When I was growing up, I was fascinated and intrigued by the vast options of girl clothes. It was all so exciting compared to the clothes that were in my closet and dresser. It seemed like there was an endless variety of shoes. Girls could wear Mary Janes, saddle shoes, pumps, heels, ballet flats, wedges, … Continue reading Patterns
It's amazing how fast a fashion cycle can go. Some things are popular for what seems to be a short period of time, and some things seem to be around forever or constantly making a return. I am not a fan of (most) high-low dresses or maxi dresses but they always seem to be fashionable. … Continue reading Fast Fashion
Once I stopped fretting about my shoulders, I happily went shopping for a few dresses that I had always wanted to wear but never had the courage to do so. I took my new dresses and confidence to my photo shoot from July and had an amazing day. I love this dress, and I love … Continue reading How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love my Body
When I first started to fully dress I looked for clothes that would minimize some of my features. I found a new appreciation for layering and how contouring could downplay some of my more masculine facial features. When I started to go out of the house, I did my best to blend in instead of … Continue reading From Concealing to Revealing
“Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” -Lewis Carroll When the pandemic hit and the little things and the big things were impacted, I looked at a lot of aspects to my life. I was reminded how important it as to support small, independent businesses that were affected by the … Continue reading Impossible Things
Yesterday was the monthly outing for The MN T-Girls. During the pandemic our events have been pretty small and low-key, and July's event was very much in that spirit. A small group of us met up for some ice cream at Nelson's Ice Cream in Saint Paul because really, what's better than ice cream on … Continue reading Ice Cream Social Distancing
Yesterday was the first MN T-Girl outing since February. It was wonderful. I look at our group as a social and support group, but between the protests in Minneapolis and COVID-19, yesterday was more therapeutic than anything else. It was a small group, and we just enjoyed catching up over coffees at Creators Space Coffee … Continue reading The MN T-Girls Return!
Hi, just a short update to let you know that I am okay. The riots over the past few days have been terrifying and heartbreaking. I am devastated over the killing of Mr. Floyd. I am shaken to my core over the fires and looting of my city. Neighborhoods I once lived in are destroyed. … Continue reading Update
I was chatting with my friend recently about how we often feel that we are the tallest girls in the world, and wearing four inch stilettos isn't helping. But no one is too tall to be a girl. And no one is too tall to wear heels. I was blown away by her newest photo … Continue reading Skyscrapers and Stilettos
From Newsbreak.com: A bill introduced Monday in the Minnesota House would pull public funding from libraries that host “drag queen story hour” performances for children. “For calendar year 2021 and later, a public library that hosts a drag queen story hour event shall have regional library system support aid from the Department of Education reduced … Continue reading Minnesota Republicans Introduce Bill to Strip Funding from Libraries That Host ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’
Hannah McKnight 