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| 'I don't remember not wanting to wear dresses' - BBC News Posted: 07 Feb 2020 11:44 PM PST  Image copyright Brian McCloskey As a teenage boy growing up in Northern Ireland, Brian McCloskey always knew he wanted to wear women's clothes. But it was not until he swapped Londonderry for California that he felt able to live openly as a cross-dresser. It was when he started to live life as he wanted to. In a new Radio Ulster and Radio Foyle documentary, Brian and his wife Debbie discuss life and what it is like when a husband owns more dresses than his wife. "People say when did you want to start wearing dresses? And I honestly don't remember not wanting to wear dresses," says Brian. "I always thought that girls' clothes were more interesting, and looked like more fun." In his teenage years he was conflicted. He remembers wanting to swap the black blazer and trousers of his school uniform, for the pinafores worn at the neighbouring all-girls school. "It definitely was a struggle," he recalls. "I tried not to let it overwhelm me. I was aware this desire wasn't normal, but also aware it wasn't wrong. "Of all the things a person can do, wearing a dress is not remotely wrong." Brian now lives in Santa Monica where he is a musician, blogger and curator of a popular online archive of Smash Hits magazine. He met Debbie, who is from Kentucky, online. They bonded over a shared love of blogging and the cult classic movie, The Big Lebowski. After dressing in women's clothes privately for a while, he recalls the first time he wore a dress in public. Leaving his Santa Monica home, he and Debbie walked the two blocks to the local library where he was taking part in a human book project. "I was really excited and terrified at the same time," says Brian. "I was a bit worried in case people would stare at me, then I was offended because no one stared at me. I was thinking: 'I look fantastic, why is nobody staring at me?' "It may have been the longest two blocks of my life, but that might have been a bad shoe decision, because I had heels." Brian has more dresses and tights than Debbie does, although she doesn't mind. "It's not the wrapping, it's the present inside," she says. But she knows not everyone will understand. "This is just what he likes to wear," she says. "Even the people who live in this building, some cannot understand how there can be a heterosexual male dressed in a dress married to a heterosexual woman." In the Stories in Sound documentary, Brian and Debbie discuss their life together, including an appearance on the Ricki Lake Show. And they explain why the only guest at their wedding was an actor from the movie that helped bring them together, The Big Lebowski. Presenter Marie-Louise Muir says the couple's story is remarkable. "For me it is a love story, of a man who is in love with his own identity, has a huge sprit of tolerance and understanding and has an incredible partner in Debbie," she says. "To be with them and meet them is a tonic." You can hear 'The Legenderry Boy In A Dress' on Radio Ulster and Radio Foyle on 8 February at 12:03 GMT and also on BBC Sounds.  |
| Beyoncé Stuns in Hot Pink Dress During Date Night in Miami with Jay-Z - E! NEWS Posted: 08 Feb 2020 12:59 PM PST  beyonce.com We're crazy in love with Beyoncé's latest fashion looks. Nearly a week after attending Super Bowl LIV with husband Jay-Z, the 38-year-old singer uploaded a handful of new photos on her website on Thursday of all the outfits she wore while she was in Miami, Florida—and it's safe to say they were drop-dead gorgeous, to say the least. In the pictures, the singer showed off two plunging pink dresses that she wore during the trip, captioning the photos, "Miami Nights." Not only did the singer share full body shots of her whole outfit, but she also gave us one or two close-ups of her beauty look. We love a good Queen B selfie! For one of her outfits, Queen B wore a hot pink mini dress with a plunging neckline and puffed sleeves with ruffle details. She accessorized the look with bright yellow heels and a diamond necklace. According to designer Michael Costello, this look was custom made for Queen B. "Best pic I can find so far. Hopefully, I will find a better one but this was a custom look I did for @beyonce I know it's been a minute but swipe to see the look," the designer wrote, noting that there are two versions of the dress—one in neon orange and neon pink.  beyonce.com For her second look, the "Partition" singer showed off a long sleeve pink and orange dress with floral patterns—making it one of her most colorful and outlandish looks yet. She accessorized the look with a pair of flower-patterned tights, bright pink heels, statement floral earrings and a bright and bold orange clutch. The playful and sexy eye-catching dress also featured a thigh-high slit. Queen B wore her hair in long, voluminous, luscious curls and kept her makeup minimal and neutral. She wore a nude lip gloss on the lips and gave her eyes a pop of color with a golden shadow on the inner corners of her eyes. We can't wait to see more of Beyoncé wearing this bright and bold color for seasons to come! Watch E! News weekday mornings at 7 a.m.!  |
