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Unraveling Michelle Screening
Jenna Elizabeth Taylor September 7th, 2008 10:47 pm MDTLocal film maker Michelle Farrell will be screening her homegrown documentary at the Local film maker Michelle Farrell will be screening her homegrown documentary at theNew York International Independent Film and Video Festival OPENING NIGHT THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 18th - Unraveling Michelle Screening Saturday 4pm. The OPENING NIGHT PARTY and art/film market at MANSION ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH brings participating filmmakers, producers and artists together. Designed as an "open-air" market, the whole spectrum of the film, art and entertainment industry will be invited to attend thus creating a valuable opportunity for NYIIFVF and NYIAF participants to promote their projects and network with relevant industry professionals. Details: MANSION 530 W. 28TH STREET BETWEEN 10TH AND 11TH AVENUE 6PM-MIDNIGHT, Strict dress code: NO T-SHIRTS, JERSEYS, SWEATS, SNEAKERS AND BASEBALL HATS 21 and over only. No Exceptions http://www.nyfilmvideo.com/2008/ny-fall-2008/presrelease/opening-night.htm AFTER-PARTIES: Each night the festival will host after-parties at some of the best venues in New York. A list of our after-parties will be posted on www.nyfilmvideo.com and will also be listed in the program. We are doing our very best to get everyone in for free but venues marked with *** in the program schedule do have a reputation for being very trendy and upscale. We are also guests of the club. You must dress appropriately. NO T-SHIRTS, SNEAKERS, JERSEYS, BASEBALL HATS, BAGGY JEANS, SWEATS, ETC. ALL AFTER-PARTIES ARE FOR 21 AND OVER ONLY. NO EXCEPTIONS. PLEASE KEEP YOUR VIP PASS ON YOU AT ALL TIMES AT THE AFTER-PARTIES. Please email Annalisa San Juan at annalisa@itndistribution.com if you have any questions regarding the after-parties. REMEMBER, for 12 dollars(advance ticket) you get a movie and a party. Unraveling Michelle will be screened on Saturday 9/20 at 4pm. I hope that you can come up to support our documentary.[Comment on this post]
New Book Now On Sale
Carollyn Faith Olson May 17th, 2008 1:19 pm MDTTG Short Stories by Carollyn Olson& Friends
Dear Ladies -- If you liked my first book "Deception", then you will enjoy the newest collection of "TG Short Stories."
Vanity Club sister Stephanie Marie and I, along with dear friend Silke Loretta-Martin, have compiled three stories in to one book and it is NOW ON SALE.
The three stories are: "You've Got Male," by Carollyn; "Loving Change" by Stephanie and "Third Kiss" by Silke.
The 90-plus page book is available, including mailing cost, for $12 (US for regular mail); $15 (US for Priority Mail) and $18 (US for International mail). For an ADDITIONAL $5 I WILL INCLUDE A COPY OF "DECEPTION."
To order, send cash, check or money order to: Carollyn Olson, PO Box 1241, Loomis, CA 95650.
For further information, drop me a note at carollynolson@yahoo.com
Thanks and Love, CC
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New Book Now On Sale
Carollyn Faith Olson May 16th, 2008 3:28 pm MDTThis is a test of the system.
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New Book Now On Sale
Carollyn Faith Olson May 16th, 2008 3:03 pm MDTTG Short Stories by Carollyn Olson & Friends
Dear Ladies -- If you liked my book "Deception" who will enjoy the newest book entitled "TG Short Stories."
Vanity Club sister Stephanie Marie and I, along with another dear friend Silke Loretta-Martin, have combined three short stories into one book. It is now ON SALE.
The stories are titled: "You've Got Male" by Carollyn; "Loving Change" by Stephanie and "Third Kiss" by Silke.
The book is available, including postage, for $12 (US regular mail); $15 (US Priority Mail) and $18 (international mail). For an extra $5 you can also receive "Deception."
