How to Dress in the Summer
By J. J. Atwell
One of my regular readers, Lilly, commented after Stuff #68 about summer dressing and brought up sandals, swimsuits, bare legs, sheer hose, pretty toes and how to hide things in male mode. Several good points to ponder, so thanks, Lilly!
Sandals
Consider the popular summer shoe: the lowly sandal. Just a few strips of material holding a sole to the bottom of your foot and exposing everything from your ankles to your toes. Sandals are an invitation to sunburn the tops of your feet, and they can definitely leave odd tan lines for a guy. Further, since most sandals expose your toes, you might want to show off some colorful nail polish while dressed.
So now you’ve got feet with odd tan lines and pretty toes. How do you hide those tells in guy mode?
Wearing socks all the time is the easiest answer. Or use liberal amounts of sunscreen on your feet while wearing girly sandals to avoid getting those tan lines in the first place. Nail polish can be put on and taken off as the occasion dictates, but that is a bit of a bother. Maybe you just go out and don’t worry about what people may notice.
It really depends on you and your situation with family and friends who might see you. I’d be interested to hear how you handle this, so please leave a comment.
Bathing Suits
I covered bathing suits in a recent Stuff as they relate to tan lines, but there is more than tan lines to consider when wearing a woman’s bathing suit.
First of all, it needs to be cut to accommodate breast forms, assuming you need them in girl mode, while concealing the fact that it’s not all you in that top. And speaking of concealing, you need either a great tuck or a suit that has a bit more coverage on the bottom. Something with a skirt might work best for you. Perhaps a tankini?
Not only do you need to find a suit that works, but you also need to get comfortable exposing more skin than a guy usually shows. Take a look at the GGs on the beach or around the pool while you are out. Look at how much skin they expose. It’s a bit of a mystery to me how women get comfortable with the inevitable male stare when they wear something skimpy. Or, for that matter, the judgmental stare from some other women.
Now, as a CD, we have to deal with all of that while hoping we have covered up all the tells that would otherwise give us away. It takes a good amount of confidence in your presentation — something usually achieved only through experience.
Legs
Perhaps you’re showing more bare leg in the summer, the season of short shorts and skater skirts. Notice I said “bare leg.”
I know a lot of you are big fans of hose, but look around and see how few GGs are actually wearing nylons, pantyhose, etc., during the summer. Almost none, right? No covering up ugly, hairy legs with hose when you are out en femme unless you want to stand out. If you live in the South, this isn’t just a summertime issue, but rather a year-round consideration.
If you’re going out as a girl in the summer, you need to do something about the hair on your legs. Obviously, shaving is the easiest way to handle that for a day. Or perhaps go for a longer-term solution by getting waxed, which may last you a week or two. Either way, you need to be hair-free from your toes to the tops of your thighs, so you’ll be spending a bit of extra time getting rid of those follicles.
Some of you might also be concerned that when you are out in guy mode wearing shorts, people will notice you don’t have hair on your legs. Well, so what? Look around and you’ll see that lots of guys don’t have hair on their legs.
If you are hairy and need to explain why you aren’t any longer, you can just say you prefer it. Or use a story about a dermatologist prescribing a skin cream that has the consistency of petroleum jelly and wouldn’t cover well with a lot of hair.
That’s my story and I’m sticking with it.
Not that anybody has asked.
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I am fortunate my genetic makeup has left me hairless for most parts of my body. I do not have any fair follicles on my legs and underarms, and, a few chest hairs did not appear until way into my 50's. My wife says my hairless legs and underarms are "wasted on a guy" as she nixes herself shaving. In the area I live the summer temperatures rarely get super hot and humid. My summer preference in dresses are ankle length sundresses. That takes care of concealing those spider veins. The only hairs I have to take care to conceal are forearms hairs. That "farmer's tan" can by hidden with a dresses that has short sleeves. I see a lot of men who are hairless. I don't think all are CDers. Perhaps, there is some evolution occurring because, what's the necessity now to have hair? To keep warm? Nobody is living in caves anymore in the winter.
ReplyDeleteYou can see new commercials for men's shavers for BODY HAIR, showing men shaving the chest. Tattoos have something to do this trend.
ReplyDeleteI have had colored toes for 18 years and acrylic gel nails for over a decade. I start to wax my legs over a decade ago to tape my legs. Only wax them 2 -3 times a year now, extremely little thin hairs now.
What you miss is in your swimsuit part is the bush between you legs. If you are going to wear bikinis you don't want that bush showing, it wrecks the look. I get Brazilians, I don't want razor burn down there.
And for the top, several brands now have padded bikini tops.
Cali
Sandals: I am seldom in boy mode. About the only time I'm in boy mode is the occasional time I might wear a man's coat and tie outfit on Sunday mornings when the weather is cool.
ReplyDeleteSwimsuits: Unless I want to give people an eyefull with my DD breasts, trunks are out for me. I wear a tankini.
Legs: I lost most of the hair on my legs due to taking estrogen. What little is left I take care of with a Philips Norelco shaver.
John
I have a pair of women sandals and my wife’s hand me down flip flops. My toes are always polished with clear. I wear 3-5 toe rings. I’m around the house barefoot or flip flops. If people see I don’t care my feet my life. I started shaving my legs about ten years ago hasn’t grown back in about three years. Shaved my pits first time 8 years ago. Hasn’t grown back in a year. I have one of those 5 head shavers I use on my pubes about once a week. Undecided about chest if it doesn’t grow back do I really care? JJ you always have great stuff!! My fingers are always polished clear too.
ReplyDeleteyes the trend is bare legs but if your legs are banged up ,if you have edema etc you are just kidding yourself not opting for panty hose
ReplyDeleteMy experience is painted toenails aren't the big “tell” people think they are. In my small rural town, the only comments I’ve gotten about my pedicures have been from women. Most often they’re just questions about what polish and color I wear. Lately it’s been Sirene by ILNP.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.ilnp.com/sirene-green-to-red-ultra-chrome-nail-polish