Crossdressing in the Sensational 70s

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    I'm back again with another decade of vintage stories and photos of Crossdresser, Transgender, and Gender Fluid Women, this time from the 1970s! I'll be formatting this post similarly to my first post from the 1960s with three fun stories from our feminine past. The 1970s were an interesting decade with quite a bit of cultural upheaval. Needless to say gender non-conformity continued and there is no shortage of material to share with you!

    Of course I have to start off my 70s spotlight with some pictures of actual 1970s crossdressers and drag artists! It's interesting to see how the fashion and hair styling has evolved from the 60s. 

    Now that you've seen some examples of crossdressers from the 70s, like last time I've got three different examples of crossdressing in the 1970s! I've chosen these stories because of how they transcend time and can feel relatable even now. These are actually going to be images and words taken directly from crossdressers from the 70s who published their stories and advice and in various print publications. I haven't edited the content of any of them accept for length, and these are the exact words and pictures published in the 1970s.

Sandy

    I figured like last time I'd start with a classic story of a young CD starting their journey into femdom. Today we have Sandy from 1971, whose story has some fun twists and turns. I always love a story of a passionate and excited young "girl" exploring their new self and Sandy certainly seemed to fall in love with the feeling of femininity:

I really don't know when I first started to enjoy dressing as a girl. All I can remember of my early childhood when I used to hear my mother say she wished I had been a girl. I am an only child. She used to dress me in little girl's clothes and say how cute I was. I guess the luxurious feel of girl's clothes never escaped me. 

I remember my freshman year of high school I used to go and try on my mother's clothes when I was sure of my parents would be gone for a long while. Standing in front of a mirror and seeing the crude structure of a girl who resembled me was quite thrilling. I had just began to buy a few pieces of finery when I was called for army duty. 

My first thought was how could I wear my girl's clothes at all the whole two years. I could just picture myself stuck in Vietnam where I couldn't even buy women's apparel. But to my surprise I was sent to Hawaii where I stayed the whole 2 years. 

Hawaii has a place called "The Glade" where true transvestites gather and can dress and have great fun! They also have a fabulous show. Since it is not against the law there anyone can walk down Waikiki dressed how they like, whether he maybe boy or girl or whatever. So the only ones I had to watch for was the MPS (military police.)

I finally one night met and talked to one of the stars of the show who really seemed concerned and helped me in my problems. She took me home with her and for the first time in my life dressed me up like a real girl. 

Black corset, bra, girdle, stockings, high heels, mini skirt (low cut), and platinum wig ..... She wouldn't let me see myself until she was finished but when she did .... W 0 W! It almost took my breath away. I was beautiful. So that night we went out to town (since I had already practiced walking and acting like a girl, it wasn't difficult to completely fool everyone. And when a doorman at the Illakai Hotel pinned an orchid on my 'mini dress, I felt a thrill which I can't described. When I walked into the lobby I could feel the men's eyes staring at my legs and breasts. I had a good cleavage since I exercise my chest muscles constantly. I was in gymnastics 4 years in high school so I can practice muscle control. 

After the hotel show, we went to a discothe where Sheila and I were asked to dance time and again . One boy tried to kiss me but since I am not gay I warded off his advances. But the real c:incher was when I was awarded 3rd place in a dan e contest they held and the manager put the spotlight on me. That was when I knew I had achieved complete female impersonation. I felt so feminine at the moment and I wanted to cry. The night ended and after J returned every chance I could to dress again. 

When I was discharged in April, 1970, I took my mustering out pay and went straight to a department store to buy clothes. I had shipped my car from Hawaii to San Francisco so I was driving home alone.

I bought a complete set of cosmetics including fake fingernails. After my car arrived I went to my motel, paid my bill and told them I would be leaving in about 2 hours. 

 I took a shower and put powder all over my body. I shaved my legs, under my arms; and used dermatologist wax to completely hide my eyebrows. Then I hid my manhood with a strong black girdle. Over that went a front lace corset which really set off my breast area. Then falsies and a push up black lace bra. Next came black mesh and also pink panties, Then came a pink - see - through mini dress with ruffled sleeves, long fingernails and pink polish. I next applied all make-up and bushy black eyelashes.

