Playtex Girdles

[Guest Wendae]

Remember the rubber Platex girdles of the 50's? There was a girdle that held ya in. I thought they were comfortable but they were warm to wear. I loved the smell of the rubber which later lead me to explore kinky latex wear but, that's another story. I really regret all of the purges because most of that stuff is no longer produced. Feelin my age!

[Guest Elizabeth K]

DANG

Me too - feeling my age reading this! Much of my earlier crossdressing started with 'the girdle' because at my young age, I thought it would make me have a figure like a woman! I mean, it did on my mother, why not me?

You forget - garder tabs on those girdles - women still used hoisery - not pantyhose! Took some figuring out but dang! Sure made you feel female - all that fancy tying down and 'binding,' no wonder it was possible to 'fetish-out' on girdles alone!

But I don't miss that. I switched to elastic bandages - or those exercise belts - to get the waistline. I had boyish hips (being in a boy body maybe? didn't help) and besides, unless you had access to the old girdles, the newer ones were panty-type. Hard to fit the goods into - hard to pee.

So then. the long-line bodyshaper bras. Padding was almost unnecessary because - instant breasts from the push-up cups and all! Women must have hated them - as a female I do now - because you could turn or twist your body but the bra stayed facing straight ahead! YIKES. Madonna tried to get the style going again in the 90's -no go...

And purging? Yup - all that thrown out! But my regret in purging? The sexy shoes I have never been able to replace!

Girdles? - back in a new form - Spanxwear!

Lizzy

[Guest Donna Jean]

Remember the rubber Platex girdles of the 50's?

OMG, do I!

When I was real young ( 9-11) I lived in Georgia and I was able to cobb one from my then, mom....

I hid that dang thing away for almost two years...I LOVED it!

But, alas.....

I was moved up north to live with relatives in Indiana and sent by myself on Greyhound...

I had no way to retrieve my beloved girdle before I was shipped out....snif'....snif'...

Donna Jean

Donna Jean

[Guest Elizabeth K]

OMG, do I!

When I was real young ( 9-11) I lived in Georgia and I was able to cobb one from my then, mom....

I hid that dang thing away for almost two years...I LOVED it!

But, alas.....

I was moved up north to live with relatives in Indiana and sent by myself on Greyhound...

I had no way to retrieve my beloved girdle before I was shipped out....snif'....snif'...

Donna Jean

Donna Jean

After that you could never get the 'support' you needed?

Lizzy

[Guest Donna Jean]

LOL...No support whatsoever.....

And I forgot.....

Like Wendae said...those things were HOT!...

NO...NO...NO....

I mean temperature wise.....

*whew*

Donna Jean

[Guest Elizabeth K]

LOL...No support whatsoever.....

And I forgot.....

Like Wendae said...those things were HOT!...

NO...NO...NO....

I mean temperature wise.....

*whew*

Donna Jean

Whoa

thought we would have to pantyhose you down there for a sec.

Lizzy

[Guest ChloëC]

"You forget - garder tabs on those girdles - women still used hoisery - not pantyhose!"

urp, you mean I shouldn't be wearing those anymore? Dang (as DJ would say). And getting those back seams to be perfectly straight, <sigh>.

Oh, I remember the girdles, (and all-in-ones) all too well. Hot, bulky, but, there was a certain feel. The ones I tried on had the six garter tabs, now most only have 4. Does save about a minute when putting them on.

Chloë

ps and pantyhose seems to be losing ground today, too!

[Guest Elizabeth K]

NAKID works best!

errrr....

Legs I mean.

Lizzy

[Guest Lizzie McTrucker]

Oh, I remember the girdles, (and all-in-ones) all too well.

I wear an all-in-one now and I absolutely love it. Full coverage for my breast forms, great tummy panels that make me look slimmer (and thus it makes my chest look larger). I had to give it a test run for a few days at home to be comfortable doing the hook-and-eye closure quickly and effectively but now it's my foundation garment of choice. I don't leave home without it! I can even effectively go to the bathroom at public restrooms now with it on.

Anyway, I got mine at JC Penney. It's the same one my mom wears which would seem creepy but she swears by them and has been wearing them for years so I knew it was a good one and now I see why.

[Guest]

I wear an all-in-one now and I absolutely love it. Full coverage for my breast forms, great tummy panels that make me look slimmer (and thus it makes my chest look larger).

I'm with you Lizzie,

It's maybe easier here in colder climates - lots of layers aren't a problem. I just wish I could find them for my short waist - they're all a bit long for me. But I do like the tummy tucking and other tucking that it accomplishes.

Kat