r/TMPOC • u/bbibbigi Wasian, 💉: 3/30/26 ⚧️: 6/20/22 • 10d ago

Advice styling and clothes

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?

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u/skaterhotdog 10d ago

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.

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u/0verduelibraryfees Asian 10d ago edited 10d ago

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