To top it off a platinum blonde wig came next.

I drove through 8 states like this feeling sexier every mile. It took me 2 1/2 days, since I only stopped for some food and gas. Then just before I arrived home I stopped at a motel I had reservations at and put my sexy self back in a suitcase. 

Since returning home I dress whenever I possibly can. I have no one to help me or give me pointers but it is a beautiful life. I usually go to a motel, dress, and go out on the town in my car, taking care to evade the policemen. That is such a stupid law here. I now have everything from black push-up bras to custom corsets. I buy my clothes myself and always say they are for my girlfriend if they ask. I would like to meet an understanding girl who I could dress with and be her girlfriend. But I guess for now I will just have to settle for being .. . Sandy!

    I certainly hope Sandy found that understanding girl she was looking for! If not it seemed that she was still content in just enjoying herself. But what an interesting story she had, to go from an excited new dresser, to joining the military, to wild escapades in Hawaii, all capped off with an 8 state journey of feminine fun! I love to think about how even 50 years ago people were still having secret girly adventures. 

    Since Sandy talked a lot about her favorite lingerie items, I figured I'd go ahead and share some vintage pics of lingerie ads from the 1970s, to see some of the things Sandy had to choose from.

Crossplay in the 70s?

    So of course Crossplay is popular now among gender nonconformists as an opportunity to dress as a character of the opposite sex. I've done it several times as various Disney Princesses and Princess Peach, and I hope to crossplay as more characters soon! As I mentioned in my 2023 bucket list I hope to cosplay Wonder Woman soon. Wonder Woman just happens to be one of the most popular characters to be crossplayed. 

    People have been wearing her costume for quite a while in fact, and I've found an example of a crossdresser wearing her costume all the way back in 1976! In October 1976 the Houston Motorcycle club or HMC threw a Military Ball welcoming of the gay community, where participants were encouraged to dress in 1940s themed military attire. By all accounts the ball was a smash hit, with quite a few attendees wearing great 40s themed outfits.

    In addition to the men wearing their 1940s clothing and uniforms, some of the men in attendance chose to come dressed as women. They all seemed to have a great time being out and about En Femme. The one in the women's military uniform in particular seemed to be a real riot!

    But the person that stood out the most to me by far was one of the men who actually came dressed as Wonder Woman! Wonder Woman was created in 1941 so the person wearing the costume was totally in line with the 1940s theme! The whole ensemble is there with the red corset, blue and white starred skirt, and the tiara! They are instantly recognizable as the Amazon warrior from Themyscira and seem to be having quite a bit of fun taking in all the attention!

    Almost 50 years later and Wonder Woman is still being cosplayed by people all over the world. She has become such popular character for gender nonconformists in particular because of her strong association with feminism, and inclusivity, also her costume is pretty darn awesome! In dedication to this cosplayer from the 1970s and since I don't yet have any pictures of myself as Wonder Woman, I've added some modern crossplays of her below so we can all see and enjoy the different times crossdresser's have brought Wonder Woman to life!

Cindy's Slip is Showing

    Our next story comes from Cindy and features slips, which you all know I am certainly a fan of! Published in 1979 Cindy tells the her true life account of a trip her and her wife took during which Cindy purely dressed as woman! Of course she struggles to stay modest and keep her slip from showing:

I go out maybe once or twice a year dressed. The last time my wife and I traveled to another town. "My wife is very understanding" I left town with a dress on, and no men's clothes at all, just woman's. The drive was about 130 miles one way. I don't think my heart never did beat a normal beat the hole trip.

 After arriving and getting a motel room I decided I wanted a coke. So I went to the machine in my dress and got one. On my way back to the room I ran into four maids. They walked by me like they couldn't tell I was really a man. I felt so good that one could tell I was really a man. 

That night I put on a real nice dress and we went out to dinner. My wife ordered for me and once again no-one noticed. By this time I was really felling good, so we went to a movie house. I went up to the window and bought two tickets and gave them to the door man. I was on cloud nine. We went in and sat down. I took off my coat and started to watch the movie. 

