In a pink EGL dress!

[stormdog]

For cmcmck, sabotabby, and other interested (including myself, because I think I look adorable and love seeing this photo!), one of the pictures of me from yesterday!

One of the problems with the dress was that it didn't close correctly in back, so the black cami-like thing I'm wearing under it shows. If Erik manages to disassemble this one and make a better version for me, we'll fix that!

I love bell sleeves like this *so much*! Everything should have bell sleeves. Bell sleeves for everyone!! *giggles*

Why does it look like I have facial hair in this photo? I'm clean shaven; must be something unfortunately placed in the background.

Comments

[cmcmck]

It's the shadow of the umbrella I think although clean shaven is never that clean (says she who underwent something like five hundred hours of electrolysis over four years back in the day- that's what I got for them making me wait until eighteen for hormone treatment).

There are shadow cover make ups available although they tend to be on the heavy side.

Bell sleeves are fine until they get in your dinner...........

[stormdog]

I've really been thinking about electrolysis off and on as I realize I'm feeling more and more on the feminine side. So expensive though; I don't know if/when I'll be able to afford it.

[cmcmck]

Laser is cheaper, but not as permanent- be absolutely sure before you go down the electrolysis road.

And yes, it IS painful- I'd be lying if I told you other.

[sabotabby]

Thank you for indulging me! You look so pretty! I love that dress and those sandals.

[stormdog]

Thank you! *bounces* I was happy to! I really love this photo of me.

[basefinder]

Just don't work under the hood of your car with bell sleeves. Safety hazard! :-O

Me, I get my cuffs in my food often enough with a dress shirt. I'd have to wring out bell sleeves after each meal. :-)

[stormdog]

Yeah, they're not the most practical things. But so cute!

[acelightning]

Bell sleeves are also awkward when I'm cooking, and I did once manage to scorch the edge of one sleeve in the gas flame.

[acelightning]

It looks to me as if it's a lock of your long hair hanging by your neck that makes it look as if you have visible facial hair.

I have to take exception about bell sleeves. I wound up with a lot of tops that have them, and I find them superlatively annoying. The flop over my hands and get in my way when I'm trying to work (anything from cooking to auto repair to using the computer keyboard), and they won't roll up neatly out of the way like normal sleeves. (I don't dress femme - not hard butch, either, just pants and shirts of various types, like in this weather I'm usually wearing leggings and a t-shirt. But I don't wear skirts or dresses or ruffles or lace.) You manage to wear feminine styles very gracefully. You might like the styles from Holy Clothing, which come in a wide range of sizes, and feature a lot of bell sleeves ;-)

[stormdog]

Ah, that could be it!

I can certainly see bell sleeves being a problem when trying to do, well, anything practical. *grins*

Thanks for the recommendation! I'll check Holy Clothing out!

[acelightning]

Holy Clothing has a lot of very dramatic styles - they describe themselves as "boho renfaire hippie goth witchy romantic gypsy clothing". Almost everything they sell is made of rayon, and I was surprised to discover just how comfortable a fabric rayon is.

[cmcmck]

Icon love! :oD

[acelightning]

I don't remember where I stole it from... ;-)