The 2024 that was

 My last post of 2024. This has been a significant year because I managed to get out in public again after six years of injuries, moving country, Covid lockdowns and all the rest. 

I also enjoyed some cosplay fun and some makeup practice at home, bought and tried out a lot of new clothes, collected together a bunch of old photos, and lost a lot of excess weight. 

Here I've been able to write a lot about the trans community's promotion in the arts, and about positive things that defy current transphobia. It's been good to be able to do that.

 

Outings

The first outing was in Scotland with Roz in beautiful spring weather and that was a special day indeed: Scotland outing

The next was in London where I went sightseeing and met up with Stephanie in the evening: London outing 

In the autumn, I went shopping in Brighton with Stella: Brighton outing

I met Sandy (a.k.a. Mrs Sox) one evening in Bolton and we enjoyed an Indian meal and I had a random journey afterwards: Bolton outing

Followed the next day by a smart lunch and shopping in Manchester with Suki (a.k.a. Mrs Collins): Manchester outing

I haven't been out near my new home in Italy yet as I would like to meet other TGirls and go out with them. That's a resolution for 2025.

Scotland in the spring

 

Dinner in London

Home dressing fun

I've been practising some makeup skills at home, mainly around my eyes, which is not an area I usually concentrate on as I have to wear glasses and they hide any fancy eye makeup. I'm a bit lazy with the photography these days but two occasions stand out:

Trans Day of Visibility

Slim, sexy and windswept 

I had some fun accessorising a spidery silver witch costume at Hallowe'en and that was a very popular post:

Hallowe'en cosplay fun 

Photoshoots and ideals

People like photos; I've noticed that. I posted photos of all the looks created at my sessions at the Boudoir Dressing Service in 2004-08: Makeovers and photoshoots

 

There'll be more to come.

One very popular post was about what looks have inspired us in the past. Evidently, the polka-dotted, rara-skirted, big-haired, beribboned look of the mid-'80s pop scene is one of them, to judge by the viewer stats: What sets you off?

The overblown camp world of music and carnival seems very popular too: Transgender arts and culture (February)

Tips

I started a top tips page (here) to share experience with others on dressing topics. I seems to be popular, too.

2025

Thanks for reading.

Let me wish you a jolly new year's eve and a prosperous 2025. Stay beautiful.

Sue x