My Life-long Interest in Skirted Garments
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2004 10:57 am
Since I was a boy, I have taken an interest in skirted garments - although not necessarily for transgender reasons. I was curious about how it would feel to wear a dress - whether it would be more comfortable than trousers, or whether I would feel too exposed. But I was always too scared - and too "macho" - to find out.
My interest was further piqued when a male cousin my age went to school dressed as a girl one Halloween.
I first discovered the physical comfort of skirted garments during my early teens, when I tried on some of my mother's cotton dresses, which I found discarded in our basement. It was a time of stress, because my best friend had just died, and I had time alone at home after school, before other members of the family came home.
I began wearing dresses in private, whenever I had the chance, because they felt so much more comfortable than trousers. This was not a "transgender" thing for me. I did not like the idea of having to "crossdress" in order to wear a skirt. I felt ashamed of crossdressing. However, at that time, kilts were not an option for males in the United States, even if I had been able to buy one.
Much later, when I had my own apartment and was not yet married, I briefly tried to confront my "crossdressing" motivations by dressing fully in drag, just to see what would come of it. That is when I first created "Maggie." After doing this privately for a few months, my curiosity was satisfied.
I decided that crossdressing was a pointless exercise for me, and that I would much prefer being a man in a man's kilt. I proceeded to purchase my first kilt, and I have been wearing men's kilts, Utilikilts, and casual kilts ever since. I found them to be much more practical and comfortable than women's skirts and dresses - as well as being increasingly socially acceptable as menswear. Also, my wife is fully supportive of my kilt wearing.
My current interest in female impersonation began almost two years ago, during another stressful period, when I began privately experimenting with "Maggie" in front of my video camera. I was toying with the idea of eventually performing in drag for a church fund-raising event. I was truly surprised at how well I did on tape, so I kept practicing and perfecting my skill at convincingly portraying a woman.
Now I have performed as a woman in two church fund-raising events. My success at female impersonation also helped to launch my amateur acting career, leading to numerous male roles for the church theater group and in community theaters. I have also gotten to learn a lot about transgenderism, to understand the challenges TGs face, and to personally meet a variety of people in the TG community. It has been a broadening experience, on many levels.
http://members.aol.com/miscmg/maggie-dig54.jpg
My interest was further piqued when a male cousin my age went to school dressed as a girl one Halloween.
I first discovered the physical comfort of skirted garments during my early teens, when I tried on some of my mother's cotton dresses, which I found discarded in our basement. It was a time of stress, because my best friend had just died, and I had time alone at home after school, before other members of the family came home.
I began wearing dresses in private, whenever I had the chance, because they felt so much more comfortable than trousers. This was not a "transgender" thing for me. I did not like the idea of having to "crossdress" in order to wear a skirt. I felt ashamed of crossdressing. However, at that time, kilts were not an option for males in the United States, even if I had been able to buy one.
Much later, when I had my own apartment and was not yet married, I briefly tried to confront my "crossdressing" motivations by dressing fully in drag, just to see what would come of it. That is when I first created "Maggie." After doing this privately for a few months, my curiosity was satisfied.
I decided that crossdressing was a pointless exercise for me, and that I would much prefer being a man in a man's kilt. I proceeded to purchase my first kilt, and I have been wearing men's kilts, Utilikilts, and casual kilts ever since. I found them to be much more practical and comfortable than women's skirts and dresses - as well as being increasingly socially acceptable as menswear. Also, my wife is fully supportive of my kilt wearing.
My current interest in female impersonation began almost two years ago, during another stressful period, when I began privately experimenting with "Maggie" in front of my video camera. I was toying with the idea of eventually performing in drag for a church fund-raising event. I was truly surprised at how well I did on tape, so I kept practicing and perfecting my skill at convincingly portraying a woman.
Now I have performed as a woman in two church fund-raising events. My success at female impersonation also helped to launch my amateur acting career, leading to numerous male roles for the church theater group and in community theaters. I have also gotten to learn a lot about transgenderism, to understand the challenges TGs face, and to personally meet a variety of people in the TG community. It has been a broadening experience, on many levels.
http://members.aol.com/miscmg/maggie-dig54.jpg
