Butt Jane - Know your style: the transvestites guide to finding a great look

Welcome to our guide to finding your unique style so that you can walk out with confidence and look your absolute best. And congratulations on your decision to live your life out of the shadows. We've helped so many people just like you, were happy that we can offer some assistance in what can be one of the most challenging and yet rewarding things you may ever do.

We have combined years of training, expertise and experience of helping transvestites and transgender people to bring you the information, support and encouragement you need to live happy, fulfilled lives. We can take on the role of your sister, your mum or your aunt the friend who can guide you down the path towards womanly beauty. Biological women grow up with this support and take it for granted. But without it, you are likely to find your path strewn with difficulties. This is just part of a programme of support that can help smooth the way for you.

Our combination of talents works so well for you because we focus both on the inside and the outside. This concise ebook is mostly about the outside. That's Louise's speciality. Louise's background is in fashion, and for many years she has run her own image consultancy, working primarily with transvestites and transgender people to develop their self-image, and establishing a specialist reputation in the field.

Jane's speciality is empowering you from the inside. As a Clinical Nurse Specialist, specialising in sexual health needs, Jane has spent years working with transvestite and transgender people, then established her own support group, which has been running successfully since 2005. Jane's focus is on teaching you how to feel good about yourself, how to build the confidence and self-esteem that are crucial to success.

In this guide, they will help you define the style that will suit you best with a fun questionnaire designed to make you think about how you want to look. Along the way, it will highlight some important questions and key issues, so although it looks light-hearted, you should find it thought-provoking.

But this ebook is only a small taster of the help, advice and support we can offer you in our complete programme: 1001 Secrets of Feminine Cross Dressing. You'll find out more about this comprehensive ebook and what it can do for you on our website www.transcafe.net. Drop by in your coffee break and find out how we can help you live a life of joy and happiness by releasing your inner woman.

Well-dressed women have a dominant style that will influence all their looks and represent their personality (we won't bother about those who don't have style!). Having grown up as a female, these women have a very good idea of what colours, shapes and styles of clothing suit them. For a transvestite who still has so much to learn, this is one of the most important elements of passing as a woman.

When you know what your dominant style is, it gives you a huge advantage in public. It means you can dress to match your style and so achieve a much more natural, confident and feminine look.

One of the most important steps in image construction is to know your foundations. This step of knowing your style will make a huge difference to your success in passing, as it has done for so many other t-girls.

First read through the main style types and get a feel for each of them. Then go through the questions in the next section to find out your type. Will you be a classic beauty or more of a rebel?

Of course, you may find that your choices could be more 'wannabee' than realistic. That's fine as long as you are having fun with the questionnaire. But if you want to take it bit more seriously, you need to think about the body you are starting with and also remember that these are only extreme examples, so will not suit everyone as they stand. What you need to do is to follow the general style and just remember to make it your own and to adapt it to the occasion.

For example, if you are tall and well built, but you find that your answers lead you to the Dolly look, pink and frilly is not likely to be flattering for you. However, you can still relish colourful, eclectic outfits and soft, modern fabrics.

Where you cross dress will make a difference, too. If you only cross dress at home, then you can perhaps be more frivolous with your look. You'll find loads more information on all aspects of finding your style in our book 1001 Secrets of Feminine Cross Dressing.

She is going places. She knows how to dress to impress, yet her outfits always suit the situation.

The career girl is bright and skilful but also wise enough to keep learning. Her wardrobe is an intelligent ensemble of cuts, shapes and colours that work for her. She will never be wearing the wrong shoes or take an inappropriate bag. She knows how important looking the biz is for business.

The career girl will be admired and respected by her colleagues and clients. She always knows what works and what makes for an enviably slick style.

She always wears just the right amount of make-up for an even glow that draws attention to her eyes. She's the girl who manages to create good working relations and get things done.

Style Keynotes
Smart
Direct
Co-ordinated
Professional

Adapting the Look
The business suit is a smart look but try to avoid making it too masculine. Choose a softer colour, go for a co-ordinated skirt or trousers and jacket, or complement a suit with a more feminine blouse.

She is chic and elegant, addicted to Audrey Hepburn films and loves exquisite matching accessories to her outfits. The classic girl will always buy or create an outfit she will rarely buy just a top. She likes a look that represents her elegant style and fabulous taste.

She will have a good understanding of thecraft and cost of beautiful clothes. The classic girl will not have loads of clothes but sets of stunningly co-ordinated outfits hung on padded silk coat hangers or fragranced with a soft hint of scented drawer liners.

Her make-up is always the same and always immaculate, comprising colours that suit the contours and tones of her face and skin. She will have two lipsticks: a soft shade for day wear and a sensational red for the evenings. People always admire and want to know the classic girl. Her home will usually reflect her good taste. She is not a fan of clutter. The classic girl likes order and craves good design.

Style Keynotes
Elegant
Tasteful
Stylish
Chic

Adapting the Look
Keeping it simple means there's more attention on each element, so you need to go for well-cut clothes and have the confidence to carry it off. Keep up to date; you want to look classic not old-fashioned.

She is fun and interesting. Fascinated by iconic images of women, she has the ability to tap into the female mind. She cleverly dances around the girlishness in every woman.