For those that read my columns, you’ll know that I advocate some rules and guidelines to help us look our best as we don’t go through the fashion experimentation stage that most young girls do. Many of us come to dressing late in life and our fashion sense is, well, lacking to be frank. I’ve […]
A good dress is a dress that flatters your figure. No one wants to wear a dress that makes them appear bigger in the middle but the wrong choice of fabric can do that. What might otherwise be a charming frock becomes an infernal device that adds the illusion of extra poundage where it’s definitely not needed. Today Lorraine Anderson talks about using fabric in the correct manner to enhance your glamor, not your waistline or shoulders.
Today Tasi Zuriack explores the mystery of what ever happened to the women’s undergarment called the slip. Just a couple of decades ago slips were part of most women’s wardrobes. They had both practical and esthetic purposes and could be found in stores ranging from Kmart to high end boutiques. Now searching for a sexy slip can be a hard slog. Get some tips from Tasi.
Today Victoria Williams has a Video Fashion Tip all about hair. Choosing the best style of hair to flatter your face is important for you overall image. Even if you’re dressed in the finest fashion a hairdo that doesn’t work will lessen your attractiveness and you won’t feel your best.
Not all fashions look good on all body types. That is the message Lorraine Anderson is spreading in today’s Occasional Woman post. While some styles can be very attractive on one body type when worn by someone with the opposite body type they emphasize all the unattractive aspects. Give Lorraine’s advice a read and do the most for your body type.
They were only worn by can-can dancers in the 1800s but now fishnet hose can be worn for any occasion from a night of passionate romance to a day at the office. The sexy fishnet, whether gartered hose or tights, somehow makes the leg sexier while simultaneously exposing skin and covering it up. Tasi Zuriack explores fishnet hose, from where they’ve been to where they are today.
You may have heard the phrase “less is more.” It means that sometimes the less you work on something trying to perfect it the more effective your efforts can be. Too many notes can ruin a piece of music. Too much color can destroy a painting. Sometimes too much makeup and tight sexy clothing can make you the focus of attention but a bit less artifice can make you be seen as another woman in the room. Victoria Williams talks about how less artifice can be more effective.
There is the fashion faux pas, the mistake, or the wrong choice but then there is the fashion disaster. These often occur when people listen to fashion “experts” and try to make something work that will not work with their particular body type. Or size. Our professional costumer Lorraine Anderson of The Occasional Woman discusses a few fashion “tips” and trends that can make you look like a fashion disaster.
Crossdressers need role models, people they can look up to whose fashion sense can be trusted as a guide for how to look your best in femme attire. Some crossdressers choose young female pop stars as their role models. Others pick housewives from 1950s sitcoms as the style they want to emulate. Tasi suggests you follow the royal tastes of The Duchess of Cambridge. With Kate Middleton you can’t go wrong.
Today Tasi Zuriack is all about shoes! What woman doesn’t love a full wardrobe of fashion footwear? (Well there are some who prefer sneakers.) For those of us who love to sport a stylish, sexy heel Tasi has hints and tips on how to pick the right shoe for you. Turns out it’s all about your sinus tarsi. How scientific! Get the whole lowdown on shoes from Tasi today.
Victoria Williams has covered many areas of fashion and style in her Video Fashion Tips. Today she discusses jewelry. A person’s jewelry is an indication of their personal style and a window to their personality. A simple dress can be accessorized with different jewelry to make different fashion statements. See what you can pick up from today’s Video Fashion Tip.
What do these fashion icons (Jackie Kennedy, Audrey Hepburn, Christina Hendricks, Kate Middleton), both current and ageless, have in common. They all know how to wear the sheath dress to express their personality. And why? Because the sheath dress is the perfect base for working a variety of different looks. Whether it’s for work or […]
Pet Townsend wrote a song in which he claimed his wife wouldn’t wear a slit skirt. Pity poor Pete because there’s nothing sexier than a skirt that parts to show a little — or a lot — of leg. Today Tasi Zuraick writes about slit skirts. Long ones. Knee length ones, and short ones. Her advice is — get a slit skirt. Since the feeling is that most crossdressers have great legs here’s a way to show at least one of them off while maintaining a demure feeling. Check out Tasi’s take on slit skirts.
Last month our fashion guru Tasi Zuriack railed against those who love to wear women’s fashions but just buy what they see on the mannequin rather than developing their own fashion sense and style. They see it in the store, find the items the mannequin is showing and make their purchase. This month Tasi has rethought her admonition to never be a mannequin shopper. There are times when it is helpful to see what goes with what and online stores especially off ways to see what works. Today Tasi focuses on putting yourself together.
You are packing for a long weekend en femme and you realize that you’re going to need a whole separate suitcase to carry all the shoes you simply must bring to go with every perfect outfit. It’s been an unavoidable fashion burden for years. Now there’s a solution to this fashion burden. They’re called High Pheels and they offer women, and other devoted wearers of women’s fashions, a simple way to change their shoes by just changing the covering using High Pheels “skins.” Read on and learn more.
It’s summertime, summertime and Lorraine Anderson, proprietor of The Occasional Woman, has some tips for your summer attire. Follow her guidelines put forth in this post and spend your summer in fashionable comfort. Ignore her words and be prepared for the consequences. Lorraine says “If it doesn’t fit, you must toss it.” Read on for more words of fashion wisdom from The Occasional Woman.
Nothing is quite as sexy as a sheer see-through blouse, but pulling it off so you look sophisticated too is another trick, and one rarely easy for the average crossdresser. Yet the sheer blouse can be the key element for a perfect feminine and elegant outfit. Wearing the blouse on Girls Night Out is easy, […]
Lorraine Anderson, the woman behind The Occasional Woman custom clothing service, has filed another post with advice for trans women on their personal style choices. If you’ve read her other posts you may be surprised when you read what she has to say today.
Spring is here. The weather is warming, the stores are stocked with spring fashions, the fashion mags have told us about all the new trends (too many to keep track of) and the runway shows are over until the fall. How do we make sense of it all or do we really even care? Some […]
People often counsel others to keep thing in proportion. Usually they’re pontificating about some weighty, large seeming problem. The advice is good for most things but it’s essential when you’re trying to define your style. Some of the rules you need to know are self evident. Don’t carry a gigantic purse is you’re five foot zero. Other things need to be learned from a good teacher. Like Lorraine Anderson, proprietress of The Occasional Woman.
As Victoria Williams says in this Video Fashion Tip, “Spring is in the air.” Soon it will be time for spring dresses, little sweaters and light jackets, before the summer heat descends and mandates cooler attire. Victoria talks about preparing for the spring season. For what you need to know don’t miss this Video Fashion Tip.
One characteristic of attractive women is a slim waistline. Often it’s hard for a crossdresser, particularly those over a certain age, to achieve that svelte feature without serious dieting and exercise. How many sit-ups did you say? Fear not! Tasi Zuriack instructs you on the less strenuous methods by which one may acquire the illusion of a smaller waist. In other words she lets you know how to fake it.
Tasi Zuriack, our TGForum fashion columnist, has written a book titled Top 10 Fashion Mistakes by Crossdressers and How to Fix Them. It’s, as the title reveals, a manual for crossdressers meant to help them not make the mistakes that are as much a sign that you are a cross dresser as, well, having a sign saying “I’m a cross dresser. We assigned Sophie Lynne to review the book and here is that review.
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.
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.
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.
