/r/transfashionadvice

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This is a community for trans people and anyone else to come together and discuss fashion. You can find tips, help others by answering questions, or just come and show off a good outfit.

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1) Be respectful of pronouns and how people identify. Transphobia of any kind will not be accepted.

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/r/transfashionadvice

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In desperate need of help for shopping for outfits online, possibly a stylist? I spent hours the last few days trying to make outfits (and take advantage of Black Friday deals) but to no avail

I am MTF - 27 years old 4 years hrt. 195 pounds - 5’10

I really wanted to take advantage of some of the Black Friday deals but I couldn’t bring myself to actually buy anything because I got very frustrated at the clothing I picked out. I feel like maybe it’s part due to my autistic traits. I struggle with finding clothing that’ll fit me right and look okay. I have pretty big shoulders/arms/hands so I get kind of scared about that. Along with being overweight so I can’t show my belly much or too much skin, though I’d kind of like to show my chest more.

I’m all over the place in terms of my style. I could really use help, maybe even if someone could pick out outfits for me. I was trying to shop on SHEIN because it’s cheap and I know I can return things quickly (even though they’re a bad company). I’d really like to redo my wardrobe because right now it’s looking pretty sad. I have a lot of pictures saved on Pinterest of outfits I like if I could do something similar.

Please dm me if you’re open to helping I can send pics of what I look like.

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2024/12/01
08:16 UTC

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Where the fuck do I find cute dresses

Where the fuck do I find cute dresses

So, I ordered a couple of dresses I loved online on TikTok and, unfortunately, they didn’t fit me. I am a bit larger, both height and build wise, and every place I look for dresses, I can’t find something that I like or find cute, even with styling. Are there any places that you all can think of that I can look for cute dresses since I am at a loss of where and am feeling kinda hopeless with it. The link is the dress that I like, and I like the blue plaid and the red one.

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYStffr2/

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYStyNqp/

14 Comments
2024/11/30
21:52 UTC

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Sweaters for my gf

Hey yall, I was hoping to get my girlfriend a couple sweaters for Christmas as she has talked about her lack of nicer clothes since transitioning. I was wondering if I could get some suggestions for comfy/flattering sweaters or blouses. Thank you in advance for any help 🙏🏽

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2024/11/30
18:34 UTC

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Good walking/working shoes?

My last pair of work shoes died on me last week, so now all I can wear for work are my high top converse, which aren't comfy to wear when I'm on my feet for 6-8 hours. I also have a trip coming up, and I'm gonna be spending 4 days walking around Chicago all day, so I really need to find something soon.

I'm hoping to find some comfortable shoes for working and walking around all day for relatively cheap. I'm hoping to spend around $60 or less, though if there's something really good for a bit more I could maybe spend a bit extra. They need to be black. I'm usually around a size 11.5 for most women's shoes. They don't need to be non slip or anything like that, just comfy enough to make being on my feet all day not feel so bad.

6 Comments
2024/11/30
10:57 UTC

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trying to get rid of thick hair right now

So, before I started hormone therapy, I was mostly into makeup, loved playing around with different lipsticks and all that. But then I looked at my arms and thought, ""Okay, this fuzz has gotta go."" My arms are, well, super fuzzy. I’ve tried laser and electrolysis, it's way too hurt for me and just made things worse, Left my skin irritated and burned, removing all the hair in one session is tough, and salon visits can get really pricey.

Between my electrolysis treatments, when the hair started growing back, the guy at the salon suggested I try the Ulike IPL device. He explained that if I stayed consistent with the sessions, Ulike could be a great complement to electrolysis, making hair removal more effective. Together, they might ensure I’d no longer have to deal with fuzzy hair.

Gotta say, my first try at ulike air 10 went pretty well. The sapphire cooling thing really helps; there was no burning or redness, which was a relief. It does get kind of loud on the higher settings though.