Send cash, check or money order to: Carollyn Olson, PO Box 1241, Loomis, CA 95650.
If you have any questions write me: carollynolson@yahoo.com.
Thanks and enjoy, Love, CC (May 2007 URNA Lady of the Month)
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New Book Is Published
Carollyn Faith Olson May 16th, 2008 12:52 pm MDTTG Short Stories by Carollyn Olson & Friends
Dear Friends -- If you liked my book "Deception," then I'm sure you will enjoy my newest book "TG Short Stories."
Vanity Club sister Stephanie Marie and I, along with my friend Silke Loretta-Martin, have combined three short stories into one 90-plus page book. And, it is now available.
The stories are: "You've Got Male," by Carollyn; "Loving Change" by Stephanie, and "Third Kiss" by Silke.
The book is available, including postage, for $12 (US regular mail), $15 (US Priority Mail) and $18 (International Mail). I will also throw in a copy of "Deception" for an additional $5.
To order send cash, check or money order to: Carollyn Olson, PO Box 1241, Loomis, CA 95650.
If you have any questions, write me at: carollynolson@yahoo.com.
Thanks and Love, CC (May 2007 URNA Lady of the Month)
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New Book Is Published
Carollyn Faith Olson May 16th, 2008 12:24 pm MDTTG Short Stories by Carollyn Olson & Friends
Dear Friends -- If you liked my book "Deception," you'll like the newest book entitled "TG Short Stories."
Vanity Club sister Stephanie Marie and I, along with my friend Silke Loretta-Martin, have combined three short stories into one book. And, it's now available for sale.
The stories are: "You've Got Male" by Carollyn Olson, "Loving Change" by Stephanie Marie and "Third Kiss" by Silke. Each story is unique and full of twists, turns and fun.
The book is available, including postage, for $12 (US regular mail) $15 (Priority Mail) and $18 (International Mail). For an extra $5 I will include a copy of "Deception."
To order send cash, check or money order to: Carollyn Olson, PO Box 1241, Loomis, CA 95650.
If you have any questions, please drop me a note: carollynolson@yahoo.com.
Love, CC (May 2007 URNA Lady of the Month)
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Discounts for the Fantasia Fair conference
Jamie Dailey February 24th, 2008 8:29 pm MSTIf anyone is considering going to this year's Fantasia Fair conference in October, you may want to register before March 1st. As of March, the early registration discount will no longer be available.
If you are not familiar with Fantasia Fair, it is a week-long event held in Provincetown, MA. It is more than just a conference and more than a vacation. Like most other conferences, there are workshops during the day. In recent years, workshops have been presented that deal with such topics as developing a feminine voice, makeup application, hair removal, facial feminization surgery, burlesque dancing, sex and relationships, and of course, gender theory. Each evening is some social event such as formal banquets, a fashion show, drag show, or concert. But what sets Fantasia Fair apart from other conferences is that it is not held in a single hotel. Instead, workshops and events are held at different locations throughout the tourism district of Provincetown. The town is a big part of the special feeling people get from attending.
The villiage of Provincetown is well known as a GLBT Mecca and much of the town's ecomony is centered around tourism, so the townfolk are very serious about making sure that everyone feels safe and comfortable. You can walk down the streets of Provincetown en femme and no one will treat you with anything other than respect and courtesy. You can go shopping or get a massage or get your nails done dressed however you wish.
Unlike most other conferences, there are no "vendors" at Fantasia fair. Instead, the business of Provincetown are the Fair's vendors. Since we bring to town a significant amount of people each year, the local business give special discounts to Fair goers. These discounts, on top of the end-of-season sales, makes Provincetown a real bargain.