When I sat dowm it was my wife on my left and nobody on my right. About ten min. later two teenagers (boys) sat down next to me. To add to the problem I had on a semi short dress on. I froze dead still for a moment. I looked down at my legs and with my luck my slip was showing. I tried to with-out being noticed to pull my dress down a little to cover my slip up. The guy noticed me doing this, he turned to his friend and said; the girl next to me is pretty, and has nice looking legs. He managed to bump my leg with his hand and moved my dress so that my slip was once again showing. He said he was sorry, and I said nothing. I covered up my slip once again. 

After the movie we went back to the motel room. Then I decided to take a walk. As my luck would have it a man started to fallow me. He did his best to talk to me but I went into our motel room. I got undressed and removed my make-up and put on my nighty and went to bed. The next morning it was raining so we decided to go home early. I asked my wife to buy me some men's clothes. She said NO. So I put on my make-up and another dress. We packed the car and we were ready to go. 

My wife told me to drive, I started to drive when I noticed we had to have gas. I pulled into the gas station. The attendant came over to fill up our tank. He said fill-it , I nodded my head yes. He came over to wash our front window and he was staring at my legs. I looked down at my legs and my slip was showing again. 

After getting home my wife asked me if it was easy, I said: NO. But I learned its a full time job checking on your slip to make sure its not showing. 

    Well it sounds like Cindy certainly had a fun trip! Stressful, but fun! It's always a thrill to go out in public while dressed and to have the support of your wife is a great bonus. I also can't help but chuckle at all the times Cindy accidently showed of her slip, and the that boy trying to catch a glimpse of it in the theater ooh la la! Here are some examples of slips she may have been wearing!

And in dedication to Cindy's thrilling tale of showing slips here are some photos of me showing mine!

Crossdressing Comics

    I've also got a little bonus section for you; as I was combing through old magazines looking for images for this blog post I happened upon some old comics which made light of crossdressers. Some of them are both relatable and pretty humorous so I thought I would share them with you here. Looks like CDs sense of humor hasn't changed much in 50 years LOL.

    Hope you enjoyed another blast from the past! The 1970s were another pretty cool decade to explore all the different transgender, genderfluid, and crossdressing individuals from the decade. I also hope you found the three examples I chose to be insightful or interesting or at humorous. Obviously I'll be back for the 1980s, I'll just need a little while to do some research, and compile images. But anyway get ready for the amazing 80s coming soon! Also I couldn't possibly leave you without some more photos of myself, so here I am in one of my dresses that could maybe pass for sort of vaguely 70s if you squint really hard LOL.

-Carly

On the Hunt for Sheer Pantyhose!

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    So today I had some free time and thought to myself "gee it sure would be fun to wear some pantyhose while out and about". But as I've mentioned before I don't really have any pantyhose I'm satisfied with in terms of how sheer and well hidden they are. So I decided that today was the day to fix that situation! My favorite brand of Pantyhose is L'eggs, and I wanted to try a new style: L'eggs Silken Mist Ultra Sheer Leg. I've never tried this style before, and was hopeful that it would solve my problem of wearing pantyhose that are too noticeable. I do hope to one day work up the courage to wear pantyhose that are semi noticeable, but I'm not quite ready for that yet.

    I started my quest to find my new pantyhose at Walmart, since I needed to stop there anyway to pick up a few other things. I started off by looking for the ever elusive shopping basket, they never seem to have any available. I only needed a few small things so a whole shopping cart seemed like overkill. Of course there were no baskets to be found, so I pulled a shopping cart out from the line and made my way into the store. I started off by grabbing everything else I needed and then found my way to the women's clothing section. This Walmart has a pretty huge section for women's underwear so it was pretty tough for me to actually find the pantyhose. Finally I had found the shelf of pantyhose, and to no ones surprise it was totally unorganized and disheveled, with a bunch of open boxes. I don't know why but it seems like in every Walmart I go to it looks like a tornado blew threw their pantyhose shelf. Well I did my best to search through the disorganized mess but alas their were no Ultra Sheer Legs in both Nude and Size Q or Q+. While I can certainly fit into Q, I prefer the extra room of Q+, both for comfort and durability. Unfortunately I couldn't find either of those sizes in nude. Maybe they were hidden somewhere among the mess but I couldn't find them, even though I spent quite a bit of time looking. Onlookers were probably getting to become curious why I was spending so long rifling through the pantyhose shelves. So I eventually called it and moved on to my next store.

