Category: Style

Fashion Rules — Tasi Takes on Cosmo

| Jan 20, 2014 | Reply

People are always talking about the “rules” of fashion. Fashion magazines can make a big deal of the need for fashion rules. Of course, since they’re the ones that tell you what the rules are. Cosmopolitan magazine (named after the lovely cocktail) says there are 20 “fashion rules” you should vow to break. That’s right, go ahead and wear white after Labor Day. Tasi Zuriack tells you what the 20 are and gives you her take on whether you should break them or not.

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Video Fashion Tip — Cleaning Your Hose

| Jan 20, 2014 | Reply

You’ve accumulated a wardrobe of feminine clothing including all the shoes, accessories, jewelry and everything that goes with dressing like a stylish lady. Now you begin to realize that if you wear your femme attire you’re going to have to maintain it in good condition. No one likes a shabby cross dresser. Fortunately Victoria Williams is here with tips and hints. Today she tells you how to clean your stockings.

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Video Fashion Tip: Wardrobe Maintainence

| Jan 6, 2014 | Reply

So you’ve put together a wardrobe of femme fashions. What’s next? Learning how to take care of it so that the classic items will be in good shape for years of future wear and all of it will be clean and tidy. How do you acquire the skills you need to maintain your wardrobe in top condition? Fear not! Victoria Williams has a Video Fashion Tip for that.

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Dressing Up — With The Occasional Woman

| Dec 30, 2013 | Reply

Lorraine Anderson is a seamstress and theatrical costumer who has been making clothing for the crossdressing community for many years. What started as a sideline to help her crossdressing friends has become a business called The Occasional Woman. Tell Lorraine what kind of dress you want and she can make it for you. Today she begins a new column on TGF giving advice and counsel to those who wish to dress in women’s clothing and look good doing it. Today — the basics.

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Blend or Not…What Outfit Should I Wear?

| Dec 23, 2013 | Reply

Many crossdressers say they just want to blend in but then you find them wearing outfits that make them stand out. Not because they are so well put together but because they are badly coordinated and not age or place appropriate. So Tasi Zuriack says why not standout from the crowd in an attractive way that makes the first comment your provoke be about how great your outfit is and not something on the order of “That guy’s dress is awful.” Get fashion advice on how to find your go-to look so you can dress to impress.

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Video Fashion Tip — Putting Yourself Together

| Dec 23, 2013 | Reply

So you’ve acquired lady’s clothing, accessories, shoes, jewelry and the undergarments you need to totally dress in femme fashion. But how do you decide what goes with what? Putting an outfit together is more than just throwing on some clothing. The stylish woman makes her clothing work together. Each piece compliments or reflects every other item of her attire. Victoria Williams gives you some pointers in today’s Video Fashion Tip, Putting Yourself Together.

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Video Fashion Tip — Jewelry

| Dec 9, 2013 | Reply

We all, well most of us, like sparkles and beads and glittery jewels to accentuate our beauty. Adorning oneself with jewelry has been a common practice among members of the human race for years and countless years. But what is the right bauble? Should it be beads or pearls? Is silver the proper statement or does it have to be gold? Your jewelry questions are answered by Victoria Williams in this Video Fashion Tip on jewelry.

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Video Fashion Tip — Shoes!

| Nov 25, 2013 | Reply

Today Victoria Williams takes on a topic near and dear to many of us, shoes. Some shoes are designed with hosiery in mind and other shoes are made to be worn with bare legs. Victoria guides you through the styles that are meant to be worn with hose and the styles that can be rocked without the benefit of nylon intervening betwixt shoe and toe. Don’t miss today’s Video Fashion Tip!

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Are High Heels the Result of Evolution?

| Nov 25, 2013 | Reply

High heels. For many of us they are the ultimate expression of feminine sexuality. The way they flatter the leg. The way they make the derriere more prominent and how they affect the walk are all just so sexy. There are studies that say high heels are bad for you. Your achilles tendon can shrink. Toes can develop painful problems. Tasi Zuriack tells us that wearing heels of a certain height is actually good for you. And she let’s us know just why we find them so sexy. It could be the result of evolution.

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Overdressed?

| Oct 28, 2013 | Reply

The other girls were all wear jeans and leggings but Nikki arrived for their fun evening in five inch heels, a mid thigh mini with a blue blouse topped by a silver jacket. Was she “overdressed”? Read her tale of dinner at the brew house (a sure sign things are trending toward casual) and then on to the The Moose Lounge in Allentown. We ask, can a girl be a bit more dressed up and still have fun with the jeans and leggings crowd? Read Overdressed? and find out.

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Change Your Look – Not Just at Halloween

| Oct 21, 2013 | Reply

Are you bored with the contents of your closet? Chances are you have tons of clothes you never wear. It just might be time to break out of your fashion prison and go ahead and wear some of those items that have been languishing in your closet. Tasi Zuriack gives you some guidance on how to wear some of those unworn pieces and new ways to wear your old standards. Breakout of your fashion slump and Change Your Look!

