Lorraine Anderson, the lady in charge at The Occasional Woman custom clothing service, has a big shopping tip. Tons of stuff is now on sale! From coats to shoes to lingerie and much more, the stores are trying to get rid of things that you can still wear for awhile. Making room for spring merchandise means savings on winter attire for you.
Back in 1998 a TGForum contributor Bobbi Williams wrote a piece on how to learn to walk confidently in high heels. It was titled If You Talk the Talk, Be Ready to Walk the Walk. Her advice from over 20 years ago holds up today. Get well made shoes that fit and then practice, practice, practice. No one likes to see a woman wobble her way down the street. Read on to learn how to avoid that look.
At times like this, uncertainty about how safe it is to go out of your house, Lorraine Anderson suggests that you use your time inside to go through your collection of shoes handbags and make the tough decision on what stays and what has to go. Do you really need those platform heels you wore once?
The holiday season is upon us and Lorraine Anderson, the lady in charge of The Occasional Woman custom clothing service, has some tips on how to take your glamor up a notch for all of your holiday parties.
Time for cold weather in the northern climes! Lorraine Anderson, the proprietor of The Occasional Woman custom clothing service, has some tips on how to stay toasty warm while remaining chic and stylish.
What’s hot in fall fashion? Lorraine Anderson has a few standouts she wants you to consider. Button down shirts, plaid, color matching and other trends are all on point for Lorraine. She also has some pointers on what not to wear.
Ah, shoes. Some women don’t care about shoes. Their loss. For those of you who do like to prance around in footwear that makes you feel pretty and special, don’t miss Lorraine Anderson’s post on The Shoes Every Girl Needs. She highlights five styles that need to be in your closet. As long as you are a shoe loving kind of girl. If not try to find joy in your flip flops.
Lorraine Anderson, owner of The Occasional Woman custom clothing and alterations operation in suburban Philadelphia investigates the “must have” summer trends. She looks at bucket hats, square toed sandals, and other fashion items deemed by the fashion cognoscenti as totally in and lets you know what she thinks of that assessment.
Just a few years ago it was big news when a fashion model came out as transgender. These days it is decidedly not so rare. While Lea T and Andreja Pejic were novel and daring there are now many trans women walking the runways at Paris and New York fashion shows, as well as gracing the pages of fashion magazines, and even some men’s magazines. Here are 21 of today’s top transgender models
Pauline Estelle has views about fashion and she shares them with you in this post which is aimed at the older woman who wants to deport herself as a chic, stylish lady. There are ways to do that without coming across as dressing too young for your age. Pauline starts from the bottom layer and goes from inner to outer wear with hints and tips on how to make certain styles work for you and not against you.
Our resident fashion maven, Lorraine Anderson, says that one of the biggest trends for spring is legs, legs, and more legs. Also bold colors and wide leg trousers. Learn what to avoid and what to show off from the lady behind The Occasional Woman custom clothing service.
Lorraine Anderson, the lady behind The Occasional Woman custom clothes service, is looking forward to spring. Here in the northeast we had a preview with several days of temperatures near seventy degrees. That made Lorraine look for new, fresher fashions, to help erase the tedium and iciness of winter.
Pauline Estelle takes a look at hosiery through the ages. From olden times when men wore leggings under their tunics to the shift is hose from men to women, the development of silk stockings, and on to rayon and nylon leg covering, Pauline covers our lower limbs throughly.
Lorraine Anderson takes a look at the touted shoe trends for 2021. From fuzzy ugg mug outdoor slippers to cowboy boots, combat boots and sexy kitten heels, Ms. Anderson gives you her views on what the fashionable foot will be wearing in 2021.
Lorraine Anderson, the woman behind The Occasional Woman custom clothing service, keeps an eye on fashion trends. Today she talks about visible thongs, photos printed on clothing, maxi dresses, wrap skirts and the hot new color for 2021. If you want to stay in step with the latest fashion trends read The Occasional Woman and see what Lorraine thinks of them.
Today our fashion expert Lorraine Anderson, seamstress at the custom clothing maker The Occasional Woman, talks about outerwear. Jackets and coats that will work for you. Enhancing your feminine image while keeping you warm in the dark day of winter.
The ubiquitous trench coat is found in all lengths, colors, and with subtle embellishments. Lorraine Anderson, the lady behind The Occasional Woman custom clothing service praises the benefits of having at least one or two trench coats in your closet this fall. The trench coat has come a long way from its beginnings in The Great War. Then it was essential survival clothing. Now it is a classic fashion icon. See how adding a trench coat could improve your look this fall.
The eyes have it! Or rather the eyeglasses. Today Christy Lewis writes about how the right pair of eyeglasses can boost your femme image. Whether you choose the cats-eye frame, the wayfarer, or aviators glasses can accentuate the feminine and eradicate the masculine.
While Lorraine Anderson, the woman behind the custom clothing service known as The Occasional Woman, loves the fashions of spring she is also happy that fall is upon us here in the eastern United States. Time to explore the joys of fall fashion. Today Lorraine looks at what’s popular and chic, and what’s supposed to be chic but isn’t really that popular.
Our northern correspondent Pauline Estelle muses on the Covid crisis and how it has affected the great crossdresser pastime of perusing the racks in a brick and mortar store. Now she is recommending online shopping, a thing she poo pooed at one time but now might be a necessity for many crossdressers. See what else she’s been thinking about in today’s blog, What a Summer!
As long as males have been attracted to dressing up in women’s clothing there have been people in the crossdressing community who have opinions on what crossdressers should be wearing. Some say we shouldn’t be overly sexy in our attire when we are out mingling with the straight world. Others say if that’s the case why bother to be subdued? Pauline Estelle has rules she lives by and today she shares them with you. See if your idea of what crossdressing is agrees with Pauline’s.
Our resident fashion consultant and seamstress Lorraine Anderson takes a look at the Fall Fashion Trends. It may seem strange to be talking about what to wear this fall but it’s only a few short months away. Lorraine tells you what’s big for fall, what’s supposed to be hot but is not, and how you can work elements of the trends into your wardrobe.
Today we dip into our TGForum Archives for another Retro Rerun. This one was written by TGF Contributor Diane Kaye back in 1998. Diane shared her research into which bras and panties work best for crossdressers who want comfort and the right amount of support.
Lorraine Anderson isn’t wasting her time isolating at home on foolishness like baking sourdough bread or watching everything streaming on NetFlix. Nope, Miss Anderson has a plan to dump the old wardrobe items she hasn’t worn in years and refurbish the really great items. The plan has been put into place on every floor of her house and it’s yielding items that need no work and fit perfectly, so she’s gaining wardrobe items that were taking up space in the attic and dumping out the things that no longer fit or need too much work with a needle and thread. Check out her plan in today’s edition of The Occasional Woman.
With the pandemic disrupting our lives it’s hard to concentrate on what to wear while we isolate. Our correspondent from north of the border, Pauline Estelle, has some tips on how those of you who can indulge in femininity while in isolation can take advantage of the lack of interaction with your friends who may not know about your crossdressing to express yourself in the comfort of your home. And, she has hopes that some summer dressing will be able to happen and she has outfit recommendations for the warmer days ahead.
