Oh dear, How do I answer this one------- I am gender dysphoric and love my dresses just the same as any female would. Yes, I am male. Being male, there were no dresses that looked or felt right. There are just soo many differences between the male and female shapes.

Over the years I taught myself the best way of doing things. I thought I was teaching myself dressmaking -- Unwittingly I had taught myself couture. I draught my own patterns, and concentrate on the styles of the 1950's or 1850's.

I have put pictures of my work in a flickr site. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jackie66 Since I have truncal ataxia and T4 complete paraplegia I cannot sit unsupported at a sewing machine table so all my work is handsewn. I do have a push button machine but only use it for overlocking and buttonholing.

I show these dresses off at the transgender events and get a great deal of fun doing so. My styles are all created to look good whilst I am sat in a wheelchair. Most of my pictures are taken with me standing, but the position of my arms show that I am in fact doing a balancing act.

I have had great fun creating outfits to tease the fetishists. A PVC ballgown being one of them. Creating these outfits is my way of covering lifes traumas and I am getting a great deal of benefit from doing so.

My dresses seem to be very popular with the American ladies. -- So they should, since my inspirations come from the Hollywood musical films.