It's getting to be routine...I'm going out tonight, going to work in fact, dressed. It's the WMPG Fashion Show at Space Gallery in Portland, and I'm helping out. It a great opportunity to take my evolving femme look out into a receptive place in the "normally" gendered world.
What little anxiety I'm feeling is around my outfit...I'm going to a fashion show, after all. I want to look good, but still be a member of the audience, not trying to upstage the models. So, jeans, a tight euro-style stripy top that Ardis gave me, funky low-platform shoes which, when we were shopping at Goodwill, Christina assured me were hip, hair tied back with the totemic pink crochet hair-tie, and then I think slightly outrageous eye-shadow, mascara, and lipstick to go with the necessary beard-concealing powder. And fun jewelry...Deb gave me several nice pairs of earrings for my birthday, so one of those plus I don't know what else yet...scarf or not? I'll know in the moment...zen and the art of cross-dressing...
The children are with me tonight, so they're going to see me before I go and when I get back...they seem blase about it.
Oh, and various co-workers will be there...I didn't even think of that at first. Well, they'll just have to deal.
Maybe I'll see you there too...say hi! :-)
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