2020 Black Lycra micro mini skirt, barely black hold ups, black top and my favourite Gabor black soft leather knee length boots

Why ALISON? - All about me and my crossdressing - Please scroll down for more photos

Please let me introduce myself.
I am Alison aka Alan. I was 81 on 21st February 2024 and really do wish that I had openly got into cross dressing much earlier in my life.
My first memories of cross dressing were about 40 or so years ago in the 1970's. Although I can recall way back to my childhood when I was the younger of my parents two children (both boys) that my Mother had often stated in conversations with others that she really wished she had a girl, maybe I should have been a girl.

My Wife Wendy (bless her) is very understanding about my crossdressing and encourages me to do so because we both know how frustrated and irritable I can get when I haven't been Alison for quite a while. Wendy is very happy to take photos of me dressed as Alison. I have never had to do it without her knowing. I have never worn any of my Wife's clothes or footwear (Wendy's clothes wouldn't have fitted me anyway and her foot size is a UK size 6 and I am a UK size 9 or10 anyway!) I have always bought my own female clothes and footwear. I do feel so much more at ease and relaxed and the day to day stresses of life fade away when I am Alison.

Why Alison?
By still using my male initials  A.C E. My first name uses the first two letters and the last letter of my first name. The C is the first letter of my favourite Bratz doll named Chloe. I had collection of Bratz fashion dolls, many of them wore boots. They have all passed on to other collectors but I do still have just two of my favourite Bratz dolls including Chloe.
The E the first letter of my surname is for Elliott which is the name of a 1970's company with shops in London selling leather boots and clothing. Their poster for black leather knee high boots and a black leather shirt won a prize in an advertising competition in 1974 and was so popular that they produced smaller card posters, I still have my copy which they sent to me when I requested a copy of the poster which appeared all over London on Underground stations and bus shelters.

In the past I have performed waitress duties at parties in the 1990's held locally for the elderly where Wendy was the Warden of sheltered accomodation for the elderly. I wore a typical waitress outfit, including a Steiner blonde wig, white apron, black mini skirt and black suspender belt and black stockings. Sadly the wig and the outfit was purged during a sad period of my life when I got rid of a whole collection of lovely outfits. Strangely enough I did keep the knee high boots.
I also took part in a charity event with the theme of Schooldays in the office at my place of work just before Christmas, I won second prize for my efforts as a schoolgirl. This was also in the 1990's.

My favourite outfits are a black mini skirt, or red Tartan mini kilt, barely black hold ups and Gabor black leather knee high boots, sometimes black patent shoes. I often wear black PU ladies trousers size 14 TU by Sainsburys, or black faux leather leggings. But knee high black boots are my all time favourite style of footwear. I was so lucky last year when browsing in a charity (thrift) shop and saw a lovely pair of Gabor black leather knee high boots, made in Portugal, they were a UK size 9, I asked the young lady shop assistant if I could try them on, I went into a changing cubicle and they slipped on so easily, they zipped up perfectly, I felt like Cinderella when I realised that they were a perfect fit. They are my all time favourite boots, they are made from soft black leather and had been well kept and looked after by their previous owner, The soles and heels are hardly marked and not worn down at all.
I am now much more confident in how I present myself, I now sometimes wear a short bob wig when I CD but I have quite a job getting it to look how I want it to look and it takes me so long getting dressed that I more often than not don't bother to wear the wig. I think a lot of this is down to my OCD where everything has to be completely right.
Well that is quite a lot of snippets all about me, please scroll down for a selection of photos including photos of Alison at Eastbourne and at the Crawley and Croydon Pride events

Alison's new wig by Haircube bought through Amazon. A more realistic colour that suits my age.

Weekend break in Eastbourne, East Sussex. July 2023

Alison's first day as an assistant to the mobile hairdresser. June 2023

Red tartan mini skirt and black knee length boots

Red tartan mini skirt and black knee length boots

Red tartan mini skirt and black knee length boots

2019 Black Faux Leather mini skirt and Dolcis Retro black leather knee length platform boots from the 1970's

2019 Black Faux Leather mini skirt and black 5 inch stiletto heel shoes

Black PU dress, long gloves and Gabor black leather knee high boots.

Black wool dress and Gabor size 9 black leather knee length boots

White long sleeved top, red tartan mini skirt and black patent shoes

Red tartan mini skirt from Primark and black patent Mary Jane shoes from Pavers

Black leather mini skirt and Gabor black leather knee high boots, one of my favourite outfits, both bargains from charity shops

Black leather - Jeans tucked into Gabor black leather knee high boots

Funtasma GoGo 300 knee high boots UK size 9 from Amazon, worn with black leather skirt a bargain from a charity shop

Funtasma GoGo 300 knee high boots UK size 9 from Amazon, worn with black PU leggings from Pep & Co.

White long sleeved top, red tartan mini skirt and black knee length boots

Red top, black faux leather mini skirt and black knee length boots (No wig)

Black long sleeved top, black faux leather mini skirt and black knee length boots

Black long sleeved top, black faux leather mini skirt and black knee length boots

Blue top, black PU leggings and Gabor black leather knee high boots.