But one of the best things about Fantasia Fair is the people it attracts. Not just the world-class experts who give the workshops, but all of the people who every year make the trip to this villiage. Many of these people are wives and significant others. Each year, there are workshops for significant others and partners as well as for couples. The friendly environment of Provincetown and the Fair give you lots of time to meet other couples and individuals in T-partnered relationships, to share stories and insights, to become part of a community. The Fair organizers have long understood the value of the Fair to couples, and how much the presence of partners adds to the Fair. To encourage couples to come to FanFair, there is a generous discount for SO registration.
A large portion of the planning for each year's Fair is done in the late winter and early spring and the larger the numbers that can be guarenteed the better the deals that can be struck when making the arrangements for the Fair. The Fair organizers pass on these discounts to those who can register early. To take advantage of these discounts, make sure that you register before March 1st.
If you are not 100% sure if you can make it to this event, you can register now and get nearly a full refund if later on you have to cancel. Check out the Fantasia Fair website for details on the refund policy. The Fantasia Fair website is at http://www.fantasiafair.org.
I can't wait to see all of you in Provincetown this October!
Hugs,
Jamie
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RIP - Jahna Steele, 1958-2008
Gini Marie Macrae February 10th, 2008 11:15 am MST[1 comment]
Where Do YOU Live??? I'm In San Diego, CA!!!
Gini Marie Macrae February 10th, 2008 10:03 am MST[3 comments]
Auto Erotica OR Sex For One!
Gini Marie Macrae February 9th, 2008 10:49 pm MSTSo... I've been reading some blog/journal entries and some message board posts dealing with the issue of "sex by yourself" or "the M word" or whatever you want to call it! Seems it BOTHERS quite a few --even some accepting-- GGs that more than a few of us "wanna be" girls resort to auto-erotica or "sex for one" as part of our feminine experience. It's not that I ALWAYS do it, but when I'm wearing my incredibly sensuous layered pink negligee, I find myself thinking "I wanna be f*cked... I want to have my body caressed while it's bathed in nylon tricot... I wanna be warm and wet between my legs!" Well, the simple facts of reality are that my SO would NEVER want to be with me when I'm "dressed for sex" and the only way for me to experience something remotely resembling what a GG might feel is to have sex by myself. I have no problems with a GG --dressed similarly-- treating herself to "sex for one" to the point of climax. After all, there's a REASON my negligee feels SO DIFFERENT than --say-- an old cotton nightshirt! But the only thing I know --as a GB-- is that my "real anatomy" dictates that it has to be "different for boys" than it is for girls. The closest I can get to experiencing the desire to "be f*cked" is to enjoy "sex for one" the only way I know.[Comment on this post]
My friend Brielle's as old as dirt...
Jenna Elizabeth Taylor January 2nd, 2008 10:06 pm MSTI wanted to let ALL of my URNA friends know, the Brielle Echo Whitney is offically an AARP card carrying member as we speak! She passed everso graceouslessly into geriatical care under the watchful eye of her wet nurse. Those wishing to "pay court" to her can do so at the Brooklyn Gardens for Senior Development. And remember, no loud noises during Jeopardy![Comment on this post]
How Do I Change My Status???
Gini Marie Macrae January 2nd, 2008 2:21 pm MSTI'm having "a blonde moment!" HOW do I change my status (the little phrase right under my name)???[2 comments]
My Mini Autobiography
Gini Marie Macrae January 2nd, 2008 1:49 pm MSTGini MacRae (San Diego, CA)
My name is Virginia (Gini) Marie MacRae and I’m from sunny Southern California, in the North County area of San Diego to be exact.
A girl isn’t supposed to give away her age, but I’ll make an exception in this case and tell you that I am every bit of 53! I was born in San Diego, CA in September of 1954, even though I list Gini’s birthday as April 1 on the Internet in the interest of having a little fun with April Fool’s day.
I’m fortunate enough to be relatively small (WISH I were smaller!) at 5’ 8” and 158#. I can wear a size 12 dress, size 9 shoes, and I can get into 29” Levis. If it weren’t for my shoulders, I could probably wear a size 10 dress.
