By: Katie
Subject: Aesthetics - A man in a dress
When you notice a crossdresser in public is it the fact of how he is dressed that makes him stand out? Is it the fact that his clothes just don't suit him or are something a 'real' woman wouldn't normally wear in that setting?
Is it our sensibility to style and fitting in that is offended as opposed to the fact that it is a man in women's clothing?
How androgynous can someone be before they are classed a crossdresser?
Women clothes are designed and cut to be worn by women so they don't always look 'right' on men.
If a man was wearing a well fitted dress that flattered him and didn't make him stand out from the crowd would that be more acceptable?
A lot of crossdressers spend of lot of time worrying about 'passing'. They try and get the look right and maybe in some cases they do and nobody actually notices they are a man. The 'Is that a man or not question'.
It's just a thought but is it the fact some crossdressers actually look crap as a woman that makes crossdressing something to be ridiculed and scorned upon?