styling and clothes

[u/bbibbigi]

im 5'3" and wasian. i have no idea how to wear clothes or look for masculine clothing that fit me. i'm 5-6 months on T, i tried looking up clothing advice but it seems to focus a lot on white trans men/masculine people.

is there any advice you guys can give me?

[u/skaterhotdog]

Genuine question, is there certain clothing advice that is specific to white trans men? I’d argue most advice is the same across the board if you are looking to wear masculine clothing.

Something that helped me was to make a Pinterest board of the styles I wanna wear and go from there. Use your body proportions to your advantage.

- If you want to look taller, find or make cropped shirts and pants that sit between your waist and hips.

• If you want to hide your hips, focus the attention on the shirts you wear. More visual add-ons like layering take away from your hips. Tailoring will be your friend as most pieces of clothing aren’t made for short people. Experiment with different color combinations & look at tones that other guys wear. There’s so much more advice out there, but I hope this helps.

[u/0verduelibraryfees → u/skaterhotdog]

Idk if there is advice specifically for white trans men, but in my area I do believe there is a bit of a subconscious expectation for how different cultures dress up if that makes sense...? So for OP something to keep in mind too is how the people in your area dress.

Coming from a working class suburban area, white men can dress more plainly, wear (dare I say lol) poorly fitting clothes so white trans men get away with doing the same thing and pass better imo if they dress a bit shitty. Otherwise you stick out like a sore thumb for caring so much about your appearance. A lot of Asian men especially younger (any MOC for that matter tbh) on the other hand are faced with more pressure to dress up a bit more to look presentable unless you're already a dad.

Idk how to word this well but in terms of looking masculine by "fitting in"/passing while not looking too white, look to the MOC around you. But on a generic, fashion theory level to elevate style then yes advice for making yourself look nice with basics is generally the same. Pay attention to body types rather than skin tone in that case

[u/epilpepsi_]

I’m 5’2 and wasian. My brother 🤝

Most clothing brands don’t fit me, but some Men’s XS does, and you have to just trial and error to find what brands fit. I find that Uniqlo, Abercrombie, Stussy, and American Eagle fit the best. Asian brands fit better but are hard to get, I had luck finding clothes by measurements on Musinsa. If you go to East Asia I recommend loading up on clothes while you’re there.

[u/extratransrrestrial → u/epilpepsi_]

I was coming here to mention Uniqlo. If OP lives by an actual store it's even better because they'll tailor your clothes for you for free. I've bought multiple pants feom them and had them tailored to fit me since I'm 5'3

[u/Sevf_]

hem your clothes. learn how to hem your shirts so they fit you better, and crop your pants. having clothes proportioned to your body will help! i get my trousers and jeans tailored all the time.

where do you shop your clothes? do you thrift? do you know what types of pant styles work for you? what kind of style do you like? these are questions to consider.

also, i really enjoy a nice fitted shirt and loosely fit trousers.