I can’t tell you EXACTLY when I became acutely aware of “the girl inside,” but I do know that there was a catalyst and a seminal event in my young girlie life at the age of nine. My dear Mother had taken something of mine away from me (I don’t even remember what!) and I was convinced that she’d hidden it in her dresser. Well, the first drawer that I opened was her lingerie drawer! I didn’t find what I was looking for, but Pandora’s Box was opened wide! I discovered a beautiful powder blue Vanity Fair panty girdle, complete with garters, and something powerfully drew me to it, I touched it, took it from the drawer, and I HAD to try it on! And try it on I did! Intuitively (from having spent time watching my Mother dress and do her makeup at her vanity), I knew that a beautiful woman always wore stockings! I found a pair of “real” nylons in her drawer and I knew exactly how to attach them to the garters. At that moment, I KNEW that I would spend the rest of my life craving and enjoying the luxuries of femininity.
As a youngster, I was always drawn to femininity even though I did the typical GB things like play football and baseball, watch wrestling on television, and enjoy the usual boy hobbies. But I was very curious about “girl things” and I would watch enviously as the girls in my class became old enough to wear bras, nylons, and high heels. I really felt that those “rights of passage” should have been my privileges too!
As a teenager, I “owned” (make that borrowed) many items of lingerie from my Mother’s dresser. She never let on that she knew, but she HAD TO KNOW when a pretty nylon negligee went missing for days and days! As a young lady, I enjoyed sleeping in layered tricot negligees and --to this day—I treasure the nights that I can spend in bed with my body bathed in layers of sheer nylon!
At the age of 20, I made the classic TG mistake of getting married to my high school girlfriend, thinking that my love of and desire to express my femininity would diminish! But, as Rocky the Squirrel says to Bullwinkle the Moose, “But that trick never works!!!” And it didn’t! We were married 8 years before the opportunity presented itself for an amicable “parting of the ways.”
I married again ten years later, and while my new wife knows about my transgender side and TRIES to accept it, she has not been and will likely never be willing to see me as Gini, let alone participate in that aspect of my life.
So, Gini typically gets to come out only when I have the opportunity to travel and visit Karen at Femme Fever (New York) or Amy at Glamour Boutique (Las Vegas) or the fabulous Stephanie Williams (Las Vegas) who did my latest glamour session with me modeling my VERY short Bebe mini dress!
My public outings have all been in Las Vegas. I remember the first time like it was yesterday! That incredible memory of walking into the old Elvis! club on Sahara Boulevard and spending the evening in the company of Amy and her friend Sheila is one that I will treasure forever!
I have always been drawn to pretty dresses, nylons, and high heels. I enjoy the process of making myself look pretty … from choosing the right lingerie, to my clothes, my makeup, my hair, and my nails. The ritual of transformation is powerful to me! There’s a definite magic to it that makes me really feel like I “belong,” that the woman I become is the woman I truly am. When I see my face and my smile in my glamour photos, I see a happiness and contentment that I NEVER see in my GB pictures,
I’ve got to say that my feminine experience has covered many aspects of the so-called “gender continuum.” As a young lady, I would probably have been classified as a crossdresser, even though I was always drawn to the thought and desire to BE a woman! I’m definitely more to the transgender side of the continuum at this point in my life, although given my relationship status and the fact that there’s a darling little daughter in our family, I will probably have to compromise and not go down the road of transition unless something unforeseen happens.
But, having said all that, mentally I’m more and more drawn to an intense inner knowledge that I SHOULD BE a woman! I “tolerate” my natural gender, and that’s about it. When I am intimate with my wife, it’s impossible for me not to think of wearing what the girls would call their “f*ck me clothes!” I long to have big, beautiful, and full breasts. I dream about being a girl “between my legs.” But I KNOW that there’s no way I will ever be able to enjoy physical contact with a GB! So I guess I’m happily trans-lesbian!!!
