tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post3473042299176278611..comments2023-12-10T08:09:17.786+00:00Comments on Large blooming flower: The day I learned something about being a blokeJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08027942517258679266noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-62331050550840420562011-02-06T10:04:04.096+00:002011-02-06T10:04:04.096+00:00I'm afraid I can't summon up such enthusia...I'm afraid I can't summon up such enthusiasm, my heart just isn't in it. Wish I could, after all there could be a lot of fun to be had.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08027942517258679266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-30115301237912678572011-02-06T08:15:44.687+00:002011-02-06T08:15:44.687+00:00Given my limited opportunities to present female, ...Given my limited opportunities to present female, and encouragement from my wife, I often take a lot of care with my male dressing. I tend toward the colorful, including pinks and purples. On the rare occasion that I have to wear a suit, I will wear a colored shirt and busy tie, though impeccable. If I've gotta be a guy, I might as well feel alive doing it.Leslie Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15373261212549008939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-63728319754248947262011-01-10T22:12:56.310+00:002011-01-10T22:12:56.310+00:00Ah, too late, consider yourself shunèd! :)Ah, too late, consider yourself shunèd! :)Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08027942517258679266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-36333256870507437582011-01-10T21:01:17.841+00:002011-01-10T21:01:17.841+00:00......OK, I don't want to sound wierd but...I .........OK, I don't want to sound wierd but...I quite like being a smart guy too. Shock horror! Transvestite admits to liking mens clothes! Please don't shun me sisters!Claire L Hallamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01535569086150530774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-3990854091793438812011-01-10T19:27:25.985+00:002011-01-10T19:27:25.985+00:00I too feel some sadness that I've never quite ...I too feel some sadness that I've never quite lived up to being the smart bloke I could have been for Mrs. J.<br /><br />Fortunately i work in an industry where the dress code is like the famous "Wear something" of Sun Microsystems. Funny though, yes I go on about being scruffy as a bloke. But there are <i>standards</i>! One of our sysadmins wears the same t-shirt for days, for instance. I may look a little scruffy, but at least I'm <i>clean</i> and scruffy!<br /><br />Wardrobe remix looks kinda fun. I've wasted quite a bit of time paging through that one.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08027942517258679266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-33875153741573514482011-01-09T23:05:15.654+00:002011-01-09T23:05:15.654+00:00One of the reasons I left my old job was over the ...One of the reasons I left my old job was over the request I wore a tie. Stupid really, such a silly thing, but I hated it.<br /><br />I would never take a conract where I needed to wear a suit but nowadays I do take care of my mail apperance. HRT changed everything and it also affected Bob. I can't say that I have much interest in his clothes but I am totally fastidiuos about colour matching all the way to the socks - often changing my shirt in the morning to get it just right. I am a walking cliche though - wear such a lot of pinkBeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14342124169953960479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-43740480437369674862011-01-08T22:20:04.493+00:002011-01-08T22:20:04.493+00:00Louise, just because you wear a suit it does not m...Louise, just because you wear a suit it does not mean that you can't be subversive and fun and use it as a foil for some something softer and more feminine where they might have expected a shirt and tie.<br /><br />I was never able to wear blokes clothing and unisex does not find you a decent kind of employment. My wife thought I was stubborn but I was caught between lies.<br /><br />Caroline xxxCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133031265351841626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-91487019777541101112011-01-08T22:08:01.127+00:002011-01-08T22:08:01.127+00:00One of the reasons I stopped training in law in my...One of the reasons I stopped training in law in my late twenties was the sartorial culture of female lawyers: the skirt-suit, the collars over the jacket lapels, the heels, the makeup. Ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh gag. I have frequently struggled with dressing as girl, and feel like I just don't have a clue. <br /><br />and I love the beautiful men's shirts I see - M&S Autograph, for a start. I'm quite happy to do jeans & t-shirt though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-60505368302673637052011-01-08T20:51:35.505+00:002011-01-08T20:51:35.505+00:00I guess I was lucky that I didn't ever have an...I guess I was lucky that I didn't ever have an office job, so I was rather less constrained in my dress before transitioning. I'm still glad to feel freer to wear what I want, now, though; though, as it happens, recently I've been in humungously large woolly pully and parka, that I'd have been comfy in anytime... I hope you find a good look for your bloke times. <br />I quite like the Flickr Wardrobe Remix group, for the often rather individual take on clothes... the overwhelming majority of posters are female, but there are the occasional chaps too...<br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/groups/wardrobe_remix/Dru Marlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03697874363783821382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-14640669456889982842011-01-08T15:40:08.218+00:002011-01-08T15:40:08.218+00:00Could possibly be simply a form of rebellion again...Could possibly be simply a form of rebellion against people's perception of you as a male. Awkwardly put. Perhaps it is you rebelling against the fact that you have to appear as a male rather than a female so you don't make the effort. On the other hand you make every effort as a female because that is how you want to be accepted. <br /><br />Shirley Anne xxx<br /><br />PS. Oh BTW The word verification worked this time. Still have to fill in the ID section each time though.Shirley Annehttp://www.minkyweasel.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-32071834611870498532011-01-08T15:31:45.446+00:002011-01-08T15:31:45.446+00:00I guess that you will get the same reply from most...I guess that you will get the same reply from most Tgirls that we do not like our male self and therefore do not pay much attention to our appearance. My wife would like me to be more adventurous with my male dressing but is going to have to accept that I love my smart female clothes but don't care about my male ones. <br /><br />We are going to a wedding next weekend and she asked what I was going to wear. I would love to have said that I was thinking about my shoulderless party dress but instead said that I would wear what I always wear to weddings, a male suit.<br /><br />LouiseLouisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16810134006385252955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-3356161655104488612011-01-08T13:19:46.792+00:002011-01-08T13:19:46.792+00:00My poor wife proposed marriage because she wanted ...My poor wife proposed marriage because she wanted to fit in with her background and have a male on her arm when attending some of the posh events which she sometimes received invitations to.<br /><br />Sadly she did not tell me about this just the part about the huge tax advantage available to us back then!<br /><br />I just could not bloke it up for her and have felt regret for causing such disappointment for her.<br /><br />Caroline xxxCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133031265351841626noreply@blogger.com