Clothes, hair, and makeup are important aspects of your feminine image. But your body language and movements say more about you than you probably realize!
It doesn’t matter how good you look… If your walk and movements give off a masculine vibe (or worse, are exaggerated and unnatural), then you’re probably not making the impression you hoped for.
Do you want to learn how to walk more feminine? Here are 5 common MTF movement mistakes to avoid – and what to do instead.
1. Over-Exaggerated Hip Swinging
There’s nothing more alluring than the sexy sway of a woman’s hips as she walks. But you should never overdo this. In fact, if you are consciously swinging your hips, it’s probably too much.
A better approach is to simply put on a pair of high heels and walk naturally. Heels automatically cause your hips to sway. The key is to relax your body and go with the flow.
2. Stiff Body Movements
Stiff isn’t sexy. As I mentioned earlier, the secret to fluid, feminine movements is to relax your body.
Tense muscles translate to stiff, masculine body movements. Focus on relaxing your body instead. Do stretching exercises to help release built-up tension.
3. Poor Posture
Your posture is the foundation for your movements. Here are two posture mistakes to avoid:
- Slouching: If you’re tall, you might be tempted to slouch to downplay your height. Don’t. Slouching isn’t attractive and it definitely doesn’t make you look more feminine.
- Arching your back: On the other extreme, avoid exaggerating your posture by arching your back and sticking your butt out. While you might think this looks “sexy,” it actually looks silly.
The fix for both of these mistakes is to stand tall with natural, lifted posture. This makes you look confident and feminine.
4. Stocky Shoulder Movements
Men carry their weight in their upper bodies, while a woman’s center of gravity is in her hips. In men, this often translates into strong upper body movements.
As you can see in the video above, the hallmark of a masculine walk is “stocky” shoulder movements. Compare that to the graceful sway of the women’s hips.
To counteract this tendency:
- Keep your shoulders down and back. If you feel your shoulders coming forward, literally roll them back into place.
- Focus on keeping your shoulders still while relaxing the hips. This will help transfer the movement to your lower body.
- Keep your body weight neutral (or even slightly back) instead of leaning forward. This helps downplay the look of your shoulders.
5. Taking Up Too Much Space
There are many differences between male and female body language. One of the biggest differences is that men take up more space with their bodies while women tend to keep the space more closed.
How does this translate into movement?
- When men walk, they typically have a space between their arms and body, while a woman’s hands brush her hips.
- Men’s steps are longer and there’s often more space between the feet.
To correct this, rotate your elbows in so your arms stay closer to your body. Keep your feet closer together and take shorter steps when you walk.
Mastering your feminine walk
Now that you know the most common mistakes, here’s another example of a feminine walk to study and emulate. Notice the graceful posture, gently swinging hips, and relaxed body movements:
How feminine are YOUR body movements? Do you struggle with this or are you one of the lucky girls who are naturally graceful?
Please share in the comments below!
Love,
Lucille
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thanks i love the looks i get and people asking me out
Lucille
i cant walk like the way in movie u showed us
mona
Hi, sisters:
Spending lots of time walking in heels, and dancing in heels, really helped me gain confidence and garner appreciative comments from passers-by and observers (male and female, TG and straight) on sidwalks, cruising the mall, and/or relaxing in clubs. If you learn to put one foot right in front of the other as you walk in your heels, rather than separated by 6-12″, you get a natural sway without having to consciously do anything with your hips.
After years and years of “just doing it” and getting comfortable in heels as high as 5-6″ platforms, I have no doubt that any one questions my walk as anything other than that of a real babe!!! 😉
And speaking of comfortable, THE key to walking naturally is shoes (even those 5″ heels) that first of all fit you well and are comfortable.
Cheers to all,
phyl
So true – it’s very hard to walk naturally in shoes that don’t fit or aren’t comfortable.
i have found im way more comfortable in a dress and heels than jeans and boots in boy mode.i grew up not realizing i realie was a lady.but now that im a lady, i love just being me,i am getting ready to go full time this year and hope to never look back.my movements are very fem and i love the advice here:)
As always, great advice. Every Saturday togeather with my Partner, we go shopping in London’s West-End, and have lunch in our favorite pub, sitting outside, we booth watch the ladies, their clothes style, their walking and mannerisms. I find this very helpful. I walk with mostly a two and a half inch heel at the most, and I find I am a lot more confident and comfortable than wearing anything higher.
Nowadays I dress fem and when out shopping (which I love)I wear a two inch wedge shoe, so I don’t have to worry about London’s pavements! Once again a wonderful video and advice, thank you so much.
Lesley Ann xxx
Thanks, Lesley Ann! Sounds like a wonderful Saturday tradition. 🙂
You’re right. High heels either force you to learn to walk correctly, or they will help one breaks one’s neck (smile). I spend time each day walking in my heels, even just around the house. And I follow your advice about breast enlargement herbal remedies. But is there a herbal remedy for sale for breast enlargement that you can recommend? Thanks in advance.
Avi
Thank you so Lucille. After reading all you tips in this blog and your womanly walk I dont seem to have much of a problem with or without heels. After all your tips I look so much more like I should.
Hugs
Jackie
Dear Lucille
It’s good the example of video.
I love
Arturo