    After a quick google search I saw that target sells L'eggs pantyhose online so I drove down the road to try to find my quarry there. But to my surprise there were no L'eggs pantyhose to be found! So in frustration I whipped out my phone and searched again, and sure enough there they were on Target's website. However, upon closer inspection I discovered that they were an online only item, and were not sold in stores. Whoops my bad, can't be too mad at Target about that one, they clearly said it online. Well my second stop was a bust unfortunately, hopefully my third stop would be more successful! If nothing else at least I got to enjoy Target's massive wall of bras, very fun!

    My next stop was Walgreens and at this point I was getting frustrated and loosing hope. I slinked my way over to the pantyhose section and to my surprise there they were: a pair of  L'eggs Silken Mist Ultra Sheer Leg size Q, in Nude! I'd found them! Kinda. Like I said I prefer size Q+ over Q, and had I come so far only to settle? If nothing else I knew that this Walgreens had a pair that would work. So I gambled, I figured I would try one more store to see if I could find an Ultra Sheer Leg in size Q+. It was risky move I know, but I was feeling bold!

    My next and final stop was to be a CVS, and was located literally just outside of my apartment complex so if I struck out I was going home afterwards. I walked in and found what I thought to be the pantyhose section but to my surprise they had little to nothing! Just a few compression tights and that's it! "What the heck" I thought! I knew CVS sold L'eggs pantyhose, why was this one not selling them! But upon closer inspection of all the products for sale, they all seemed to be compression tights, or products to encourage blood flow. I was about to leave but it clicked for me that this was a section selling medical legwear accessories not legwear for fashion! My search was to go on there had to be L'eggs in here somewhere! 

    I kept wandering and boom there they were, those unmistakable little white L'eggs boxes. Like Walgreens they also had a pair of L'eggs Silken Mist Ultra Sheer Leg size Q, in Nude. Also like Walgreens there was no Q+ available but that's okay. I'd come all the way here, and I could settle for just Q. I picked up my box of pantyhose (which was really dusty, yuck) and headed to the register to check out. The Woman attendant made no comment about what I was buying and I was on my way, at long last pantyhose in hand!

    But after that long journey of 4 stops were they all that I was hoping they would be? I rushed up the stairs to my apartment and tried them on. As soon as I took them out of the box I immediately tell they were the smaller size Q but that's Okay, they'd still fit fine. So I slipped them on and OMG! They were nearly invisible! They were exactly what I was looking for, I could absolutely wear these in public and no one will notice!  My quest had been a massive success, and now I can begin having fun outings where I visibly wear pantyhose in public. To celebrate I walked out to my car wearing them to drop them off. I'm excited to say that I walked past a woman and her child and neither of them had their eyes drawn to my legs! 

Now that I have such a well concealed pair of pantyhose look forward to new public and pantyhosed blog posts soon!

-Carly

Quick Life Update

 Hello There,

    Hey friends, I just wanted to give you all a quick life update today! You may have noticed that I have decreased the amount of new posts that feature me doing new crossdressing things. Well that's because my life has been super busy recently, and I've found it hard to find time to dress. As I've mentioned in a previous post in my current living situation I am unable to freely dress as much as I used to. Additionally, I've recently found myself in a new relationship with a lovely girl, so spending time with her has eaten up a lot of my free time. Thankfully she is fully supportive of the fact that I am Genderfluid, and does not care if I dress around her. So come next year when I no longer live with my current roommate hopefully I'll be dressing a lot more frequently!

    In the meantime I've been trying to post other fun blog posts like my series on crossdressing in different decades (70s coming very very soon!), and some exciting secret princess related stuff in the near future. Despite of all that stuff, I'm going to keep trying to get some blog posts out there about myself, because I'm sure that's why most of you are here LOL. Either way thanks for enjoying the blog and stick around for more feminine fun!

-Carly

How do I Shop?