As for 2008, I have many “goals” for Gini, some reachable, some probably not reachable! I would like to walk down the Las Vegas strip as Gini and go into Wynn or Bellagio and “fit right in.” I would like to pose for glamour shots in a wedding dress. I would like to do a lingerie modeling session/photo shoot. I would like to compete in a transgender beauty pageant. I would like to share Gini with some of my closest friends. I would like to wear a strapless dress and look good in it. I would like to wear a baby doll top and tight fitting jeans and look good in them! I would like to feminize my breasts. I would like to start hormone therapy. I would like to explore SRS!
Happy New Year and blessings to YOU, my dear girlfriends!
Gini MacRae (ginigirl@cox.net)
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TOP 10 Reasons I attended SCC
Jenna Elizabeth Taylor September 18th, 2007 4:15 pm MDTThe top 10 reasons I attended SCC.
10. Five days en femme
9. Flying AirTRAN ( It's OUR airline baby!)
8. Seminar after seminar of helpful stuff
7. Formal dinners with 800+ of your closest friends
6. The local Atlanta club scene
5. The SCC marketplace
4. The first ever Transgender Job Expo
3. Making new friends
2. Catching up with old friends
1. They don't call it HOT-lanta for nothing!
360 days to go til SCC 2008
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Where is the Love?
Jenna Elizabeth Taylor August 30th, 2007 10:26 pm MDTAs I gear up for my 4th SCC, I have the opportunity to reflect on my personal journey of the last 4 years. By 2003, I had come to terms with the fact I was transgendered. Even though I could not quantify the cause, I accepted it as part of my nature. It had been since the tender age of 6. Years of guilt and shame had taken its toll and I was ready for a change. Many things had transpired in the preceding year. My last relationship(HST i.e. hostage taking situation....) had ended in miserable failure. I was finally on my own, and, as I found to be later, on my way. New job, new income status, and new freedom allowed me to express this identity in a safer environment. As these planets all came into alignment I found less than a harmonic convergance. The more exposed I was to the multivalent construal known as transgenderism, the less shielded I was to its stark divisions. I knew I was transgendered, however which subset did I belong to? Communication and language are tools mankind has developed to express a point of view as to allow another person to understand it. For the purpose of my assessment I choose to define three subsets as following; transsexual (both op and non-op), androgynous ( including gender queers and crossdressers who dress for gender identity expression), and transvestites ( to include any fetish based or emotionally driven cross gendered expression through attire/clothing). At the core to each of these BROAD subsets is HOW gender and its expression relates to THEM. [Please note: A crossdresser is ANYONE who wears clothing of their opposite phsical sex. Transgender is an umbrella term used to describe ANYONE with a gender identity or expression that is at odds with society's binary gender construct] To the transsexual, its is an innate sense knowing they who they are gender wise, its the body which is incongruent to this defined sense of self. To the androgynous, its a sense of two genders.Sometimes singularly expressed, and sometimes jointly expressed. Yet typically never just one gender identity as defined by society's binary constructs. To the transvestite, its a sense of fulfillment to an aspect of their gender definitions through the wearing of garments typically associated to the opposite physical sex. The fullfillment can be sexual in nature and it can be emotional too. And therein, as the Bard would tell us, lays the rub. Some transsexuals feel detached or wish to detach themselves from other transgendered individuals because their sense of self is, at least at the point they affirmed their status as transsexual, innate, permanant and quite clear. They were born with the right mind, its just the body which lagged behind. Anyone with less than the same feeling or sense of self could possible cause society at large to demean their situation. (Like its stereotypical TG characters in such movies as Dressed to Kill or Silence of the Lambs) Not dressing within a binarily defined gender contruct ( gender queer/fuck, or androgynous) or dressing in a fetish way can be seen as destructive to them and they need to blend in and be accepted. For many the ultimate