Time For The Sales of Summer
Lorraine Anderson has tips on how you can get great bargains now on summer apparel, from lingerie to shoes and dresses. Read on for he helpful tips.
Category: crossdressing
Christine, Covid, Cannabis and ?
An old crossdressing friend of Linda’s was facing a personal crisis. Recently estranged from a support group she had helped form and feeling more and more isolated as Covid shut down her other social outlets Christine had turned to cannabis as a way of dulling her sense of loneliness.
Keeping Secrets
Liberty Storer is a cisgender woman who is married to a crossdresser. Her goal in publishing her own blog and posting here on TGF is to connect with crossdressers and the people with whom crossdressers share their life or from whom they keep their secrets.
Kandi is Joy. Why?
Kandi takes a look at why it is that she is so happy when expressing her feminine side. Part of it is simple, Kandi is the side who has no responsibilities except being pretty, wearing pretty clothes, and enjoying it all. The other has all the responsibility.
Dina’s Diner 7/25/22
Since it’s so hot in the kitchen Dina Amberle has put together a cold repast featuring bare arms, high heels, the reals estate lady role model for crossdressers, bras give way to breast tape, and a nurse who certainly fulls out her scrubs. It’s all available at Dina’s Diner. Outdoor seating is available.
Nothing to Be Ashamed of, it’s Natural
If you are a male who is attracted to the idea of wearing clothing meant for women, along with make up and wigs and all the accessories, no doubt at some point you’ve felt guilt and shame. You felt that way because our culture doesn’t all a man to be pretty. We know it’s frowned upon but it’s not the man who wants to be lovely who should be ashamed. Misha Monroe has thoughts on why it’s okay to explore your femininity.
Crossdressing Two Decades Into the 21st Century
Last month Linda Jensen’s crossdressing pal Linda shocked Ms. Jensen when she stated that she was retiring from crossdressing. Ms. Jensen was suspicious about this sudden change and sure enough, the next time they did a video chat Linda was dolled up again. Today they continue reminiscing about how crossdressing has changed throughout the years. And they ask for some input from our readers on the subject.
A Cisgender Woman’s View of Crossdressing
We welcome a new blogger today. Cisgender woman Liberty Storer writes about her experience being the partner of a crossdresser. In 2014 she learned that the new guy she had met, a retired SWAT commander, enjoyed wearing sexy lingerie, stripper shoes, and corsets. Though shocked by it she wasn’t repelled and instead started doing research and writing about the subject.
The Occasional Woman: Crossdressing Tips
Today Lorraine Anderson, the woman in charge of The Occasional Woman custom clothing service, gives you off-beat and time tested tips for presenting the most feminine you you can do. Her biggest tip though? Never wear white hose unless you’re an actual nurse from the 1960s.
Retro Rerun: Coming Out
In this post culled from our TGF Archive from 1997 Chamelle Kenai wrote about how she went from a panty fetish to coming out fully en femme at the ETVC Cotillion. Some readers are sure to identify with her story.
Is it possible to retire from crossdressing?
Linda and her friend Linda were meeting via Skype to discuss their series of articles about the history of crossdressing in America over the last 50+ years. Our Linda prepared for the video chat by getting fully dolled up, as both Lindas normally did for these calls. Our Linda was surprised when instead of the radiant femme image she was expecting the call was answered by an older mostly bald guy wearing a man’s golf shirt and apparently a pair of jean shorts. It was Linda but she had made a decision that our Linda finds upsetting.
A Man in a Dress?
Don’t ever call Misha Monroe a “man in a dress”. Presenting to the world as a sexy woman takes a lot of practice. Learning how to do your makeup, working on your figure through diet and exercise, and understanding how to coordinate an outfit — it’s a lot of work. But when you put the finishing touc on your look it’s all worthwhile and no one should dismiss you as a “man in a dress”.
Photos of The Fabulous Billy Porter
Billy Porter was born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania into a super religious family. As a teen he performed at an amusement park. After coming out as gay at the age of 16 he made his way to New York City where Broadway beckoned. Along the way he became famous. Along with his talent Porter is famous for his fashion choices. We present some of them in this post.
The Occasional Woman: Summer Styles!
