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Alexander Brandy, mark 1
Aug. 30th, 2016 09:00 amI've been wanting to create a drag look for myself for a while now, and I finally got around to doing a little experimenting this weekend. At the moment I'm calling my male persona "Alexander Brandy"-- because Alexander is my favorite male name, and I like drag names that are puns.
I haven't done that much yet and I'm going to have to perfect a lot of things. So I give you Alexander Brandy, mark 1. I've cut my head out because it's not masculinized in any way and I don't want it to distract:
I COULD NOT seem to get a great picture of myself, but these will do for now. I bought a pair of men's slacks and a men's dress shirt that were the closest to my size I could find. I want a full suit eventually, but I couldn't find anything that wasn't ridiculously huge on me, so this is what I went with for now. The shoes are from my dress shoe collection I use for the Mrs. Hawking wardrobe, and the tie was from somewhere in my costuming. I didn't have a men's belt, so I just used my plainest black leather one.
Underneath it, I put on a camisole and then bound my chest down with an ace bandage. I didn't do it anywhere near properly, but just quickly to get a look at things. Lucky for me, when I do it right I can get pretty much board-flat. I also bought a padded bra which I cut in half and used it to pad out my shoulders. As you can see, my hips are pretty flat in these trousers, as honestly they're not that round naturally. However, I think I had the belt too tight, as it drew the waistband of the pants in too much to emphasize what roundness is there. The padded shoulders help create the rudiments of a masculine triangle shape that I'd like for my upper body.
It's not bad for a start. The shirt in particular is too baggy, which makes it bell out in the back and gape at the neck. I suppose I shall be continually vexed by the fact that I'll never be the kind of man I find most attractive as I'm just too small, but I would like to do more to create that triangle-shaped torso, while not making the taper of my waist emphasize the swell of my hips. In that case, I have to make sure my hips appear to drop directly from the narrowest part of the waist. Not sure how to do that-- some kind of padding? The trousers are a hair too long so they're not quite breaking where they're supposed to, though honestly a lot of men wear them like that. The tie looks too short for some reason, even though it's hitting my belt buckle like it should be. Perhaps it's just because I'M so short, I should lengthen it to lengthen my torso. As a woman I like when my legs look long in comparison, but I'm not sure what would look more masculine.
I'll have to do research on hair and makeup. I don't want to cut my hair, but I'd like to find some way to style and conceal the length of it. I'd love to do a photoshoot when I have the look down to where I want it. Any idea, particularly suggestions from more experienced drag kings, would be welcome!
I haven't done that much yet and I'm going to have to perfect a lot of things. So I give you Alexander Brandy, mark 1. I've cut my head out because it's not masculinized in any way and I don't want it to distract:
I COULD NOT seem to get a great picture of myself, but these will do for now. I bought a pair of men's slacks and a men's dress shirt that were the closest to my size I could find. I want a full suit eventually, but I couldn't find anything that wasn't ridiculously huge on me, so this is what I went with for now. The shoes are from my dress shoe collection I use for the Mrs. Hawking wardrobe, and the tie was from somewhere in my costuming. I didn't have a men's belt, so I just used my plainest black leather one.
Underneath it, I put on a camisole and then bound my chest down with an ace bandage. I didn't do it anywhere near properly, but just quickly to get a look at things. Lucky for me, when I do it right I can get pretty much board-flat. I also bought a padded bra which I cut in half and used it to pad out my shoulders. As you can see, my hips are pretty flat in these trousers, as honestly they're not that round naturally. However, I think I had the belt too tight, as it drew the waistband of the pants in too much to emphasize what roundness is there. The padded shoulders help create the rudiments of a masculine triangle shape that I'd like for my upper body.
It's not bad for a start. The shirt in particular is too baggy, which makes it bell out in the back and gape at the neck. I suppose I shall be continually vexed by the fact that I'll never be the kind of man I find most attractive as I'm just too small, but I would like to do more to create that triangle-shaped torso, while not making the taper of my waist emphasize the swell of my hips. In that case, I have to make sure my hips appear to drop directly from the narrowest part of the waist. Not sure how to do that-- some kind of padding? The trousers are a hair too long so they're not quite breaking where they're supposed to, though honestly a lot of men wear them like that. The tie looks too short for some reason, even though it's hitting my belt buckle like it should be. Perhaps it's just because I'M so short, I should lengthen it to lengthen my torso. As a woman I like when my legs look long in comparison, but I'm not sure what would look more masculine.
I'll have to do research on hair and makeup. I don't want to cut my hair, but I'd like to find some way to style and conceal the length of it. I'd love to do a photoshoot when I have the look down to where I want it. Any idea, particularly suggestions from more experienced drag kings, would be welcome!
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