goal is to fit into mainstream society and allow themselves to finally just live. Some androgynous people consider and classify themselves as transgendered because in society's collective vocabulary, they have no accurate word to define themselves. They feel more bi-gendered variant that transvestites and less inconguent in their gender -physicality relationship than transsexuals. They see fetish based crossdressing involving intimate appearal or the lack there of(exposed body parts) in online photo albums as a threat to their legitimacy. And, some transvestites, content on living with their gender which is in sync with their physical sex, will think in terms of their sense of self and do not possess the capacity to reasonably empathize beyond that contrust. To no fault of their own. How can white Americans truly understand personal biasses afflected upon black Americans. They lack a certain perspective. They are no less ridiculed by society than any other transgendered person however. I have found, at times, a deep and dark distain for each other by some of us within all of these three subsets. However it seems to be strongest between the two extremes, transsexuals and transvestites. Transgender has been called an umbrella term . Yet I see it more like a covered bus stop. We're all in it together, however none of us want to look at or communicate with each other. So this beg's to ask the question. Where is the Love? At a national level, most of the activism is directed to provide acceptance for those actively living and expressing, on a full time basis, a gender expression inconguent to their natal physicality. This means transsexuals both op and non-op or those 24/7. At the local level most of the support mechanisms are gears towards the transvestites and provide a social outlet in addition to any emotional support provided. While both of those two extremes benefit in small part to the actions taken on behalf of the other, there seems to be no middle ground and I certainly fail to see all of us holding hands and singing KumBayah anytime soon. Which leaves us with the androgynous. You know us, chameleons as we are, we partied with the jocks and the stoners......[5 comments]
Scholarships are available for Fantasia Fair
Jamie Dailey July 15th, 2007 4:46 pm MDTI just wanted to pass along something of interest...
As many of you know, I am actively involved with the Fantasia Fair conference which is held every October in Provincetown, Massachusetts.
Ask anyone who has attended a conference and they’ll tell you that they can get expensive. Even though Fantasia Fair is one of the less expensive events, it may be hard for some people to come up with the funds to attend.
To help out those with financial difficulties, the organizers of Fantasia Fair will be offering a number of scholarships. Scholarship recipients will receive free tuition to the Fair, including all seminars, workshops, and events, meals, and room accommodations for seven nights.
The deadline for applying for a scholarship is July 31st.
There are some restrictions, so if you are interested, you should take a look at the details of the rules on the Fantasia Fair website. You can find these details at http://www.fantasiafair.org/Scholarships.asp .
If anyone has any questions about this conference or others, I would be happy to chat with them.
-Jamie
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New set of glasses to go with my English Composition classes
Jenna Elizabeth Taylor April 17th, 2007 3:48 pm MDTWOW!***** LOL******* I quess by my age I should have seen or read it all. I shake my head in laughingly utter disbelief! ;) ROTFLMAO. Are you serious? I mean SERIOUSLY? Can you take yourself anymore serious? Okay...... chuckle time over. Back to work...... UPDATE 04/18/2007********** Yet again! LOL I mean I'd be making a mess if I weren't wearing Depends........LOL[1 comment]
This site needed a good enema...
Jenna Elizabeth Taylor April 3rd, 2007 4:55 pm MDTAlright all you tight arsed nags with nothing better to do than sit around in your knitting cirlces and drink from the water cooler while hanging out your dirty laundry, its time you simmered down and not take yourself too seriously. OOPS, sorry, I thought this was the Congressional Blog page, NEVERMIND......[8 comments]
That Fabulous Gown
Jamie Dailey April 1st, 2007 8:36 pm MDTPeople ask me about the “pink gown” that I am wearing in some of my profile pictures, so I thought that I would mention a bit about it - especially since there is a story that goes along with it.
