I have been given details of a friendly dress shop situated in Candlers Ford. The shop will be opened until late on the 1st Thursday of every month for us girls to browse and shop. The following is an exert from a mail reply I received from Debbie the owner;

' Yes I will be opening for you on the first Thursday eve of the month. I sell clothes ranging from Marks and Spencer, next to Jaeger to Versace at times. Clothes are priced on their own merit, i.e. where they come from their original value, skirts in Per Una are around £45 to £75 in store and usually would be between £18/24 in the shop. shoes rarely go above £25 for Russell and Bromley. Hand bags, Russell and Bromley and LV go for a lot more than Phase Eight or Tula get my drift??

I also hold a diploma in theatrical and media make up am a nail tech and hairdresser.

I do hold ball gowns, bit low at the mo but I know you have the Pink Ball coming up....Glamour make up packages available for you '

I get the feeling it's more a clothing agency than a charity shop but it could be worth checking out at some point soon.

I went shopping in London last week, first to "What Katie Did" for some shapeware and the "Viviens of Holloway" for a dress.

I was not dressed it was just me as a guy.

This was the first time I have ever been shopping admitting to the assistants that the clothes were for me, normally stuff is mail ordered or bought in a department store where it is taken from the rask and paid for at the counter. BUT not only that I tried them on in the shop and had direct help from the assistants as well.

I went to "What Katie Did" first thing in the morning so it was just me and the shop assistant and I was made very welcome. I tried in the underwear and the assistant gave me her opinion if it fitted well as she had to help me do up the bra.

By the time I got to the dress shop it was later and more customers in the shop, I offered to come back later but they said if I was comfortable with it was OK. Again I was made very welcome and the assistants helped me dress. By the time I had the outfit on I thought it would be me in the changing room and the assistant telling me it was OK. But they suggested I come out and look in the mirror which is basically in the middle of the shop outside the the changing rooms.
And I did, so I am there, as a guy wearing a dress, looking at myself in the mirror with other shoppers telling me I look good.

I left that shop on such a high, even writing this brings it back and I feel so good. Doing something like that is not me but I did it and now I feel I can do anything.

I have added a pic here, thats what I had on in the shop except I just had bare legs and no shoes.

Having mailed Deborah once again, I have had another reply which I must say has been quite prompt once again. Deborah has said her catering and opening for us girls to shop privately is something of a new venture for her and so is actually looking at becoming flexible regards her openings for us girls. Mondays the shop is closed but any other evening an appointment can be made to visit.

All I would ask is any girls who make an appointment, please honour that appointment and respect Deborah. I'm sure you all would but we have to remember this is a new service Deborah is kindly offering us girls and any girl not behaving appropriately could well affect how Deborah view's the t-girl community.

Just realised I never mentioned the shop name in the first post.

Le Boudoir

10 the Precinct,
Winchester Road,
Chandlers Ford,
Hants.

To make an appointment please call;
Tel: 07786 446670

Fantastic experience Suzi, though I'm sure you must have felt a little odd

Nice to hear you were treated respectfully and well by not only the assistants but also fellow shoppers.

Suzie a very nice story and it great to see that people were very supportive of you. how empowering it is to receive positive comments especially from a group of strangers.
Great picture a flattering dress giving you a very feminine figure i trust you are wearing stockings young ladyx

well done you
Sindyx

The thing was I did not feel odd / embarresed / akward at all. Before I went I had accepted I would be standing there in underwear / dress with the assistant helping me but was not actually comfortable with it but over the last couple of months I have been chatting to someone and I have come to realise that my crossdressing is part of me. Its not something I role-play at, I dont get into "Suzy" mode to dress up, it is there all the time, it is my real life and it is nothing to be ashamed off.

When I was in the underwear shop first I had on this with the assistant helping me with the bra and I felt totally comfortable, and that was the first time I had ever done anything like that. Also the assistant had a sexy french accent - maybe that helped a bit

Then in the dress shop I did start with just poking my head out of the changing room when I wanted help, then opening the curtain more and when I did come out of the changing room when the assistant offered, I just did it, it felt so right. The thing is doing something like that is really not me I am quite a shy and self concious person but now with the way I feel I can do anything.

I had emailed the shops before asking if they catered with TVs and the underwear shop suggesting coming first thing in the morning midweek so it was quiet and they could give me there full attention but the dress shop did not really give a preference.

I even have the picture above on my phone. I need to get some shoes to go with the dress (thinking of red strappy sandels) and if I am in the shop looking and an assistant asks then I will say they are for me and show the picture of the outfit to indicate what it has to go with. I wont deliberately ask the assisant but if I am asked then I am fine with that.

I really feel so liberated now, and everytime I think about it or write about it I feel so good inside.

And yes I did have stockings on in the above picture but I need to get shorter ones, the suspender clips on the girdle are lower than a normal suspender belt so need shorter stocking so the stay up '"tight" and don't wrinkle.

Suzie
well done again, a big step and one you seem to have taken in your stride..
Lucky you many of us are just dressing for the feeling of sexiness and sluttyness you on the other hand are totally embrassing your enfemme side. i envy you xxxxx glad to hear you were wearing stockings have you pictures? red strappy shoes would be great with that dress, but as the old adage goes red shoes no knickers!!!
Suzie take care and plenty of girl power to youx
love and best wishes
Ivana now Sindyx

I still only dress once in a while becaue it does make me feel sexy and I want to keep that feeling.

But now I just have a whole new outlook on life and it is so liberating.

I have put a bit more about me here since it is starting to go off topic.