Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Cross-dressing Shopping For Beginners

Cross-dressing is a multi-level activity with many different avenues to explore. This User Guide is a summary of information downloaded from the internet and arranged for easy reference. This User Guide should not be use as a systematic manual like paint by numbers but should be used based on the your level of cross-dressing experience and knowledge.  Everyone's voyage into cross-dressing will be different.  If you have never cross-dressed then first read as much as you can on the basic subjects.  This User Guide would be a good place to start.  After reading this User Guide, if you have a question then you can do a search on the Internet and find more information on the subject. 
Some men will start cross-dressing by just wearing panty or panty hose.  This can be the first step because the cost is inexpensive and one can ware something feminism under their men cloths without anyone knowing.  If this is your interest then you can skip most of the topics and read about Nylons, Shopping and Legs & Body. For some men this is as far as they wish to go, other this is just something they do daily until have the privacy to do more.

Some men will fully dress but have facial hair and no make up.  They are said to be gender bender and not wanting to act or look like a woman.  For those of you can skip the shaving and makeup information and pick the subjects that interest you, high heal wigs and hair, and shopping.
For men that fully cross-dress and want to look like a woman, the subjects have been arranged in a logical order so you will most likely read from the beginning to the end.
In order to cross-dress you take a naked man and put panty, panty hose or other such female undergarments.  You could borrow them from your mother, sister, aunt, girl friend, wife, or the neighbor.  The problem would be the garments do not fit and you have a chance of being caught.  My recommendation would be to go out and buy something special for your self.  You are interested in dressing because it makes you feel good or feel special.  But if you have fantasies about your mother, sister, aunt, girl friend, wife for neighbor's undergarments then be careful, return the item and if they happened to get soiled, be nice and wash away any evident of your actions.
Many men do not shop for their wives or girl friend especially for the undergarments.  Therefore, to shop for them for you is out of the question.  If that is the case, you are missing some excitement.  You want to dress for excitement so why not start by shopping for yourself.  If you can go to a store out of town, the chance of someone you know seeing you would be reduced.  If you are seen, just pretend you are shopping for your wife or girlfriend.  How many times have we been asked to pick something up for them and everyone know that the man runs errors so no need to worry.
Go to a store that has a self-check out you are less likely to get looks from the cashier.  Matter of fact you would not get looks from the cashier anyway, they really do not care what you buy. When shopping in the woman's departments go there as if you know what you are doing.  It will be confusing at first so make sure you know your size and know the size charts. You want to purchase items that fit and if you are in a hurry, you will grab the wrong size panty hose or bra.  If you are just starting out finding cloths to wear this is not the time or place to try on an outfit.  Buy a size you think will fit; maybe a size larger and when you get home you can try them on all day long.
If a sales person asks you if you need help, say yes and ask for a size or color.  Honestly, they will think it is for the wife or girl friend and even if they suspect it is for you, so what.  Are they going to run around the store broadcasting a man in woman cloths wants a price check on the baby doll nightie. Remember the salesperson is there to make sales and it does not matter if you are male or female
When you pay, remember to bring cash, you do not want anyone to ask you why you charged $48 in Walmart or Penny's.
Once you have made a purchase and you are starting to collect your wardrobe you will have to find a safe place to put them.  I know one man kept his things in a couple of well-rapped garbage bags hidden in the woods near his house.  Another man has a place in the garage where the wife never goes.  However, believe me, no matter where you hide your stuff, someone will find it.  There is a risk in cross-dressing so be thoughtful and hid your tracks.  Best suggestion is to have a box that has 'Good Will' on it.  If the wife asks, you say that Joe from the office asked you to drop off the box and when you cleaned the car, you forgot to put the box back.  You can surf some of the cross-dressing forums for others that have a hiding place for their special thing.
If you cannot bring your self to shop in a store, then best to shop on line.  Just make sure you have a safe mailing address.  The safe mailing address could be a fellow CD, or you rent a private mailbox.  You can receive mail at your office and just tell every one it is a surprise for your wife.  However, when you buy on line there is a paper trail and if you use a credit card someone will want to know what the money was spent.  Some stores will accept money orders or Western Union but that can delay your purchase and delivery. 
If that does not work, you can go on line and try to find a admires or fellow CD that would purchase the items you want.  I just love it when a admires brought me red French cut lace panties and tells me to put them on and model for him.  One man gave me slip, bra, panties, stocking and told me to get sissy. I felt sexy and special because he gave me something sexy.  I did show him my appreciation.

It is suggest that you learn to get over any fears you having to shop for woman cloths.  You need to learn to go shopping so you can find a cloths that fits.  It helps to shop in person to make sure the color and style is what you meets your needs.  Start off going to the Goodwill store or a second hand clothing store where you can shop for less dollars. Most of the time the used clothing stores only have outer garments, dresses, skirts, blouses, shorts, pants, hand bags or other items.  You will have to find other stores for new shoes, stockings, panty, foundation garments, bra, slips and other woman undies.
Buy your wig on line or go to a wig store.  Most sales people will understand when you say you are buying the wig for yourself.  You can buy a wig in the month of October because of Halloween. You  can say that you need a wig for your costume.  You may not want to pay the cost of a real wig but invest in wig of the best quality you can afford.  I purchased my first one at Walmart in Oct where they had several wigs available.  My next wig was from a CD friendly clothing store; my last wig was from online.


I purchased my first pair of shoes from Pay Less, they have sizes 11, 12 and 13 but the selection is not very good.  My next pair was boots purchased from a CD friendly store, and the last pair was from on line.  Please remember four or 5-inch heels might look sexy but they are a pain to walk in and even after a few minutes, your feet will be screaming.  Go for comfort first then looks second.  You might want to build up your toes a little at a time start off with 3-inch heels then 4 inch then 5 inch heels.



Woman underwear can be purchase from any local department store, make sure it has a self-check out and you have cash.  Cheap stockings and panty hose you can purchase at your local pharmacy or drug store.   You can buy some of your makeup there also.  For your outer ware go to your used clothing store, wigs, any wig store, shoes, and discount shoe stores.  You should be able to buy a complete outfit for $150 if you shop correct.

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