The gown itself is actually a custom-made corset with a matching ballroom skirt (made with 8 yards of material!!), shawl, choker and wristlets. Although some of the pictures make it look pink, the gown is actually a deep magenta. It seems that in bright sunlight, the magenta really shines and in dimmer light, especially during a beautiful red dusk, the gown looks pink. Having the colors seem to change is really quite neat.
The back story of the gown starts a bit over two years ago when I had just been diagnosed with a potentially fatal medical condition. The statistics gave me an 80% of surviving. Intellectually, I can appreciate that those are pretty good odds. Emotionally, I kept focusing on that 20%. Also, I had about a 50% chance of some serious complication. Needless to say, I was kind of stressed out. At first, I was feeling find but soon started getting a whole host of problems like going blind in one eye, experiencing chronic fatigue, and developing stomach problems. I was starting to get really depressed. The whole experience really made me appreciate my mortality.
Maybe I was being selfish, or maybe I was feeling sorry for myself, but I wanted to do something nice for myself. I wanted to treat myself to something special. A couple of months later, I was attending the “First Event” conference that was being held by The Tiffany Club of New England. In year’s past, I had always admired the wonderful corsetry work done by Ann Grogan’s group Romantasy. Ann was presenting at the conference again that year, so I decided to treat myself to a custom-made corset.
Actually, it was much more than just a “treat” for me since I really didn’t care how much I had to spend. I hardly glanced at any of the prices, focusing only on what I liked and what was possible. Ann was wonderful to work with and really made the experience even more special for me. She and I looked over her many albums showing pictures of her past works and we discussed what could be done and how. I tried on numerous corsets that she had available with her so that we could see how things looked on me and how I looked in the various corsets. She offered so many wonderful suggestions. Well, as you might guess, one thing led to another and the corset turned into an entire ensemble!
Ann carefully took what seemed to be a zillion measurements, after which came the hard part – waiting for a delivery in the mail. I patiently waited those next weeks… Eventually, I got something in my hot little hands but it wasn’t my corset. What I did get was a mockup of the corset made of muslin – a kind of closely-woven white cloth that is similar to cotton. By giving me this muslin corset first, I was able to tell just how well the final product would fit and provide any additional instructions on how to better improve the fit. Not being a professional seamstress myself, I was delighted to find that the muslin corset came with detail instructions on how to check the fit and provide the proper feedback. I actually used a black felt-tipped marker to draw on the corset and used pins to tuck it in here and there. Then I sent the marked up corset back so that the real one could be constructed. I went back to waiting patiently. As I was waiting, I received some rather good news. I discovered that the initial medical diagnosis was incorrect. It wasn’t that the doctors did anything wrong, it just took a while to figure things out. Of course, I was quite relieved. Things started looking up. I started shedding much of the weight that I gained and the vision in my eye was slowly starting to return. Even though I was going to be alright, I couldn’t see cancelling the corset ensemble.
Soon enough, the gown was delivered. I was ecstatic. It fit like a glove – better than a glove. Most “off the rack” corsets, which are made for the typically shaped body of a GG, don’t fit the typical male body well and frequently are not the most comfortable to wear. Since this corset was made for me specifically, it hugged me perfectly. I can wear it all day and still feel quite comfortable. It looks wonderful and most importantly, I feel wonderful wearing it.
This gown hold special meaning for me. When I first ordered it, I was afraid, depressed, and worried. By the time it arrived, I was renewed, hopeful, and optimistic. Now, every time I see or think of this outfit, I am reminded that, no matter how bad your situation, things are not always as gloomy as they may seem!
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IMPORTANT NOTICE TO FRIENDS
Jenna Elizabeth Taylor April 1st, 2007 10:18 am MDT It's with a sad and heavy heart that I announce this, to all of my friends I've made over the years here. However. due to events in my life, I must be returning to my masculine self. I'm cutting the hair short again, keeping the nails short and letting my body hair grow out. I'm sorry that I will not be able to stay in contact with any of you , yet know you are in my prayers.Love Eternally, Jenna[5 comments]