Did you know that the colors you choose to wear have a huge impact on how others perceive you – especially when presenting as a woman?
Colors convey subtle messages that can influence whether you appear more feminine or masculine.
So, if your goal is to look more feminine as a crossdresser or transgender woman, paying attention to the colors of your clothes and accessories is essential!
In this blog post on trans / crossdressing transformation tips, I share the meanings of 12 different colors and what they project about your female self.
White
White is associated with purity and innocence, which is why it’s traditionally worn by brides. Wear white if you want to look pure, pristine, and impeccable.
Blue
Light blue sends messages of peace, trust, and understanding. Dark blue is associated with authority and masculinity (think police uniforms), so use this color sparingly.
The best shades of blue for crossdressers and transgender women are light blue and baby blue.
Pink
Pink is the color of love and romance. No surprisingly, it’s also the most feminine color, so you may want to incorporate plenty of pink into your wardrobe.
Red
Red is the most intense color of all and is associated with passion, desire, love, and sexuality. Wear red if you want to be noticed.
Black
Black is associated with power, elegance, and formality. Wear black when you want to look sophisticated and mysterious.
Purple
Purple communicates mystery, magic, and creativity. This is a great color to wear if you want to add a touch of fantasy to your look.
Green
Light green symbolizes freshness and youthfulness, while dark green is associated with money and ambition. Wear a gorgeous shade of green to add a fresh, feminine vibe to your look.
Yellow
Yellow is the color of joy and energy. Wear yellow to show off your fun, playful side. Avoid yellow when you want to be taken seriously.
Orange
Like yellow, orange is associated with joy, enthusiasm, and attraction. This is a great color to wear when you want to liven things up.
Brown
Brown is a stable, wholesome, and down-to-earth color. Wear brown for mellow occasions or if you want to appear reliable and genuine.
Gray
Gray is a great color to wear when you need to come across as professional and trustworthy. Too much gray can get boring though, so be sure to punch it up with some fun colors.
Beige
Beige is a simple, conservative color that’s friendly, approachable and non-threatening. It’s perfect for times when you want people to open up to you.
What’s your favorite color to wear en femme?
As always, I’d love to hear your thoughts. What’s your favorite color to wear en femme? Does this color project the message you want to be sending?
Take my poll and share your comments below!
Love,
Lucille
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P.S. Color is a HUGE topic that doesn’t just relate to clothes. Hair and makeup are equally important!
To learn more about choosing and applying the most flattering makeup colors, check out Makeup Magic: The Ultimate Male to Female Makeup Program.
I am in love with the color pink. My pink dress is my favourite item of clothing (I feel wonderfully girly in it). I also have some stylish pink high-heel shoes, Lucille.
What an illuminating blog.
I voted for black, because it seems to make me appear slimmer and of course sexier, lol. I do however love pink lingerie, and for many years it was my signature foundation color.
However as I have gotten older I am finding that having a variety of complimenting colors actually works best for me. I love being able to combine colors to create a stunning look for myself when I go out.
Although I still spend about a third of my life as a male, I make every effort to wear softer more feminine colors as well. Even the with the style of clothing, I try to be as feminine as I can. How I wish men’s clothing had a bigger variety to choose from. I do wear women’s slack to work from time to time as well as nice blouses over my lingerie. Ahhhh someday!!! I always try to wear some accessory that is feminine.
I answered green but really the colour that I love is a blue-green or I would say turquoise. I like to put it with grey or black. I also like a pink that I call dusky pink, rather greyish. Neutral shades such as greys and beiges are very useful too and as you can tell I do not really want to choose only one colour. I agree that putting colours together is a beautifully feminine activity.
May I add some more colours/colors? I like metallic colours but not too shiny and brash. I like pewter and I like bronze or golden colours. Another colour that I really like is russet, an orange-brown colour.
I love your response, it is difficult to choose just one color.
Beige,white, pink, black and purple are the colors i coordinate
to my wardrobe. I mix them to weather, the occasion, and whom or where i may be spending time w/ or going. These colors, for me, also blend best w/ various colors of wigs, glasses. makeup, as well as winter outerwear and accessories.
Hi Lucille
Great article, my favorites colors are,blue,black, pink,red.most of my dresses are a combination of this colors which I love.
xo joanna
Joanna…
I have been watching you on these sites for years.
You getting, prettier, more refined through the years, love your sofisticated look.
I will keep watching…love you girl…
Dr.T.J.
Thank you! You look great.
Thank you girls for your comments, Lucille you are been a very important person in my transition with all the advice I learn from you.
Love Joanna.
HI Joanna.. I think you look absolutely stunning! Love the multi-colored dress and you the blue/black one!
Kisses,
Marcy
This month it’s Yellow, I love the different colors of Women’s clothing, just one more reason to have fun dressing up. I also love dresses with floral prints, very colorful and feminine.
Yellow looks great on you!
Hi Kathleen,
The flowers dresses are my fav! They feel so light and feminine and you look awesome in yours!
color is one of my favorite reasons to living feminine. the clothing is so bright and vast in possibilities. so many things i always wanted to wear but could not when i pretended to be a man. just the colors i can wear now like my favorite color of all, hot pink bring me joy today that did not exist for me before. thank you FS for unyielding support in my feminization. i am so much happier!
Thanks for your comment! I agree – I LOVE color!
Well, to start off, my favorite color is pink. It took me so long to find a pink dress but I finally did and I’m wearing it to church Sunday!!!!!!!!!!!! After pink comes purple and of course there’s red and my Easter dress is yellow. I’m finding that during Spring and Summer I like to wear pastels, and pink can be one of those along with light blue, light green, lavender, and white. I love being a girl!!!!!!!!!!!
Hello Deidra,
Like you, I love pinks and pastels especially in summer! I am not there yet but one day hope to go to church in a dress as well! I know God will just be glad that I am there giving Him praise! 🙂
Kisses,
Marcy