That Female Form Part 1

Hello again Girls. Please read this inconjunction with my profile picture which shows me in a nice tight skirt. I was looking at some online before and after pictures of other crossdressers and some of my own. Besides the obvious male to female difference in the breast department what struck me was how much of an impact hips have to the eye. Looking at older pics taken of myself (this was before I began employing foam hip pads) the straightness of my hips was quite startling when wearing female clothes. And dare I say it, very unattractive when presenting as a woman.

Genetic girls who have that classic hourglass shape likely have a waist to hip
ratio of 70% or 0.70. The circumference of the waist is only 70% of the circumference of the hip structure at its widest. Mother Nature did this of course, to allow for all the extra weight of producing a baby to be spread out. Simple engineering, spreading the load down to an acceptable level so things don't break.

When genetic girls go through puberty as well as getting breasts their hips begin
to splay out in preparation for reproducing. And of course, men begin to notice them - in spades. Women like the famous and tragic Marylin Monroe have that classic 70% ratio giving them that luscious curvy hourglass shape we all adore. Look at early pictures of the British actress/model Kelly Brook (compared to straight hipped Lindsey Lohan) and you will see that same thing, a luscious wonderful curvy figure.

Unfortunately, the word “curvy” has been mangled by the advertising industry
(think Christina Hendricks from MadMen) to mean larger/plump/fat. I guess it is supposed to be a nice way of saying “overweight” but I think this does a disservice to women. A girl can have that voluptuous curvy figure with flaring hips without being overweight.
In fact, Mother Nature through deploying estrogen provides women with that little extra adipose in the right places to help in the curvaceous and softness department. Does it ever work!

Where does all this leave us MtF crossdressers?? I realized that if I wanted a more
convincing appearance, hips were mandatory. Wearing dresses it doesn't matter all that much as a typical loose fitting, airy, summery dress won't be defining your hips. With the spandex short skirts I usually wear, hips are mandatory. They will give you that
curvaceous look we love. By way of negative example, I have noticed this in other CD girls. If you just slip on a woman's skirt without hips (relying on your man hips alone) something is missing and a picture will prove it. Somehow a man's hips just don't work with women's clothing.

You don't have to spend a lot of cashola to adopt the look. You can buy a hip
garment (see Amazon at $30) that has foam hip pads for each side sewn in. You can also buy garments that have derriere padding and some CD girls will need that too. With their wider hips women have that alluring wider derriere too. Being blessed with a full and
shapely derriere I don't need the rear pads but I definitely need the hip pads. Your mileage may vary.

Of course, not every cis-woman has that 70% ratio. Lots will have 80 to 85% which
makes them seem straighter. After all, not every woman can be a Marylin Monroe standin. But as MtF CD girls we can look like the “giant women” (but curvaceous) described by Helen Boyd in “My Husband Betty”. Men have a ratio of closer to 95% and does it ever
show. Working with this statistic the only thing you can do is wear a hip garment. I should mention that a garment like this also helps to hide your male equipment along with tummy control panties. Fortunately, there are ways of making things look like what we want them to look like!

Love Brianna-Leah