Eve,

It is difficult to give advice about clothing appropriate for any particular body shape, but I would suggest you go shopping with a cisgender (born female) friend who is fashion savvy.  Have gone shopping with many of my MTF friends and am glad I was able to help them.  

Monica

What Monica recommended is how I learned how to choose apparel for my body type and was truly eye opening. In regards to hiding private parts, that was the worst as I would tuck to completely and I mean completely hide private parts so that I could wear skin tight leggings and nothing showed. Of course the price to pay was dealing with a moist body down there attempting to get everything back in place in ninety plus degrees was in many cases a real struggle but did persevere.  I never, ever wore makeup and still don't in any weather as it's more trouble then it's worth.   

Monica,

Thanks for your comments which I do agree with. For 99% of UK weather conditions I already have clothing tied up pretty much so far, I do go shopping sometimes with cis women and I really enjoy it, they are soooo enthusiastic showing me what they consider would suit me, especially whilst abroad, other times I shop on the internet. I also have a book entitled "what not to wear" by Trinny Woodall & Susannah Constantine (they had a show on BBC about make-overs) ISBN 0 297 84331 1. Unfortunately in extremely hot weather the need to not wear much, clashes with broad shoulders and no hips, there's no getting round it.

I have found that long line cardigan or edge to edge jackets work extremely well for me, as do tunic tops, longish tops that have a scoop neck or wrap over style tops that show that boobs are real and attract many eyes away from my less convincing parts, I avoid any padded shoulders, skin tight leggings are ok if wearing a tunic, if not then loose trousers, just above knee length skirts when wearing reasonably loose tops that are hip length and so on...........wedge sandals or block heeled sandals, ankle or knee boots depending on skirt or trouser types in the cooler weather.

Karen,

It was a steep learning curve, regarding clothing and many mistakes were made in my early in the closet days, leather mini skirts, over the knee boots, heavy over the top make-up etc, typical tranny tart clothing, which I suppose is what I have evolved from over the last 5-6 years. Of course to truly pass in real life experience, one has to dress as a cis woman does not as a tranny tart does, and also as a cis woman of my age does, not as a cis teenager! I never wear those sort of clothes now, even around the house...........because i'd look like a man in drag (in the UK aka tranny tart).

Apologies for any political incorrectness above.........

Having electrolysis can sometimes leave blemishes on my face that usually take 3 days or so to diminish, so make-up is required for me when I'm out and about. Trouble - yes it is, but unfortunately I need it.

Both,

This morning it is considerably cooler that the last couple of days, with temps forcast to be 23^o, cloudy and heavy showers / thunderstorms, this is from a weather front coming in off the lovely Atlantic Ocean.............I can cope with this LoL (I can also cope with higher temps if it's dry heat and there's a wind).

Cheers both,

Eve

Eve, concerning blemishes after your treatment, do they perform a cool down process after finishing working on you? Diet can affect this too along with hydrating or not.

Karen,

Yes my electrolysist does apply a cooling compound (some formula with Aloe vera I think) and then a special made for purpose tinted compound similar to a concealer. I don't get any where near as many blemishes now that I'm on the decapeptyl injection medication, no Testosterone to cause spots I suppose. But my face has raised areas (hives?) immediately around the empty hair folicles, for a day or so afterwards.

LoL. Diet & hydrating, yes I need to take my diet a lot more seriously and stop hydrating with so much Alcohol, correction stop alcohol altegether for a couple of months or so!

My electrologist uses a special roller then Aloe vera afterwards when I had my face done where I understood both needed to be done. In regards to hydration, I am not the best with this either but don't drink alcohol and do carry around water at work and keep a bottle in my car.