I've been using it for a month now, and it’s looking promising. If you’re curious, I’m happy to keep updating with photos and results as I go along.

6 Comments
2024/11/30
08:59 UTC

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Men’s pants are intimidating! Please help.

Hello, I’m 24NB and present pretty neutral to masc and want to present more masc and try out men’s pants but I’ve always worn high waisted pants and am not really sure even how to shop for men’s pants please help any and all advice welcome. For reference I’m 5’4” and have an apron belly.

11 Comments
2024/11/30
04:44 UTC

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Tucking tips

Hi everyone,

I’m going for my first ‘out’ trip, fully dressed up for a night away in Brighton. This will be my first time out in public dressed as a woman. At home I don’t try to do much with my meat and two veg as I’m not exactly hung like an ox, and it’s not really noticeable in the dresses I wear. However this hotel has a pool and so I have bought a one piece swimsuit. It has cups to hold my forms in place but does show a bit too much in the crotch. Can anyone recommend any reliable methods to conceal my male parts? Any good tutorials online?

10 Comments
2024/11/29
23:04 UTC

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Sweater and skirt

Hey peps, I have questions about wearing a sweater with a skirt.

So, I think that skirts look the best when one pushes the top into the skirt (so that the skirt is a layer above the top).

Do you think that also applies to sweaters?

I tried it but a sweater has such thick material that results in very big clothing folds and idk if that looks silly or good.

Furthermore, what do you do if you raise your arms a little higher and your top is pulled out a little from the skirt. Do you push it back in till it is stretched again?

18 Comments
2024/11/29
17:14 UTC

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where to get 48x28 mens jeans

please. please. google keeps giving me results for big and tall. wrong. i am big and small. do jean companies not know short fat dudes exist. tailoring jeans is so hard. help. posting here because this is my only account and i dont want to go on a general mens fashion sub because i have tdick pics on mg page and i'm Scared

10 Comments
2024/11/29
01:03 UTC

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Should I Thin My Eyebrows?

https://imgur.com/a/OQdFg0d

This is how they look after I get them threaded at a local salon. I feel like maybe thinner eyebrows might be more femme though?

5 Comments
2024/11/28
23:07 UTC

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Pants for short kings

Hello. I'm 5,3 and weigh around 103 pounds/46 kg. I am genderfluid and I am trying to find some bootcut jeans (mens jeans). I tried look at local malls and some sites, but the dont fit my measurements. My measurements, WAIST: 27 inch (68.6 cm), HIPS,34.5 inch (87.6 cm)

Does anyone have any recommendations on where I can find them? I have no idea how to tailor or know anyone who does know how to tailor?

sorry my English isn’t the best

3 Comments
2024/11/28
23:07 UTC

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Aside from Pepper, where would you recommend buying bras?

I'm 2 years on HRT. Up til now I've just worn bralettes, but I'd like to start wearing regular bras. My boobs are still a lot lighter up top then they are on the bottom so I'd probably need a demi cup to avoid gaps. I've heard people rave about Pepper bras but even on sale, they're so expensive. Does anyone have other stores they like to order bras from that are cheaper, but don't have cup gap issues?

33 Comments
2024/11/28
00:43 UTC

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Large/wide sized women's shoes

Hello, my daughter (29) has finally gained the confidence to start dressing in feminine styles and we are working on building her wardrobe. She's very fond of the goth/scene kid look from the early-mid '00s. Plus size fashion, while expensive, has gotten a little easier to find, but shoes are a real challenge.

According to the conversion rate I got from Google, she should be a size 12 wide. I can't seem to find anything over an 11 regular, let alone wide width.

Could someone please help me out with some suggestions for where to find cute large size/wide width goth shoes and boots (not high heels) that won't kill her or my wallet?

She needs something for everyday casual and dress casual.