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| Free dress store aims to ease prom burden - Elbert County News Posted: 08 Feb 2020 08:57 AM PST  Standing in a labyrinth of dress racks, in a walled-off corner of a warehouse in Parker, Kiva Frey stopped to enjoy the light she finally found at the end of the tunnel. "I feel like I'm at a place now where I feel I've done what I wanted to do," Frey said through tears. Two years ago, the Parker Secret Closet bore more resemblance to its name. What grew out of Frey's basement, only accessible through an appointment, the specialty thrift store found a suitable storefront. The nonprofit, founded by Frey, began with the mission to give every teenager a dress to wear on prom night. After a couple temporary locations in various vacant spaces around Parker, the Parker Secret Closet moved into a 1,000 square-foot space at the new Solomon Centre building at 17151 Pine Lane, completed just last year. The store opened the doors to its storefront Feb. 1, a side entrance around the corner from the Southeast Community Outreach (SECOR) free food market leading to the makeshift, walled-off thrift store with hundreds of formalwear. The nonprofit's three board members, Frey, Leah Ryan and Erin Jones, could not help but look back at where they all started. "We're just a bunch of moms from Parker that just started collecting dresses," Frey said. The Parker Secret Closet allows anyone to shop from the store's collection of donated clothes—mostly modern, single-use dresses suited for homecoming and prom—for free. The clothes each have a tagged suggested donation amount, ranging from about $15 to $25, but the point of the store, Frey said, is to normalize thrift shopping for dresses. "We're trying to really encourage kids to not spend $500 on a dress when you can use that money for AP classes or college or a car," Frey said. "Our whole purpose is to allow kids who don't have any means to be able to shop for free with dignity." Frey, Ryan and Jones are responsible for bringing the store where it is today. None, admittedly, has had any experience running a nonprofit or a thrift store — Frey said she worked at one briefly in high school — but are all driven by the same purpose: to give every kid a prom night. "There are a lot of families where that's just not in the cards to have a night out like that," Jones said. "Especially for families that are in need, to be able to have a night and feel like a teenager without this financial stress and without worrying about what's going on at home and getting to be a kid, is really where the passion is for us." The store does not ask for any personal information prior to shopping. Shoppers are asked to sign up for a "library card" online to help keep tabs on the communities they're serving. Many of the dresses are donated from local families—a few still have their original tags. Kaeleigh Grizzle, a junior at Ponderosa High School, is a member of the store's student volunteers, who act as ambassadors to their peers who may struggle to pay for a prom or homecoming dress. Grizzle said she understands how stressful it can be for students who have difficulty affording a prom dress. Prom night can break the bank for girls having to spend hundreds of dollars on a one-time use dress. The average prom can cost up to $1,500 before dinner, Jones said, and that's for the dress, hair, makeup, nails and accessories. "To spend that for one night can be pretty anxiety-inducing for parents and kids," Jones said. "Everyone wants their perfect, Cinderella night. We're hoping we can provide that so kids can have cash after graduation." The Parker Secret Closet signed a five-year lease to share with SECOR at the Solomon Centre. Frey may need to step aside once she moves farther from Parker—she currently lives in Denver to be closer to her grandparents. From humble beginnings, Frey feels like she's excited for what the future holds. "As we keep moving around, we keep adjusting to adapt to our new environment. This seemed to make sense here," Frey said. Frey recalled the feeling of the first prom dress she bought when she was a senior in high school and was moved to tears. "I just remember how magical I felt. I was a princess," Frey said. "This kind of evens the playing field and gives everybody the opportunity to be part of something."  |
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