# How to be a cross-dresser? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 22, 2002, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-be-a-cross-dresser/138197 "2002-11-22T18:22:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![kimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f0a364/32.png) [@kimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kimera)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2002, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-be-a-cross-dresser/138197/41 "2002-11-24T21:48:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Walloon \* > \*\*Too many cross-dressers dress like their mothers or grandmothers, with fussy, matronly clothes, makeup and hair. It’s the rare cross-dresser who dresses like today’s women really do. \*\* you probably just can’t tell;) ---
**Author:** ![Boy\_Binkley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ab097/32.png) [@Boy\_Binkley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boy_Binkley)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-be-a-cross-dresser/138197/42 "2002-11-25T00:35:05Z")
Ohmyohmyohmyohmyohmy… Wish me luck!!! Details to follow if you’d like! Ohmyohmyohmyohmyohmy… ---
**Author:** ![Slainte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Slainte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slainte)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-be-a-cross-dresser/138197/43 "2002-11-25T02:38:56Z")
Good Luck! 🙂 (And you can’t leave us in suspense after all this build up) ---
**Author:** ![Boy\_Binkley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ab097/32.png) [@Boy\_Binkley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boy_Binkley)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-be-a-cross-dresser/138197/44 "2002-11-25T08:36:27Z")
Hot _damn_ I looked good! Well, maybe ‘good’ is not quite the right word. Hot damn I looked _AlotLessUglyThanIThoughtIWould_! Three thirty in the AM here, not going to take the time to post any details. But I am surprised what a little makeup and a LOT of shaving can accomplish. I think what made the real difference is the time, trouble and expense I went to to get some pretty striking clothes. Couple nice touches as well – I think the best thing I came up with was picking up a pack of Virginia Slims. Also cracked and forewent anonymity to talk to my neighbors about a few things – what a smart move. They are a long-term, fun gay couple. They helped with suggestions as to where to go and gave some extraordinary help – two things stand out and I’m not sure which was more important; they applied my makeup much _much_ better than I could ever have done on my own, and they gave me a ride to the restaurant. Great folks, seemed to have had a blast helping me, too. Always good to share the fun! Was an interesting night. Took a couple pics – they are… different, to say the least. Again, didn’t look good per se, but did arrive at AlotLessUglyThanIThoughtIWould. Some great suggestions and confidence-building comments here. **THANK YOU** , SDMB!!! BB, on his way back in from a smoke-break to type a quick paragraph 'O gratitude ---
**Author:** ![Gravity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gravity/32/14322_2.png) [@Gravity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gravity)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-be-a-cross-dresser/138197/45 "2002-11-27T19:28:06Z")
I’m glad that it went well for you, **Boy Binkley**! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-be-a-cross-dresser/138197.md?page=2)