Sublime Sleepwear

 Hello There,

    In my opinion sleepwear is by far one of the most underappreciated and overlooked styles of women's clothing. They're cute, comfortable, and functional all wrapped up into one, and yet it seems like no one talks about them. Additionally for those of us that are still in the closet and therefore don't have many opportunities to dress, sleeping in women's sleepwear can be a great opportunity to spend up to 8 hours of your day in women's clothing. Like all types of womenswear, sleepwear comes in a wide variety of types and styles: Pajamas, Nightgowns, Negligees, and sleepshirts to name a few. Women's sleepwear also provides the opportunity to wear clothes made of materials your average item of women's clothing is not made of like nylon and satin. Today I wanted to touch on my two favorite types of women's sleepwear: Nightgowns and Pajamas.

Nightgowns

    Starting with my favorite of the two, Nightgowns! I tend to prefer women's nightgowns over other things like pajamas, even though nightgowns have largely fallen out of fashion. I prefer them because they make me feel inherently more feminine, due to the lack of pants LOL!  I'd say the only problem with wearing a nightgown is that all the loose extra fabric makes rolling over in bed a little difficult sometimes. To help fix that I sleep in satin sheets, that way I can roll around freely and the fabric of my nightgown does not get caught on my sheets. Nightgowns have a massive amount of different styles, from short and sexy to long and elegant, giving you tons of options as to how you want to express yourself at night.

Pajamas

    When it comes to pajamas, even though they are a clothing item that can be worn by men, women's pajamas have a few features that make them super fun to sleep in. Firstly you can get them in a material that men's pajama's usually don't come in like satin or silk, which feel fantastic to wear and sleep in. Secondly they come in all sorts of fun colors and patterns, nothing quit like waking up and seeing pink draped all over your body! Additionally grown men don't typically wear pajamas, they're more commonly found in underwear and a t-shirt when they sleep, so wearing pajamas of any form is unique, especially when they're women's.

Accessories 

    There are some extra accessories to include with women's sleepwear that can make your night sleeping as a beauty all the more fun: 

• Panties (obviously): Choosing a comfortable pair of panties to wear under your nightwear is a total must! Just make sure you choose a style and material that is going to be comfortable to sleep in. 
• Bras: Bras can also be fun to wear under sleepwear when worn correctly. If you're going to sleep in a bra, make sure it's very comfortable like a wirefree bra or a bralette, otherwise with a wired bra you'll be uncomfortable all night. But once you get the sizing and style right sleeping in a bra lets you sleep with simulated feminine curves and a bra hugging your chest.
• Socks: If you're a girl like me your feet get very cold at night, so socks are a must. Unless your feet are a massive size you should be able to squeeze into women's socks, which come in so many cute styles and colors.
• Pantyhose: Pantyhose can help keep you warm on cold nights. I tend to toss and turn in my sleep, this makes sleeping in pantyhose really fun because I get to unintentionally rub pantyhose clad legs together all night.
• Feminine sheets: I sleep in pink satin sheets, which are oh so soft and comfortable! Having feminine sheets help to girlify your room and make you feel as though you are sleeping like a princess.

There you have it, the joys of women's sleepwear! I'm always looking to expand my wardrobe and try new things so if I should ever try some new styles of nightwear I'll be sure to give you guys an update! Until then I wish everyone some amazing beauty sleep!

-Carly

Feminine Withdrawal Shopping Spree

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    Today I thought I'd share a story from November 2020 when I went on a shopping spree due to pent up feminine withdrawal. During November 2020 it was during peak Covid times, I was living with my parents, and I had not yet gotten a full time job after graduating college earlier that year. So naturally I was feeling pretty pent up and bored. Additionally after graduating college I purged my collection of women's clothing in anticipation of having to move back in with my parents. So I had therefore not expressed myself as a woman in almost 8 months. It was almost the perfect storm to force my hand, I was bored, had a lot of free time, and was in desperate need of some feminine fun. Eventually I just couldn't take it anymore and had to do some crossdressing, which also meant of course that I had to get some clothes, and shoes, and makeup, and a wig (basically everything LOL). Normally I do a lot of my shopping online, that way I can buy exactly what I want, but I was in no mood to wait for shipping. I needed to dress now!! That being said I wasn't willing to spend oodles of cash on what was essentially a spur of the moment decision. I wasn't just going to walk into Macy's and spend hundreds of dollars on a dress, and shoes. So I went to goodwill to try and see if there was anything that caught my eye, and if I came up empty handed I would call the whole thing off. Even though goodwill is very hit or miss I found an adorable and very sexy red satin mini party dress, as well as some cute black heels that looked like they would fit me! Thankfully my trip to goodwill was a total success, and my girls night was a go! But I needed more than a dress and heels, still on my list was a bra, panties, pantyhose, makeup and a wig. Luckily all of that was available at Walmart including the wig, which was a leftover Halloween wig and on sale for five dollars! It wasn't exactly as nice or as high quality a wig as I was used to, but it would serve its purpose. I finally had everything I needed in hand and was ready for my big night.

    As I said earlier I was living with my parents at the time so I had to be extra careful as to when I was going to get myself all dolled up. I therefore chose the middle of the night to avoid possibly getting caught. I did my makeup in a tiny mirror I had in my room, with a very dim light. What was additionally unfortunate was that I had a beard at the time that I wasn't planning on shaving off, so I only got to do makeup on the upper half of my head. Thankfully due to Covid however, I had a face mask I could use to hide my beard in pictures. After my makeup was done I slipped into my new pink panties. I bought a thong which usually is not my favorite style of panty but I was in the mood for something extra feminine, which a pink thong certainly is. I then went ahead and finished off my underwear ensemble with a bra and pantyhose. Wearing a full set of women's underwear again was a dream come true! Then came the moment of truth, I didn't try the dress on before I bought it so I had no idea if it was going to fit. I slipped the dress over me and it thankfully fit amazing! Then came my crappy Halloween wig and I was in full feminine bliss, a girl again! My feminine spirit weren't dampened by my beard or cheap wig, I was just happy to be able to express myself again. I went ahead and took a bunch of pictures of myself to celebrate the moment and then I unfortunately had to de-girl. 

    Spur of the moment decisions don't always turn out well but this one certainly did for me. I found a cute dress for cheap, I wasn't caught by my parents, and I got to revel in the joy of femininity! Bellow you'll find several pictures from my night of fun, and even though they are far from my most passable pictures, they remind me of the overwhelming joy of getting to dress again after so very long. Also check out some pics bellow where I recreated the outfit I wore that night but with my current wig and makeup skills.

   -Carly

Writing this post inspired me to wear this outfit again, check out my modern recreation: