Stuff 122: Quick Dressing

By J. J. Atwell

Is There Any Such Thing?

I’m sure we all agree that women (GGs) take longer to get dressed to go out than guys do. I think there is a corollary that crossdressers take longer than GGs to get dressed. No doubt that’s because of all the extra work that goes into camouflaging our male tells. 

Today I’m wondering how long it takes to get dressed when going out. As I was recently getting ready for a GNO with some friends, it occurred to me that I’m getting faster making the transition from guy mode to girl mode. It used to take three hours and I’ve now got it down to a bit more than two hours. Practice seems to have helped. But that’s still a long time to spend getting ready. 

In fear of boring you to death talking about something you are all probably familiar with, I’ll go ahead and tick off how I do it. 

• First comes deciding what the outfit of the day will be. Actually, that’s something I’ve probably pondered for a week before my outing. On the actual day, it’s more about getting everything laid out. So that’s probably five minutes.
• Jump in the shower for a thorough cleanup including shaving the face very closely and denuding any other areas where hair shouldn’t show. I tend to spend a lot of time in the shower, say 10 to 15 minutes. After the shower, I’ll need to cool off a while before moving on.
• Getting into shapewear is fairly easy. Pull on the padded bottoms. Add the bra and breast forms and throw a robe over everything before proceeding to makeup. I’d say five minutes or less. But if I’m glueing the breast forms on that day, it does take a bit longer. 
• Now its time for makeup. That’s a process that I’m the least proficient in and it takes me at least 15 minutes to be satisfied with the look.
• At this point I put on the rest of the outfit. I find it easy to do that before adding the wig and accessories. So, only a couple of minutes here. Unless I decide that the outfit just doesn’t work in which case add another 15 minutes deciding on an alternative. Yes, that happens. 
• Hair goes pretty quickly. A brush out of the wig and getting it positioned correctly. Then some more brushing so it hangs right. Say less than five minutes.
• Time to put on accessories, pack the handbag and lastly apply press-on nails. Probably ten minutes for this part of the process.
• Time to look in the mirror and refine the overall look, add hairspray and my favorite scent. 

Whew, just typing all that makes me tired. But also excited that I’ve achieved a good look for the evening. Does this pretty much align with your experience?

Deconstructing

As with many things, undoing it all is actually a fairly quick process. At the end of the night, it’s time to strip off all that stuff. 

Usually the wig and shoes are the first to be removed. Then the outer clothing is returned to their hangers or tossed into the laundry hamper. 

At this point, I put my robe on while still in my shapewear so I can prolong the illusion a bit, and work on removing my makeup. That’s actually a quick process with a good makeup remover; it only takes a minute or two. Then I do a final face wash, moisturize and the guy is back. At least the head is.

Lastly the shapewear comes off and it’s time to hit the bed. I usually leave the final cleanup and storage of the clothing and accessories until the next morning. So it’s only about 15 minutes that night. 

How does that all stack up with the way you do it? Got any suggestions that would help me speed up the routine? I’d love to hear them. 

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John Hurt femulating in the 1975 British film The Naked Civil Servant.