Andrea's Diary (Part 15)
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Transgender Life
Once again - many thanks for all your letters and emails with comments. Some of you were very quick off the mark - with emails the day after Diary No.14 was published. Needless to say - keep your comments coming - (You know the address by now : andmiz@tiscali.co.uk ).
Clothes for us "Girls" & The London Edge Fashion Fair.
Following on from my last Diary - about getting out and about (in heels as well) - I thought I would tell you more about the Fashion Fair and the traders/designers I met. Before I do - I'm sure you have all faced the dilemma about buying your clothes - questions about where do I go, what sizes, will they suit me? All spring to mind.
Clearly shops like Transformation - you know will be totally dedicated to achieving for you a suitable addition to your wardrobe. But if - you're like me where your sizes border upon normal woman's clothing sizes - you will be tempted to try out mainstream fashion. So what's available - well it really comes down to two lines of approach:-
If you're not up to going into a shop (dressed or as your male self) then there are some good universal catalogue shops around. Argos Additions is one I have used on a number of occasions. It's discreet - you can pick up a package from the shop if necessary. It's main disadvantage is until you have tried the clothes on - you can never be sure of size, fit and whether it suits you. However it is very easy to return goods that don't suit you.
The other way is to simply go into a shop whether it's for you or a "present" - your money is as equally welcome. Major chain stores usually have a return policy - but you may find that this is in the form of a credit note. This way of buying only really works if you know your sizes, or you go dressed and try things on!
So what about sizes - most of us probably have a feel for sizes that suit us - usually based upon clothes we have so far - and there are many conversion charts in catalogues and diaries that can help. It's never as straight forward as that though - as different manufacturers (let alone different countries) all have slightly different interpretation.
I have found that as far as UK sizes - I can vary in skirt sizes from 10 to 14 (although I aim for a 10 or 12 inch makes I'm familiar with) to size 16 to 18 tops/blouse and a size 14 to 16 dress! Luckily for me I'm ok for a size 8 shoe.
With all this in mind - I was fortunate enough to visit the fashion fair - expecting to find glamorous twig like - size 8/10 models abound. But it's not all like that - the real world has kicked in for designers and retailers, and to their credit sizes that would suit many "girls" are now widely available. So what did the Fair have to offer us? Well mainly a guide to trends in fashion that we could expect to see on the high street and clubs during the course of the year.
The key themes being, corduroy, tartan, and fake fur. So leading on from Diary No.14 where i explained about being made up at Transformation, my Taxi ride to the Commonwealth Institute, 6" heels meeting up with my photographer - Don, we signed in as intrepid "reporters" for the Tranny Scene!
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