt at all. 

“Has your blessing presented any difficulties when presenting as male? Do you take any measures to minimize their prominence under those circumstances? Or do you simply get on with life without concerns about what other people might think? I would be very grateful for any insights you might offer.”

I replied...

I don’t swim or go to the beach, so I am almost never topless in public. In fact, I can’t recall the last time I was topless in public. 

On those occasions when I was topless in the past, a few neanderthals made comments suggesting that I needed a bra. One troglodyte even offered to lend me his girlfriend’s. Their comments, especially from friends and relatives, were hurtful, but I ignored them and went on with my life.

Clothed, my breasts are not obvious unless I wear a tight top. In my opinion, my breasts are no more obvious, probably less so than the man boobs that overweight guys shamelessly display, so I am not concerned with my perky twins.

I hope that helps.

For what it’s worth, when I measured my bust, I came up with B cups, but when I went for a bra fitting by a pro, she insisted that I had C cups.

And so it goes.

Wearing Venus

Viet Alex, male womenswear model

Happy National Dress Day!

Wearing Boston Proper

Femulating on Russian television’s Ekaterina depicting males forced to dress as women to attend Catherine the Great’s weekly “Metamorphosis” balls.

Someday Funnies

Wearing Hoie

World War II British prisoners of war femulating on stage at Stalag 383

Various Items of Interest

Johnny Downs femulating in the 1941 film All-American Co-Ed

His/Herstory Dept.

“The history of drag on screen: Strutting from ancient times to CBC’s Queens” is an interesting take on drag history from a Canadian perspective. A few of the videos in the article are missing, but most of them can be found on YouTube. Click here to read the article.

How High Dept.

Some women are most comfortable in kitten heels or low wedges, while others feel right at home in 4 inch heels. But why?

Dr. Emma Supple, a London podiatrist, says it’s all in the structure and flexibility of your foot. When relaxed, your foot has a natural incline. This is the position in which your foot feels most comfortable. It is also your ideal heel height according to Dr. Supple.

“What is your ideal heel height?” will assist you in finding your ideal height. Click here to find it.

Needs a Two-Piece Dept.

Velma alerted me to a tv commercial for Sotyktu, a drug for psoriasis, where the father is wearing his wife’s red bikini bottoms. When he turns to a profile view, he shows off his man boobs and obviously needs to wear his wife’s bikini top, too!

Testing Dept.

Feeling better all the time, yesterday I slipped on a pair of knee-highs and a pair of Nine West high heels, then proceeded to walk around the house. 

My new knee did not complain about my footwear and that was very good news! So I expect that I will be heading out en femme sooner than later. I will be finished with rehab in two weeks, followed by a visit to my surgeon and then I think I will be good to go.

Wearing Bebe

William Bendix (center) and company femulating in the 1944 film Abroad With Two Yanks.

Someday Funnies: All in the Family

Wearing Ann Taylor

 

Pieter-Dirk Uys, South African professional femulator

Trending

According to Popsugar, “Maya Hawke gave the ‘no-pants’ trend a stylish spin at Milan Fashion Week on Feb. 23. On her way to Prada’s fall/winter 2023 womenswear show, the ‘Stranger Things’ star stepped out in a pair of sheer black tights and block heels with delicate ankle straps. She layered the tights under a collared shirt from the brand’s menswear collection.

“The shirt, which Hawke styled as a dress over a black bodysuit, featured a window-pane plaid pattern in white and baby blue. Across the chest and collar, the piece boasted a wavy white grosgrain embellishment. She wore the shirt partially unbuttoned at the top and bottom, transforming the button-up into an instant minidress.”

Maybe some fashion-forward males will adopt the no-pants trend. Stranger things have happened. 

In the meantime, men’s skirts are growing in popularity. Christian Allaire recently wrote For Vogue about his initial positive foray in skirts. After he wore his first skirt back in September, he was hooked and has added more skirts to his wardrobe.

It is worth noting that some of the men on the Internet wearing skirts are also wearing handbags. Skirts typically don’t have pockets, so fashion-forward fellows need handbags to carry their keys, wallets, makeup, spare pantyhose, etc.

Speaking of pantyhose, it is also worth noting that some Internet male skirt wearers have hairless legs and a few were wearing pantyhose (or some type of hosiery). 

And then there are the guys pairing their skirts with high heels.

And so it goes.

Wearing Elisabetta Franchi

Swedish singing group Pink Pistols
Click here to see them perform “I Am Somebody” at Melodifestivalen 2014.

Someday Funnies: Hemmed In No More

 

Wearing Ronny Kobo

Walter Evers, Paraguayan professional femulator

Wear a dress!

March 6, next Monday, is National Dress Day when we celebrate the most versatile and fun article of clothing there is — the dress! 

Fashion designer Ashley Lauren founded the day to help pay homage to dresses and the magical moments that happen when we wear them. “I remember the dresses I wore to my prom, first job interview, first date, competing in a pageant, my first red carpet event, the list goes on.”  (In our case, remembering the first dress we wore or the dress we wore the first time we were out among the civilians.)

“This is a fun day to cherish and celebrate those memories.”

The simplest way to celebrate National Dress Day is to wear a dress! Because the day falls during March, it may be cold where you live and maybe you’ve been wearing pants for months. Use the day as an excuse to get out your favorite dress — no matter how springy — put on some leggings or tights and make new memories in your favorite garment.

I hope you will wear a dress next Monday and if you do, take a selfie, send it to me and I will post it here to celebrate National Dress Day online.

By the way, next Wednesday is International Women’s Day, so if you can’t wear a dress on Monday, wear one on Wednesday (when I will be wearing my birthday dress). 

Even better, wear a dress on Monday and Wednesday!

I plan to wear a dress on those days. But it is too early to wear heels. Everything I’ve read says that you have to wait three months after knee replacement surgery before you can wear high heels. I guess I could pose for a few selfies in heels, but I won’t be hoofing anywhere in stilettos for awhile.

My recovery from surgery progresses. I no longer need a cane to get around, however, for my own sense of security, I use a cane when I am going down stairs (although I have navigated the stairs a few times when I forgot my cane).

I had my first rehab session on Friday and the therapist says I am recovering fast, so it won’t be long (yeah) before I will be able to go out en femme again.

Wearing Millie

Lilo Wanders, German professional femulator

Someday Funnies: The Prodigal “Daughter” Returns

Wearing Gracia

Jonny Beauchamp femulating on television’s Katy Keene.

Femulating Foto Fun

Recovering from knee replacement surgery, I have been spending a lot of time browsing the Internet when I am not doing physical therapy. One thing leads to another on the Internet and on Wednesday,  I explored websites that transform photos of males to female and vice versa. I ended up on the gender swap filter page of the AI Lab Wondershare website. 

You simply upload a photo to the website and after a second or two or three, the website displays your gender swap. (The website permits you to make ten swaps. After ten, you have to register to continue swapping.)

I uploaded a handful of recent photos and the gender swaps were interesting. I could definitely see the male me in the resulting female swaps. Here are two of the best swaps:

Then I tried something different. I uploaded some photos of moi en femme and the results were amazing. (I’d do the results!) Here are the best – blond, brunette and the redhead image at the top of this post:

In my opinion, the redhead swap was best at retaining my male visage, although I do see me in all the photos that I swapped.

One lesson I learned from all the swaps: I’d probably look more feminine if I thinned my eyebrows more than I have already thinned them.

Anyway, this online app is very addictive. You can spend hours swapping your gender. Have fun!

Wearing Black Halo

Christian De Sica femulating in the 2018 Italian film Amici Come Prima (Friends Like Before).