31 Comments
2024/11/27
15:28 UTC

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MAC or Ulta Services

I think this falls under fashion which for this post is about makeup and since I’m trans I thought I’d seek some feedback if anyone has ever used Ulta or MAC’s makeup services, particularly as a trans person. I have a special even coming up and I thought I might splurge a bit and see if it was worth having my makeup professionally done by one of these companies services?

Looking for feedback on experiences if someone has them.

8 Comments
2024/11/27
13:58 UTC

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Cis spouse trying to help trans spouse shop

My partner is exploring being nonbinary. He currently hasn't chosen pronouns, so, at the time of posting this I'm using his assigned gender. Also want to preface, I'm an ally but definitely not an expert. I apologize in advance for any mistakes and appreciate being given the correct language.

My spouse asked me, cis woman, last night if I'd help him shop for skirts. Nothing flashy or over the top. He has a stereotypical male build (wide shoulders, narrow waist. Muscular)

My immediate that was an A line skirt. He's 5' 9", but has muscular legs. I know he plays a lot of online games with stereotypical anime fem characters. I myself am not skinny, or particularly fem, so I know a general sense of how to dress more fem. But, that's for a cis body.

If anyone has any input or resources on how to help him, I'd appreciate it. He's struggling a lot because he's had to hide it his whole life. The Trump election I think triggered him to become more open about it. He has a MAGAT dad so there's a lot of stress, plus just being nonbinary in general is stressful, as I've observed.

Personally, I love my spouse regardless of his gender identity. He's done too much for me. He's just an honest good human being. I don't want to lose him or make him feel unsupported.

Thank you again for any advice

9 Comments
2024/11/26
10:51 UTC

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Short feminine cuts?

Hello! I recently had FFS and unfortunately it led to a decent amount of temporary hair loss. I'm thinking about going short and growing it all out evenly. Any recommendations for short, feminine styles?

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2024/11/26
10:26 UTC

176

The boob problem

I wanna start presenting fem. It's been three years, and 5 months hrt, and I'm finally starting to not hate everything about my appearance.

Trouble is, I'm 230lb. Which I could live with, if I had the boobs to match. Which of course, I don't.

Is there anything I can do to either accentuate the small kinda-boobs I'm starting to get, or to minimize the stomach? I've also heard about breast forms, I'm not enthusiastic but would love to learn more

Edit: oh god I fucked up. I meant I'd been transitioning for three years, and I've been on HRT for five months. This post is probably past its peak interaction now, and most of the responses are (rightly) confused. Oh well, thanks anyway, I'm sure a lot of it is still useful

55 Comments
2024/11/24
20:31 UTC

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Affordable underwear?

Hello!

My wife just started estrogen and I’m trying to get a wardrobe together for her. She wants to be able to wear leggings and other cute things like that but doesn’t love to tuck- I’m sure there are underwear for people who don’t like to tuck but still want to not show anything- do you have any affordable suggestion?

Also do you suggest she wait to buy new jeans or just keep buying as her body changes- thank you!

34 Comments
2024/11/24
15:35 UTC

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Breastplates more saggy

Hey people, I have a breastplate but they look so fake, they are too round and standing upwards, not natural at all. Do you have advice how I can Get them more saggy?

9 Comments
2024/11/24
14:38 UTC

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Bodyshape wear recommend?

I have bought a few body shape over temu/shein, they are ok to wear short term with clothes that aren't too tight.

Lately I have been seeing ads from Heyshape and their bodysuit look super comfortable. I am wondering if anyone has recommendations on any good quality and comfortable bodyshape for wearing all day.

My size is 12/14, I have a bit of belly fat (35"-36") so my body is like straight and barely no curve. 😅

6 Comments
2024/11/24
11:09 UTC

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What clothes would be good for my body type?

I usually just aim to make my shoulders look as small as possible and make my waist seem as big as possible but thats just lead to me wearing a lot of oversized hoodies as of recent with cold weather.