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       Today I wanted to talk one of the most common questions I get asked when talking to other Crossdressers and Transgirls online: How do I do my shopping? Strangely enough I feel like it's a skill like makeup, that takes a little bit of research, and a little bit of trial and error. I'd like to think I've picked up some tricks that make shopping for women's clothes as a guy a little bit easier. I should also mention that I like to shop on a budget. I feel that since I wear women's clothes pretty infrequently it's not worth spending huge amounts of money on them, especially because I don't exactly have plenty of disposable income. Before we get started however I should mention you really need to figure out your accurate clothing size before you start shopping, this will help make sure you buy clothes that will actually fit and that you won't have to annoyingly return. It makes shopping for yourself a lot easier, and will help you streamline the process!

Online Shopping

    Online retailers are an excellent option for Trans Women and Crossdressers as they avoid any potentially awkward interactions by shopping in person. Furthermore the increased selection and good prices make it extremely easy to expand your wardrobe on a budget. Now your first instinct might be to shop for clothes at one of those flashy Crossdresser specific stores online, but those products are extremely overpriced and much cheaper alternatives can be found elsewhere. While there's certainly a plethora of sites out there, you just can't go wrong with Amazon. Amazon just has everything you could possibly need Wigs, Makeup, Clothes, breastforms, you name it, its probably on there. 

    If you're like me you're a frugal shopper so I wanted to share my process for finding the cheapest price (non-scam) items as possible on Amazon. So when you sort a page by Price: Low to High, you'll get a bunch of items priced extremely cheaply anywhere from a cent to a dollar, but with these items, you'll pay a fortune on shipping and aren't actually the cheapest items. Using the following steps you should be able to find the actual best priced items on amazon:

1. Search your item

2. Check the box on the left side of the screen that says free shipping by Amazon/ Amazon Prime (This will both get rid of products with ridiculous shipping fees, and now show only products by non-scammer companies)

3. Sort by Price: Low to High, on the top right side of the screen

4. Next Filter by your Size on the left hand side of the screen (This is important! Some of the products shown may not have your size available, and because there are so many products available on Amazon there are too many to show you at once unless you filter by size)

5. Finally filter by the Maximum price you want to pay on the left hand side of the screen (similar to why it was important to filter by size it is also very important to filter by price, because there are so many items to show you amazon may omit some lower priced items in favor of higher ones, unless you filter them out)

6. Happy hunting! Further filtering might help you find exactly what you're looking for, but if you just like to browse and see what's cheap and available there will be hundreds of reasonably priced items now at your fingertips!

    So that's how I do most of my shopping on Amazon, just filtering by price and see what's cheap and available. Unless there's a specific item I want to buy, I try to make sure I buy things as cheaply as possible. Another online store I recommend shopping on is Shein. Their prices are usually very good and their variety of clothing is massive. Items tend to sell out pretty quick however so if you find something you really like don't wait more than a few months to buy it. Another website I like (that I'm sure you're all aware of) is Ebay. Ebay is a great option for more niche items that other stores might not have (like wedding or prom dresses). Additionally buying things used sometimes helps you save a few bucks. It can sometimes just be harder to gauge the clothing size of the item being sold, depending on how descriptive the seller is. 

In Store

  If you're looking for advice about how to shop in store en femme, you'll have to look elsewhere. I have yet to shop in girl mode in a store, and I'd imagine it won't be happening anytime soon. Personally I think shopping for women's clothes in guy mode can be awkward enough, I don't want to slap also being dressed in public on top of it. Inevitably when you shop as a guy you'll get some strange looks here and there,  I like to shop as though I'm shopping for a girlfriend, that way if anyone asks I have a quick answer I can give them. However if I can use the excuse that I'm shopping for my girlfriend in guy mode, there would be no doubt who I'd be shopping for if I was fully dressed. Maybe one day I'll buck up the courage to do it, but for now it's just not on my schedule.