White top, blue rah rah skirt, nearly black hold ups and Funtasma black knee high go go boots.

Alison, the Caffe Nero Barista

ALISON at Christmas Time

ALISON'S FOOTWEAR

Black leather knee high boots with 3½ inch heels - Gabor. Made in Portugal - UK size 9. These are my all time favourite boots, a charity shop bargain

Soft Black leather knee high boots with leather soles and 3 inch heels - no makers name - UK size 7½. I can just about get these lovely boots on!

Black leather knee high platform boots with 4 inch heels - Dolcis UK size 9½ from the 1970's. A church bazaar bargain

Black Matt PU knee high boots with 3 inch heels - Pleaser Go Go 300, size 10, sadly these boots suffered from disintegration of the shaft PU fabric. Now dumped.

Black Glossy PU knee high boots with 3 inch heels - Pleaser Go Go 300, size 10, sadly these boots also suffered from disintegration of the shaft PU fabric. Now dumped..

R.I.P. to a lovely pair of boots. These boots had suffered very badly from disintegration of the shaft PU material. The black PU dust can clearly be seen. Now dumped

Nine West black leather over the knee boots, size 10. Bought in a charity shop, sadly they fit too tight over my awkwardly shaped toe, so they have gone back to a charity shop!

Black stiletto shoes with 5 inch heels - not sure of the makers name - ? hishee ? size 11 - Made in China, a charity shop bargain

Black patent Mary Jane shoes with 1½ inch heels - Pavers UK size 10. I wore these all day at the Crawley Pride Parade. 2022

Hay-Way shoes UK size 11. Made in England, a charity shop bargain. I have now passed these on to a CD friend as they were too large for me really!

Deichmann Graceland shoes UK size 10.

Alison's coffee mug, I bought this in a charity shop and couldn't resist it because of the high heel platform shoe design

A real bargain at a charity shop. Fishnet hold ups, unopened packet only £1

PROUD to be a part of PRIDE

Wendy and Alison about to board the bus from Caterham-on-the-Hill to Crawley. Alison posing with the London Gatwick Airport Pride Parade participants. Crawley Pride 2023

Alison proudly showing off her London Transport Pride bag at the Crawley Pride Parade  Wendy and Alison about to enjoy a Coffee Break at Caffe Nero, Crawley 19/08/2023

Crawley Pride Parade 20th August 2022

Crawley Pride Parade 20th August 2022

After the Crawley Pride Parade I enjoyed a coffee break in Caffe Nero before catching the route 400 bus back home (70 minute journey) 20th August 2022

On the coldest day of the year so far, Alison is preparing for the next Pride Parade

Crawley Pride, Goffs Park 28th August 2021

St Martins Lane Hotel, London. Pride Butterfly. 2019

Ready to head off to the Croydon Pride proudly wearing my Malta 2018 Pride tee shirt. 13th July 2019

Croydon Pride. 13th July 2019

Croydon Pride. 13th July 2019

BRATZ DOLLS

I had a collection of Bratz fashion dolls. They have all passed on to other collectors apart from just two of my favourite Bratz dolls which I still have.

 Two of my favourite Bratz dolls which I still have to this day.

PARTIES FOR THE ELDERLY FOLKS

2004 Being a waitress at the Christmas Party for the elderly folks

2002 wearing a genuine Nurses uniform for a Macmillan Nurses charity coffee morning for the elderly folks

1999 Being a waitress at the Christmas Party for the elderly folks

1995 Making some final adjustments before the Christmas Party for the elderly folks

1993 Being a waitress at the Christmas Party for the elderly folks, sadly during a purge in later years, the shoes and wig were disposed of !

SCHOOLDAYS THEME - CHARITY DAY IN THE OFFICE AT WORK

1990 Rehearsal at home for the dress down charity day in the office at work the next day

1990 Arriving at work, it was still dark and cold outside!

1990 An apple for the teacher (aka the boss)

1990 My desk at work, Reserved for School Girls

1990 Being presented with my 2nd Prize Trophy, certificate and a box of 6 Mince Pies

1990 Sitting at my desk holding my 2nd Prize Trophy. Also on my desk is the box of 6 Mince Pies, an Apple for the teacher, ink bottle, glue pot and a school bottle of milk.

My 2nd Prize Trophy - Works Design & Construction W.D & C. "School Days 1990" 2nd.

1990 Photo shoot outside the office at lunchtime, this was a dress down day or should I say a dress up day at work just before Christmas 1990. All proceeds went to charity.

WHY I CHOSE THE NAME ALISON CHLOE ELLIOTT

I chose the name Alison Chloe Elliott because these names represent my initials.The name Alison uses the first two letters and the last letter of my Christian name,

Chloe was the name of my favourite Bratz doll. I still have the Chloe Bratz sitting doll on the left.

Elliott was the name of a company that made some very superb leather boots and clothing way back in the swinging 1970's and won an award for their poster in 1974.

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