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 Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 3:40 am
Hiya. I look pretty feminine, and I act very feminine. I love being a girl, but sometimes... I'd really like to try drag!
I've tried binding my breasts, dressing like a chap and going around like that in the safety of my own room, but I know I look ridiculous. I can't pull it off. I still look like a girl, dressed in semi-baggy clothes. I even tried facial hair...that reallllly didn't work!
What can I do to improve my drag skills?
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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 4:56 am
Try drag without having makup on, also you should try wearing a hat to cover up your hair. Baggy clothes wont nessesarily make you look masculine, try some clothes that are baggy enough to hid your figure but not to baggy. That should be about it.
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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 4:53 pm
bootsy girl Try drag without having makup on, also you should try wearing a hat to cover up your hair. Baggy clothes wont nessesarily make you look masculine, try some clothes that are baggy enough to hid your figure but not to baggy. That should be about it. Well, I don't wear make-up very often anyway, and I still look feminine without it, and I've got short, relatively androgynous hair razz
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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 4:55 pm
As bootsy said, baggy clothes don't nessarily work. Try some dress shirts and a tie maybe, I love ties. Hats also help. I've seen alot of bois who walk around with hats on to cover up their hair. Funny thing is when I go out in my normal clothes people think I'm a drag king... *sighs* Atleast they think I'm a girl dressing as a boy, but still this is my normal cloths...
Anyways, I'm not sure how else to help you because alot of being a drag king is mannerism and style. Some people can just pull it off naturally while others have a harder time.
Well luck
Kat
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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 12:58 am
Kims_Prince As bootsy said, baggy clothes don't nessarily work. Try some dress shirts and a tie maybe, I love ties. Hats also help. I've seen alot of bois who walk around with hats on to cover up their hair. Funny thing is when I go out in my normal clothes people think I'm a drag king... *sighs* Atleast they think I'm a girl dressing as a boy, but still this is my normal cloths... Anyways, I'm not sure how else to help you because alot of being a drag king is mannerism and style. Some people can just pull it off naturally while others have a harder time. Well luck Kat Okay, cheers. I'd really love to try a suit, particularly something a little 'old world'. A top hat would got nicely with what I'm picturing razz You're right about the mannerism + style comment. Maybe I should go out and meet some real bois and learn from them razz
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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 1:12 am
Fizzlesticks Okay, cheers. I'd really love to try a suit, particularly something a little 'old world'. A top hat would got nicely with what I'm picturing razz You're right about the mannerism + style comment. Maybe I should go out and meet some real bois and learn from them razz I love fedoras myself. I've always loved them since I saw a girl in a suit and fedora at a gay club. I own a fake one from a costume shop simply because I don't want to have a $100 hat blow away in the wind. Three times my hat has blown into the street. I also love old Victorian clothes and really want a Victorian suit, but it is like $1000 for a silk shirt, nevermind the rest of the suit. Watch out for those bois, if they are anything like I was you will learn alot more then you expect. LOL jaa ne Kat
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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 1:34 am
Kims_Prince Fizzlesticks Okay, cheers. I'd really love to try a suit, particularly something a little 'old world'. A top hat would got nicely with what I'm picturing razz You're right about the mannerism + style comment. Maybe I should go out and meet some real bois and learn from them razz I love fedoras myself. I've always loved them since I saw a girl in a suit and fedora at a gay club. I own a fake one from a costume shop simply because I don't want to have a $100 hat blow away in the wind. Three times my hat has blown into the street. I also love old Victorian clothes and really want a Victorian suit, but it is like $1000 for a silk shirt, nevermind the rest of the suit. Maybe I'll hit the costume shops razz Or save up. Quote: Watch out for those bois, if they are anything like I was you will learn alot more then you expect. LOL Hahahah sounds all right wink
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Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 6:28 am
I agree with the above. Dress shirts, ties, tuxedoes, button downs...things that only guys wear. Most baggy styles nowadays are going to be androgynous and that's not the drag look.
Plus, it's all about how you carry yourself. If you wear the clothes and don't act confident while in them, you're going to look silly. Walk around like, "Yeah, I'm in drag, I look like a guy, but so what? I'm happy and I'm cool with myself. What's your problem?" Even if you really don't feel confident, just take a deep breath and tell yourself, "I look so sexy."
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Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 2:52 pm
Being perceived as a male is mostly about how you act, rather than how you look. If you still act like a female, even if you look like a man, you'll still be considered a man. Or you'd be considered a gay man. Men move differently, they talk differently, and they think differently. If you can't get in character, you won't be believable. Perhaps try pretending that you're a male friend of yours; try and get into their mindset. Forget that you really are a female for a bit, and try just mentally being male. Watch how men move, and how they seem to think.
Though being a drag king or queen seems to be more about over exaggeration, so once you get the gist of what it's like to be male, start exaggerating it.
Women in men's clothes doesn't really matter anymore, since it's socially acceptable now for women to wear such things. We haven't really progressed, since by normal standards it's still odd for men to wear women's clothing. So clothing isn't something you can rely on to make you seem male.
Also, thrift shops are good for clothes. If you don't wanna blow a wad of cash on men's clothing, go to a thrift store like Value Village, or the Salvation Army. You can find nice silk shirts there, too. xP I have.
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Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 9:35 am
id love to drag up lol the closest thing to it .. was shirt tie trousers and trilby .. its amazing how much confidence i have in that outfit lol
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