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OK, new poll. I thought I hid it yesterday but seven of you found it anyway!
I underdress. I don't mean that I wear shorts to jeans occasions, or I wear jeans to dinner parties (although I sort of do that too, when I'm in drab). I mean I crossdress, underneath.
As my male socks tear, they are replaced by women's socks. I no longer own any male underwear. I sometimes, especially in colder weather, wear pantyhose or tights under my slacks. Although I usually wear socks over pantyhose, I usually wear black tights without socks.
I own no male undershirts. I do own a number of camisoles and under a heavier shirt I'll wear a lacy one with thin straps. Under a lighter shirt, I wear a more "tank top" type of camisole.
I have worn a waist cinch under my shirt/pants. I don't do that often though. On rare occasions, I've worn a bra under my clothes.
I know that some of us never underdress. I know that some of us overdress ~ we wear "passable" female clothes. I have a few shirts that button on "the wrong side," most of my jeans are women's jeans, and my shoes are from Aerosoles; my casual shoes are women's New Balance. Some of us wear a bit of makeup all or some of the time.
But that's another poll for another day. Please take my "underdressing" poll. I'm curious. And feel free to e-mail me or drop a comment if you checked "something else."
Friday, November 25, 2011
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I believe that I was one of the few who "voted" early on your poll. While I would love to have selected more options than wearing panties, I'm not there yet. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWhich leads to the next question.... What's stopping you, Arianwen?
ReplyDelete--More useful as a survey question, perhaps? I see more options than what is provided.
ReplyDeleteI don't see my case ... occasionally, and almost always because I've changed out of or about to change into female mode. I do use a tinted moisturizer everyday, and sometimes artfully-applied powder and neutral lipstick.
ReplyDeleteLizzy, I didn't really consider makeup. Hmmmm.... I use glossy lip balm. Sometimes.
ReplyDeleteIf it wasn't for the makeup, I'd say you separate them ~ if I'm going to change, even before I started underdressing, I'd be wearing hose and panties and maybe more under my regular clothes.
I underdress with panties and pantihose daily...unless there is a reason not to such as a doctor's appointment.
ReplyDeleteI started wearing tights under my pants in the 1970s when I had a job in law enforcement that had me working both inside and outside in cooler weather. I hated the feel and texture of long johns and while they were ok when outdoors they were just uncomfortably hot when indoors or inside a vehicle. I found tights and then pantihose perfect...plus it made me feel good and gave me some contact with ladies attire.
In the 1980s I had a job that required me to wear a suit. Since I worked indoors I could not justify the need to wear pantihose as being related to the need for warmth when outside. I noticed that my wool suit pants were prone to wearing out in the crotch. It was a shame to have to discard a suit with a perfectly good jacket and vest just because the pants would wear out. The solution was to wear pantihose and/or a pants liner slip under my suit pants. The wear life of my suits was extended saving me lots of money for a small investment in nylon. An added benefit is that I find wool pants to itch. Sheathing my legs with a layer of nylon eliminted the discomfort of wearing wool slacks.
These reasons were good justification to myself for underdressing and also provided a reasonable explanation to my wife for my constantly wearing pantihose.
I suppose you can just nickname me the "Pragmatic CD".
Regards,
Pat
You're just looking for an excuse, Pat. Don't deny it. We'll still be your friends.
ReplyDeleteTo comment on the something else part, like you I wear as many female undergarments as feasable and practical everyday. I also wear a tinted moisturizer and a light power over that almost daily along with some clear mascara. More recently I have been wearing womens jeans almost all the time and blouses when they are abit male oriented. I rarely receive a negative comment and when I go into a store to shop for other things the clerk are very aware of my attire and are very helpful. I learn more from them that way.
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