It would be nice to get some ideas for what to wear in warm weather too though :)

Me: https://imgur.com/a/1BTvcjV

9 Comments
2024/11/24
08:45 UTC

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Advice for dressing alternative

So I’m a plus sized trans woman, and the problem I’m running into is that a lot of the punk/goth/alt clothes I want to wear shows a lot more skin than I really want to show, but the stuff that caters to plus sized girls like me are basically floral print bags with arm holes cut in them. I want to dress in black with skulls and ravens and rings and stuff but I’m self conscious about my stomach. Is there any advice you can give for dressing like the pop punk princess I’ve always been inside? ♥️🖤🥀🏳️‍⚧️

13 Comments
2024/11/24
01:16 UTC

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Head covering ideas

Hoping for some alternatives to hats. HRT is thankfully allowing me to grow back a lot of hair after AMAB MPB. I’m not ready for a wig yet. Are there any fashionable head covering alternatives (to a ball cap) for covering the bald?

8 Comments
2024/11/24
00:52 UTC

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Planing to go to a Renn fair wanted a rouge / warlock vibe

5 Comments
2024/11/23
23:52 UTC

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Best setting sprays?

I'm not trans, but I'm asking so I can get a gift for a friend ^^

One of my dear friends is MTF and just starting to get into makeup, and I wanted to get her a setting spray because the way she does her makeup results in foundation getting on a lot of things lol. She also has expressed frustration about the foundation not covering her facial hair as it grows back throughout the day too, so I was hoping to find a setting spray or powder to help with the longevity of the look that helps her be most comfortable!

Are there any good setting sprays/ products people have found that work for foundation covering shadow/stubble specifically and getting it to stay?

11 Comments
2024/11/23
13:22 UTC

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Just about to start HRT, I’m plus size. Any suggestions on transition type clothing while I transition from boy to girl? Like some androgynous looks?

24 Comments
2024/11/22
23:57 UTC

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Hide(ish) Body fat

Hi all,

I’ve just started experimenting with clothes, and want to wear things that are slightly revealing in the midriff sense. I am on the larger side when it comes to stomach fat and I still want to wear stuff like that without my fat ruining the look. I was wondering if anyone else knows of anything that can either hide it or try reduce it

Thanks

7 Comments
2024/11/22
21:28 UTC

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Looking to get an epilator

I'm looking at getting my first epilator and the 'Braun Silk-épil 9' has caught my attention.
Anyone who have tried this epilator and can give feedback on it?
There are several different versions of it with different heads and functions. My head spins thinking about which one to get.
It would be nice to be able to use it everywhere, including my face too. The flex-head which some of them have sounds nice too.
I'd really appeciate the help as I am looking to get one on Amazon during black friday. (doesn't have to be on discount)
Links are also appreciated :)

18 Comments
2024/11/22
02:29 UTC

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Advice on feminine clothing as a plus size person?

Hi! I'm terrible at finding reliable sites or stores for fem plus size clothing that's affordable, anyone have anywhere I'd be able to get things like dresses, skirts and other fem clothes? I must warn I have a large chest as I am afab but I am starting testosterone soon and I'm nonbinary and could really use some tips.

25 Comments
2024/11/21
19:58 UTC

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Please God Help Me

Hey all!

First time posting here and just to cut to the chase I have no sense of fashion or what looks good. My whole life my mom or my sister have been buying me clothes that they think I’d look good in and I always go with it, like pretty much everything they’ve suggested or got for me. While I’ve appreciated this, it means I have no idea what I would want, what looks good or anything like that, and that’s just all been men’s clothes.

I recently started looking for women’s clothes and I’m so lost. I don’t know the sizes, how to get measurements, the rules of what to wear with what, basically anything to do with women’s clothes, so I’m in desperate need for a place to start!

If it helps, I’m an XL for tops and my waist is a 35-6 for shorts/jeans!

Please help a fashion illiterate such as myself I greatly appreciate any and all input ❤️

15 Comments
2024/11/21
17:27 UTC

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