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What French Women Know and You Don’t

| Sep 30, 2013 | Reply

French women are generally considered the most “stylishly chic” in the world. But why is that? Surely they haven’t cornered the market on beauty and style. How is it that they look so fashionable without appearing that they’re trying too hard? The answer is stay “simple and unique” which, along with a strong touch of […]

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10 Shoes Can Become 100 Shoes at Very Little Cost

| Sep 2, 2013 | Reply

Do you have limited dollars to spend on shoes or have a hard time finding shoes in your size so you make do with just a few pairs? Would you like to expand your shoe wardrobe in practically unlimited ways without spending tons of money? Then you simply must read Tasi Zuriack’s revelations about a fashion accessory that you have to add to your wardrobe — shoe clips! Shoe clips add touches of flash to a plain pump or flat and with just a few basic pairs of shoes and a drawer full of shoe clips you can make it seem like you have a gigantic shoe collection. Read all about shoe clips!

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White After Labor Day?

| Sep 2, 2013 | Reply

The controversy rages on! Those who adhere strictly to the Rules of Fashion are adamant that thou shalt not wear white after Labor Day. Those who feel that fashion should be fun and rules are for fuddle duddies say “to hell with that” and wear white apparel whenever it suits them. Which of these factions has the right idea? Will society as we know it crumble to dust if a woman wears white shoes after Labor Day? One of those weighing in is our Video Fashion Tip person, Victoria Williams, with her take on white after Labor Day.

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A Dress For Every Purpose

| Jul 8, 2013 | Reply

Taci Zuriack advises you to say yes to the dress! Dresses are the perfect garments to enhance your feminine assets and as Tasi says, there’s a dress out there for everyone. Whatever your figure there is a style that can help you make the most of what you’ve got. Give Tasi’s post a read and out which styles work best for you.

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Video Fashion Tip — Hosiery

| Jul 8, 2013 | Reply

Hosiery is routinely eschewed by many women. They say their pantyhose are uncomfortable, they bind and they can’t wait to take them off — if they ever wear them at all. For many in the crossdressing lifestyle hose of all sorts are not a pain but a joy. Today’s Video Fashion Tip from Victoria Williams is all about hosiery.

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Video Fashion Tip — Nail Polish

| Jun 24, 2013 | Reply

So you were out last night in a dress and you looked so hot. But today you need to be a guy so all vestiges of femme presentation must go. If you did the little trick Victoria reveals today then getting all the nail polish off your nail wouldn’t take a sandblaster. Watch the video fashion tip!

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Yuck, My Body is not Proportional

| Jun 10, 2013 | Reply

A proportional body is what makes a woman the most attractive. But few people — cisgendered or transgendered — have truly proportional bodies. Tasi Zuriack tells us today that there are tricks to dressing that will help you achieve a proportional look for your body type. Read on and keep things in proportion.

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Video Fashion Tip — Picking the Right Foundation Garments

| May 27, 2013 | Reply

Victoria Williams is doing video fashion tips for TGs. Today’s topic is finding out what body image you should project that will make you look as good as you can look. Then picking the right foundation garments necessary to build your best feminine body shape.

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Walking the Grooming Tightrope

| May 20, 2013

The 21st century is our time. Mens’ grooming in general is trending more to the use of traditionally feminine things like hair removal, skin lotions and makeup. That can only make things easier for the modern part time girl. Angela Gardner muses on the relaxing rules that make it easier to move between genders.

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How To Wear a Condom Dress

| May 13, 2013 | Reply

What’s tight and long and has to be rolled on to wear? A condom dress! Today Tasi Zuriak talks about condom dresses, both those that look like a condom since they’re a long, tight tube, and those that are made out of condoms. She also has some other fashion wisdom concerning legs and layering.

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Video Fashion Tip — Clothes That Fit Your Body

| May 13, 2013 | Reply

Victoria M. Williams has tips on fashion for TGs and she is sharing them via the video medium. Here is her first Video Fashion Tip on the subject of picking the right clothing — clothing that fits your body. It may seem like a given but if the clothes don’t fit you’ll look like . . . Look great and watch the Fashion Tip!

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All That Glitters Is Good — The Statement Necklace

| Apr 15, 2013 | Reply

This week Tasi Zuriack gives us the word on how to add sparkle to an outfit with a statement necklace. It doesn’t have to be big and gaudy, it should never be made of plastic and if you shop well it doesn’t have to be expensive. A statement necklace works by adding flair to a basic outfit. Find out more!

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Our Man in a Dress: Out of One Closet, and into Another. . .

| Apr 15, 2013 | Reply

Is “passing” as a woman a necessary thing? Our “man in a dress” thinks passing as a crossdresser having a great time is a better goal. How did Graham give up passing and just start wearing women’s clothing as his clothing? He tells us today in this post.

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Fetish, Latex, Submission, Service

| Mar 11, 2013 | Reply

Fascination with shiny, latex clothing lead Rachel on a path that earned her a place in a community with status and respect. Her latex fetish introduced her to the NYC fetish scene and she’s found a home as RachelX. Read her story of Fetish, Latex, Submission, Service.

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Are you a Fashion Victim?

| Feb 18, 2013 | Reply

We’ve all seen them when we’re out and about. Those women who think that the bigger, shinier, and louder is fashionable. They’re the women from Jersey Shore. They never heard the phrase “less is more.” They’re what those in the know call “fashion victims.” Are you one of them?

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