I remember when I was first starting out transitioning all the businesses that advertised that they could make you a lady. There was a famous one in New York City which was a “Finishing School” for crossdressers, there are people who specialized in makeovers, and there are photographers who specialize in Glamor shot for trans community, they all realized that they could make money serving our community.
In an article in the Washington Post “Learning how to be a lady? For the transgender market, coaches help” Jessica Contrera writes,
I remember reading an article that someone brought to a meeting from an electrolysis magazine about an electrologist who was complaining about men dressed as women coming in her shop to have electrolysis done and she was turning them away. The woman writing the column wrote… “Honey every time I see a crossdresser walking in to the shop, I see a new swimming pool or a Cadillac.”
Another person that I know sells clothes for the community, he specializes in plus size gowns and shoes. He tells of the time he was at a shoe conference and he was talking to a shoe manufacturing rep and he asked about shoe sizes from 11 to 14. The rep asked him why so many large sizes and he said it was for crossdressers, the salesman said they didn’t want anything to do with “those people.” He said that he want to buy 500 pair, the rep paused for a second and said that maybe they could work something out.
It doesn’t take long for the businesses community to realize that there is money to be made from us. The article goes on to say,
In an article in the Washington Post “Learning how to be a lady? For the transgender market, coaches help” Jessica Contrera writes,
So now, she was sitting in her monthly appointment at Makeovers With Elizabeth Taylor, a place spoken of with deep reverence in much of D.C.’s transgender community — a leader in the emerging market of services for people starting lives in a different gender.I had makeover and I bought hundreds of dollars of makeup, but over time I realized that it wasn’t me.
Beth serves her clients wine, makeup lessons, wardrobe coaching, mannerism training, photography sessions and, most prized of all, acceptance. She calls them she. She asks them who they are and who they want to be. She waves her stubble-covering wand and assures them, “It’s no problem.”
I remember reading an article that someone brought to a meeting from an electrolysis magazine about an electrologist who was complaining about men dressed as women coming in her shop to have electrolysis done and she was turning them away. The woman writing the column wrote… “Honey every time I see a crossdresser walking in to the shop, I see a new swimming pool or a Cadillac.”
Another person that I know sells clothes for the community, he specializes in plus size gowns and shoes. He tells of the time he was at a shoe conference and he was talking to a shoe manufacturing rep and he asked about shoe sizes from 11 to 14. The rep asked him why so many large sizes and he said it was for crossdressers, the salesman said they didn’t want anything to do with “those people.” He said that he want to buy 500 pair, the rep paused for a second and said that maybe they could work something out.
It doesn’t take long for the businesses community to realize that there is money to be made from us. The article goes on to say,
After just three years in the business, he doesn’t need to advertise. He sees transgender clients at least once a week, nearly all of whom find him by word of mouth or online forums. …Cha-ching$$$
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