My first fumblings into crossdressing were when I was around 8 or 9. My mother forced my younger brother and I into two dresses which my mother wanted to see if they would fit the intended recipient. Of course, I put up a huge fuss, and kicked off royally. However I ended up in the dress, probably due to threats of violence from my slap happy father. As much as I protested, I found I instantly liked it. The freedom to have my legs free under the skirt bit of the dress, and the feeling of being girly. I liked this! It wasn't long before I was wearing my mother's boots and borrowing repeatedly a suede dress she had. I was NOT going to be raiding her underwear though. There were limits. This continued until my feet outgrew my mothers and my hormones started raging. I was looking to get into girls in a different way, if you catch my drift! 

At around 16, I happened on a small newsagents in my hometown, that had something eyecatching on the top shelf. A copy of Shiny International. A magazine for rubber fetishists. I was immediately grabbed it, and back at home was mesmorised, and highly turned on! I used my part time job as a student to buy latexwear from Shiny and other magazines. Obviously, it was all female wear, so latex tights, gloves and panties. An early piece de resistance, was a latex bra with inflatable boobs! When I went to University I had a room to myself throughout, and dressed when I had the chance in latex. Less so in the summer! I also fell in love with some patent high heel ankle boots, that had little straps around the tops with little cute padlocks. Unfortunately, I didn't realise you had to order a size larger in heels as a man. So I coudn't wear them too long due to the pain.

When I started living in London and had a room to myself. I got a pair of black leather boots. Unfortunately boot designers must think those with big feet have big calves, as they swayed in the wind on my athletic legs. I also got bits an pieces of lingerie, a leather skirt (obvious TV staple), and various tops. At this juncture I didn't have wigs, makeup or falsies etc. I was basically a HPW!

I met my first proper long term girlfriend I moved in with in my late 20s. She knew about my kinky vibe, and was happy for me to wander about in an expensive latex maid outfit and the aforementioned patent heel ankle boots. She was also the first girlfriend to agree to peg me. I loved her! I didn't do any other dressing around her. Again, I kept all that hidden. As I would do with future girlfriends, all the way up to meeting my wife. Again, my wife knew of my kinks, and within a month or so of meeting, I had her in leather outfits and pegging me. However Ophelia stayed a secret. It wasn't until the lockdowns and covid, when I finally told her about Ophelia. She wasn't happy, as most women are. She was worried I would want to fully transition, worried I would turn up at the school gate or something. As much as I tried to allay her fears, only time would show her where I was really at. 

Where am I at, I think I'm a bit bi-gendered, as I do love femininity and being feminine. I am definitely not Trans or have any interest in transititioning or hormones or whatever. I love living in both worlds and am happy as I am, although wish I was shorter

With working from home, I get to dress fairly regularly. My makeup has improved quite a bit, and I actually am starting to enjoy that element. The ritual, the art, the results etc. I have also started to head out, as the Trips on here show. I started in Richmond Park, and have recently been around the Tate Britain gallery including riding on the Tube!

As primarily a crossdresser, I mainly like the clothes, way the material feels. I particularly like leather, satin, silk and if in the mood, latex. Aside from Ophelia, I like to wear women's clothes as a man out and about that are not too obviously female. I like to look different, but not too different. I don't wear things that are too feminine.

I'm 194cms without heels, so am never going to be convincing other than as an Amazon, which puts most off. I have a slim athletic build, with green eyes and usually a brunette. The women I'd most like to be/dress like are Charlotte from Sex & the City, Audrey Hepburn and Serena Joy from Handmaid's Tale. I have a kinky past, and went to a lot of kink/bdsm scene clubs. I have Dommed subs in the past, and have been a sub. Nowadays mostly TG (Torture Garden). Ophelia is intelligent and knows what she wants, this can come across as off-putting, but I'm a real sweetheart deep down. I just don't suffer fools!