Lyle

[clevermanka]

So here's how I spent Columbus Day at KCRF. See this post's user icon for contrast.

Here I am, primping my pomp for the camera.


Again.


With Ladyhawk before heading out to mess with the performers. And get more beer.


With Juliet, whose shock was only second to that of the Queen's. See how close my hand is to her boob? I'm so smooth.


With the Queen. This little exchange was absolutely priceless. I wish I had a photo of her face when she first saw me. But she put on a good face for this photo.


Unfortunately, that's all the good pictures. We were all too drunk to hold the camera steady, so most of the photos are blurry and out of focus. Boo.

My thoughts on dressing in drag:
I thought I looked really good as a boy. Or as good as a woman with markedly feminine facial features could look. I loved the second looks and double-takes, especially when those came from people I know well.

Binding is infinitely more restrictive than a corset or a bodice. I was wrapped with three ace bandages and duct tape from my armpits to my hips. Not. Comfortable.

I'm glad I stopped waxing my facial hair. It made the mustache and beard effect really easy. Yes, that's my facial hair, folks. Just enhanced with mascara.

Overall, I enjoyed the experience a lot more than I thought I would. I've always liked the idea of being sexually ambiguous, but I never thought I could pull it off since I'm so girly (facially and figure-wise). I can't imagine trying to pass--I'm just not willing to put in the effort to learn to walk the walk (literally). But I can see the appeal of doing this occasionally.

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/_luaineach/]

This. Freaks. Me. The. Fuck. Out.

Awesome!!

[renniemom.livejournal.com]

I'll admit to a double take followed by a "how the hell do I interact with this person?" moment. Caught me totally off guard.

Well done!

[amjhawk.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow.

I'm not sure how I feel about that, but I definitely feel something.

[zerself.livejournal.com]

Very smooth indeed.

And ACE wrap and duct tape is the devil.

So sorry I missed it, but I'm glad that all of you had a good time being drunk and raucous and such.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Crazy, innit? Especially since I started with someone who usually looks like this:

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

You interact with this person like you would any other human being. =)

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I got that reaction from a lot of the guys out there. Lots of "I don't know that I feel comfortable with the fact that I still find you sexy."

Ah, nothing like a good shot of gender-questioning and sexual ambiguity to shake up people's sexuality. It's good for y'all.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Smooooooth! And yes, I was SO sorry that you and closer_to_fine couldn't see Lyle in person. I was particularly sad about that when I saw you on Sunday. =(

[renniemom.livejournal.com]

I know that ;-). It wasn't the androgyny that threw me. It wasn't like meeting someone for the first time, but it wasn't like interacting with chernobylred, either.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

=D Interesting! I guess you've never been around me when I'm drunk, because really, that was pretty much 100% me, there. Just, you know--tispy as all get out and all boy-ed up.

[grnvixen.livejournal.com]

Oh Wow! Sorry I missed this.

I've done the ace bandage thing before too, when doing children's theater in college. Not fun when they slip when you are on stage :).

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I used a folded tea towel over my middle to fill in my waistline. How did you do it?

[adammaker.livejournal.com]

You look damn-fine in either mode.
-
The pomp makes me think of dancing.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Dancing!

DOOD 'cuz yer HAWT

[lightonthesill.livejournal.com]

both ways. ;) Sorry I missed Lyle in person. ::mwah::

[curieuse.livejournal.com]

wow!

[medousamedea.livejournal.com]

You make a hot dude!

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

She looks like she would so completely fit in a gay bar somewhere, wouldn't you say?

What a great costume!

[grnvixen.livejournal.com]

All we were worried about was getting the girls mashed down. The show was The Emperor's New Clothes so a baggy chinese tunic took care of the waist/hip thing. And it was for kids. Took 3 aces to do the job. Boy was I barrel chested :)! Only time I dyed my hair black too. One old friend almost didn't recognize me.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Thank you! And thanks for your help with the prep work pulling all the pieces together. And for the hat. =D

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

OK, seriously? There is no higher compliment.

*bows*

Thank you, sir.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Think I could get a hawt photo shoot with little slackbrother j? =D

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Aw! Thanks, hon!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Freakish, isn't it? I'm thinking of recreating Lyle for Halloween at the office. Can't wait to see those reactions. =D

[starstraf.livejournal.com]

Goodjob - yeah that mascara trick is amazingly effective
FYI - binding shirts or compression shirts are a much more comfortable way to bind if you think of doing this again - info here http://www.ftmguide.org/binding.html#compression

I went to a Halloween party once where everyone had met me and only about 10% of the people recognized me.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

It looks like those compression shirts are designed for men with small breast development. Would they work on a woman with well-developed and still firm DDs? I don't know how you'd get enough compression to get my breasts to squish down under a shirt. As it was, we had to wrap that bandage HELLA tight. Twice.

[starstraf.livejournal.com]

I know some large breasted FtM's and they like the compression shirts, but dont' know how large breasted - I could put you in touch with some folks

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

At this point, no. I don't know that I'm willing to drop the $30+ on something I'm only going to wear a couple times.

Thank you, though!

[solan-t.livejournal.com]

I am not sure I would have recognized you....


:O


Excellent job.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

=D

Thank you!

[chronovore.livejournal.com]

buh~boing!

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

Lyle? Even the name is hawt!!

Sorry I couldn't take off work to see this. Let us know when Lyle comes out again ;)

I think the most fun I ever had cross-dressed was when Master Sue showed me how to pack. The reactions to *that* are a definite curiosity.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I can't take credit for the name--that was nottygypsy. I spent all this time prepping and putting stuff on...when I got out there, someone asked what I wanted to be called, and I went "....uhhh..."

=b

Thanks, Notty, for the hot name.