   Understandably buying women's clothes in stores may be a little bit awkward, but it only has to be as uncomfortable as you want to make it. I know when I first started shopping in stores in guy mode, I would hide the girls clothes underneath everything else I was buying in my basket so no one would see. Now I don't really care that much, I'll put a hot pink bra on top of everything else in my basket, it's still a little awkward but whatever. All it takes is a little bit of confidence! None of the people that might see you buying the clothes are ever going to see you again, so what does it matter what their opinion is. Now if you're confident enough to try on women's clothes in store you're a bad ass, even I'm not that confident most of the time lol. 

    If you're like me and aren't quite brave enough for trying women's clothes on in a fitting room, I'd make sure you know your size before you go out. That way you can be in and out once you find your size. Additionally shopping in stores that have self checkout scanners are a great way to make a quick, interaction free exit. Of course if you're looking to avoid human interaction, there's other great tips like shopping late at night or far from where you live. If you also want to minimize your time in stores, you can also use store's websites to check if certain items you are looking for are in stock. This way you don't have to waste time looking for products that may not even be in stock.

    One last thing I wanted to touch on was which stores I personally enjoy shopping in for girls clothes. Walmart and Target are both great options because they have self checkouts, and because they offer a little bit of everything. Both stores offer underwear for fairly cheap so if you are a panty fan I highly recommend. I'm also a fan of second hand stores like Goodwill, they're a great option at finding clothes for super cheap. Not only are the products super cheap they're also a great opportunity to find shoes in large sizes and niche items like prom dresses and sometimes wedding dresses. Although being honest most of the times I've received some judgment for shopping in the women's section has been at Goodwills, so shop at your own peril! How could I wrap up talking about in store shopping without talking about Victoria's Secret? In every experience I've had shopping there the employees have been incredibly kind and helpful. It's a safe space and I recommend shopping there if you can afford it. I've even seen some people go so far as to get a bra fitting at VS! Like I said it's a safe non-judgmental space, so if you're brave enough go for it! Getting a bra fitting at VS is actually on my bucket list, hopefully someday I can make it happen!

So that's a quick overview of my experience shopping for women's clothing. I hope it was in some way helpful. Maybe I'll have to chronicle some in store shopping trips as blog posts, that might be fun. Until then happy shopping everyone!

-Carly

Dress Game by Asayris art!

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    I stumbled on a fun series of images by artist Asayris who does fantastic fashion illustrations. Of all the different art pieces Asayris has created my favorite is a series of illustrations showing alternate versions of the same outfit with slightly different styling. Each piece has four different versions, and gives the viewer the opportunity to choose their favorite. I figured for a bit of fun we'd go piece by piece and see how your fashion choices compare to mine!

Fantasy Dress:

First of all, what a beautiful style and color! For me personally I prefer option d. ( unsurprisingly since it's the "princess" style, I'm nothing if not consistent). Personally I think the bows on option c. distract from the beautiful cut of the dress. With the shoulder straps, the shoulder straps on c. feel a little too minimal, and on a. feel like a little too much, d. is just right!

Black Dress

So for this one I'm going with option c.  Of course these are all super beautiful I just like the silhouette option c. cuts, but unlike option d, it still leaves a little to imagination. 

Romantic Dress

Ok for our romantic dress, it's gotta be option c. for me. I'm probably projecting since I don't like showing my midriff. However I'm also a massive fan of V-necks so that drew me to this design also.

Purple Dresses

The differences in this one are subtle, but for me I think option d. is going to be my choice. Option c. is far too conservative of a neck line to be fun. As for the other 3, I think option d. is the best happy medium for the shoulders between having some exaggeration of none.

Black Tops Pt. 1

I am struggling on this one, both c. and d. are tied up for me. Ultimately I think I'm going with c. because of the simpler design on the stomach. By simplifying it it feels more like a top and less like a corset, not that there's anything wrong with that LOL.

Black Tops Pt. 2

Ok, a little bit more design diversity in this last one and it's a little bit easier for me this time, it's gotta be design b. for our final round. I love sleeves so I narrowed it down to b. and d., but I like the sleekness of b., I think it compliments the sheer sleeves well.

    Well there you have it everyone, how did your choices compare to mine? This was such a fun little game to play, and I hope you all enjoyed it too! Definitely go check out Asayris art, as a final showcase I'll add a few more of my favorite illustrations below!

-Carly