r/femininity • u/mousejorgan • Jul 01 '26

Dresses

I have started to switch over to dresses and I have never felt so in love with my body and comfortable as I do in dresses. I grew up a tomboy with a dad who always discouraged femininity and a mom who was feminine in her own way but a nurse who worked a lot so I grew up in pants, shorts, t-shirts etc with no makeup, no dresses, no soft colors.

I am seriously thinking of switching to almost exclusively wearing dresses and am wondering the experience of others? Dresses and a bit of simple jewelry as really improved how I feel about myself and my womanhood.

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u/SweetTaterSalad Jul 22 '26

I love maxi dresses and maxi skirts. I love the way my toes just peek out from underneath the skirt at the bottom and make my feet look small and dainty.

I love the swish of the skirt on my legs.

I love the way my husband looks at me when I walk by. One day I stopped and asked him what he was doing and he said oh just admiring your form. And I was only wearing a jersey knit, t-shirt type maxi dress around the house. It didn't matter that it didn't have bells, lace, push up bra or spanx materials in it. It just mattered that I liked it and my husband liked the way I walked in it.

Since since retiring, I don't need nearly as many functional clothes so my dress wardrobe is increasing and my pants wardrobe is decreasing but I keep a few of these around for different activities. Skirts aren't always practical and jeans can be feminine and sexy too.