CDWs Resources Post - Off the Shelf

Seasons Greetings!

A few notes before I dive into this round:

• There are fewer posts this month from me than usual. Not for any particular reason other than low bandwidth around the holidays. I’ve noticed a drop in activity in general, so I hope everyone out there is doing okay!

• This resources list is a little more scattered than usual. I wanted to post something about the shopping experience for CDs, but when CD-centric stores are excluded (which frankly can veer into fetishistic territory, not to judge), the pickings get a little slim.

• Lastly, as a disclaimer, this particular post assumes that you have some comfort level with your partner’s crossdressing. If you have no interest in engaging on any level with it, this Community is still for you and no judgment is intended. But in that case, you’ll probably want to skip this one.

So, with the holidays approaching and shopping on many people’s minds, I wanted to look at how crossdressing is reflected in marketing and the consumer experience. I didn’t find a ton on the former, but here are a few relevant examples.

First, there is the well-known male model:

• “Andrej Pejic: The man modelling womenswear”

See also:

• “Men can do glamor too! Eight gentlemen pose in women's clothing to take on the stigma of cross-dressing”

Next, I found a few examples of clothing companies that incorporate male models in the marketing of their traditionally feminine clothing lines:

• Zara skirts

• Phix blouses

• Sheertex tights

And turning to the consumer experience, here are examples of stores and chains ranked highly by crossdressing-centric websites for being CD friendly (both in terms of their clothing lines and their openness to CD customers):

• SEPHORA

• TORRID

• LANE BRYANT

• TARGET

• MACY’S

We are not affiliated with any of these authors or websites. These resources are presented for entertainment and informational purposes only to present a variety of different perspectives.

Feedback is greatly appreciated, so please let us know if there’s anything in particular you’d like to see more or less of from these posts.

And as always, please feel free to post other resources below, provided they’re relevant and abide by the Community Rules.

Thank you!