Lorraine Anderson, the lady who runs The Occasional Woman custom clothing service, has some fashion recommendations for surviving summer. Linen, cute natural fabric dresses, no bucket hats, please, are what she writes about today.
Times Do Change: The 1990s
Linda Jensen has been chatting with her friend Linda M about the ways in which crossdressing has evolved through the decades from the 1960s to the present day. This post covers the 1990s. A decade Linda M feels was the peak of crossdressing fun. Read on and see if you agree with her assessment.
My Objectives When Dressing, and My Role Models
A recent article found on the web talked about a trend among young women practicing “bimbocore” on social media. They post flagrantly sexy photos and videos that celebrates the idea of women who are meant to be teases and suspected of not being too bright. Misha Monroe may have found one of the inspirations for bimbocore in the ‘60s art work that decorated the covers of men’s magazines back in the day.
The “It” Color For Spring
Every year fashion pundits promote the “it” color of the season. What color is it all about for spring? Here’s a hint: a band from the ’70s was named for this color. The color is associated with Prince in the form of precipitation. Have you got it? Read on the see if you guessed right.
Retro Rerun: Couples and Complacency
Julie Freeman is a significant other has been active in the gender community for over 20 years, particularly with significant others and couples groups. She has written articles for many publications including the Diablo Valley Girls newsletter among others. The following piece appeared on TGForum in 1998 and was first published in the Diablo Valley Girls newsletter Devil Woman. A book composed of her writings titled “A Significant Other View” can be purchased from Amazon.
Times Do Change: The 1980s
Linda Jensen’s history of crossdressing as seen through her friend Linda’s eyes continues. Spoiler Alert: This supposed history of Crossdressing in the 1980s is going to read more like a history of Linda A. through the 1980s. However, a look below the surface will show how Linda’s life was reflecting the times. Btw, NSFW.
Tell Shelley Anne: Getting to Know Dina Amberle
Today Shelley Anne interviews Dina Amberle, a.k.a. Dina Sinatra. Find out how Dina started crossdressing, how that led to writing her Dina’s Diner feature on TGForum, and why she has two last names. Dina tells all to Shelley Anne.
Layers of Identity
Misha Monroe ask if other crossdressers are like her, wanting to look attractive, mature, and elegant but when stripped down to their undies a naughty girl in sexy lingerie is revealed. What sort of undergarments? Read on and learn.
The Changing of the Clothes
It’s that time of year; time to go through your wardrobe and decide what gets packed away for the spring and summer and decide what cold weather attire gets the old heave ho. Are you really going to enjoy wearing that old sweater again in the fall? What about that dress you said you’d wear for some event but that event never arrived? Why let it keep taking up space? Toss it. Lorraine Anderson has some tips on how to sort out the keepers from the items to be tossed.
Retro Rerun: Best Mates
We dove into the TGForum Archives today and pulled out this article from 1998. It’s called Best Mates and is by the significant other of a crossdresser in Australia. Colleen, the SO, became attracted to a fellow worker and over time their relationship grew into more than a friendship. At some point Colleen found out about her boyfriend’s other personality, Claire. She was open to meeting Claire but was shocked by this strange woman who had taken away her boyfriend. Claire almost led to a breakup but Colleen, after initially saying she couldn’t cope, found a way to keep them together.
An Interview With Kandi Robbins
Shelley Anne reached out to Kandi’s Land to request an interview with our contributor Kandi Robbins. Ms. Robbins granted the interview and it is today’s edition of Tell Shelley Anne. Kandi talks about her modeling work, being featured is several movies, and her philosophy of crossdressing.
The Art of Transformation – What I’m learning So Far
Today Misha muses about the fulfillment we get from crossdressing. Of course high heels, thigh hi stockings and skimpy lingerie makes us feel sexy and desirable. But don’t we feel appreciated when admiring men show us attention for our feminine looks? Do some of us find the idea of pleasing an admirer intriguing?
Retro Rerun: Satin Dolls 1999
Back in the late 20th century TGForum under the leadership of Cindy Martin ran pictorials featuring the ladies who subscribed to TGF. Today we reach back into the Archives and dust off a lingerie pictorial from 1999, Satin Dolls. You can get a larger view of the photos by clicking on them. Click again to reduce the size and return to browsing.
