I wore a dress every day for 30 days *I was not expecting this...

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I knew I felt beautiful in a dress, but I wasn't expecting this from simply wearing a dress for 30 days. This challenge may or may not have changed my life.

L I K E and S U B S C R I B E. Thank YOU for all your support. Means the world!

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Dresses I'm wearing(in order!):

3. Boutique in St. Louis: Leopard

5. Target: not in stock

6. H&M: not in stock

7. Target: not in stock

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[DebraSands-is]

My husband and I have 3 boys. When he was taking a lot of military trips, the boys wanted to wrestle with me, the way they would play with Dad. I started wearing dresses to show my young boys that there's a difference between boys and girls. I never expected that wearing dresses would make me feel different. Now, I wear them all the time. I enjoy that feeling. God made me a girl, and I am appreciating it.

[angelahagemeyer]

Society has lied to us women for so long. It’s beautiful how many women are rediscovering how unique and wonderful being feminine can be. Your hair down is gorgeous btw.

[SVTV_SKITS]

You’re not crazy, every single time I wear a dress, esp one that’s long and flow I instantly feel happier, more feminine more beautiful!

[shannonl]

I own a few $10-$15 summer dresses and without fail, my husband comments on how nice I look every time I wear one. We are on to something here, ladies!

[rubym]

I think dressing feminine is empowering. It helps you be who you were created to be and it definitely causes others around you to treat you like a lady. Thank you for being vulnerable and talking openly about your journey.

[myleemartin]

At home sick today from school. While watching this I immediately put on a pretty peach dress and I felt stronger, more happy, more alive than I had in my sweats. This is an incredible video and I almost teared up when you were talking about how wearing a dress made you feel strong. Being a feminine girl doesn’t mean you are less strong.

[theindyminimalist]

I started wearing dresses and skirts as much as possible within the past couple of months. I’ve always been a tomboy and never been pulled towards dresses. But I have two little daughters now and feel a desire to model femininity for them, especially in a culture where it isn’t cherished. It’s interesting how gentleness and peace seems to come from embracing the delicate and feminine.

[mimi]

I always felt not put together and that my outfits never worked. I literally came here to see what’s missing. I always wanted to feel beautiful and feminine but didn’t. I tried skirts and blouses but they never fall “right” on me
I’m taking the dress challenge starting today. Thank you for your video.

[Prepwithane]

I’m 54 years old. In the 90s, I wore a dress everyday because I loved Laura Ashley dresses so much. I loved how I felt wearing LA dresses. After Princess Diana died, so did the popularity of Laura Ashley dresses. My MIL, who didn’t dress up, kept commenting how I shouldn’t be wearing dresses just to lounge around. I started not wearing dresses as much. I felt lost many years of who I truly am. About 4 years ago, I decided to start wearing dresses again everyday. I feel pretty all the time. I look forward to choosing what dress I will wear for the day. I will never go back to my dark years. Bravo to you. I hope you continue it!

[carriehooper]

I made a close friend in my early 20's that totally changed my perspective on clothing. Till then I wore blue jeans every day and dresses to church. Till I met this woman who was like a real fairy and she wore skirts or dresses every single day. She was very active and bouncy so she always wore footless tights with them. I found myself adopting a similar style which I continued with even after our lives sent us down different paths. It's now been 17 years since I met her and I still wear dresses and skirts 90% of the time. I love how I feel in them and and do agree that dresses are the easiest thing to put on, you don't have to match anything. Skirts take a bit more work having to find a shirt that goes well with it. I even wear skirts and dresses all winter with leggings and tall socks.

[andy_criola]

Don't worry about the minimalist astetic, i been a minimalist for 6 years now, my closet it's 90% dresses and my dresses have colour and patterns.

[michaelaschildknecht]

I have transitioned to dresses and skirts slowly. But for the last almost 3 years they are all I wear now. I garden, exercise, and shoot my bow all while wearing dresses and skirts. I love this life. I feel great, I get treated with more politeness, my for boys also compliment me. I feel like a woman as well as ladylike. I can't see myself going back.

[marieallgyer]

We wear dresses all the time ...i had someone say to me at Walmart...how can u wear a Dress to wal Mart 😊 my Girls shocked our neighbor when they wore dresses to horseback ride ....they could mount with such ease .its amazing what u can do in a dress... garden, milk a cow, mow the lawn ....everything thats all they wore 100 yrs ago.... i have men hold doors, ive had older men comment how good it is to see ladies w dresses on.God bless

[littlegreylogcabin]

I wear a dress almost everyday and there’s something about it that brings out the femininity within💗

[janamartin]

As a Mennonite girl who’s worn dresses all my life, it’s so fascinating to hear the perspective of someone new to wearing dresses. Go for it Margaret! You looked lovely! I often have men open doors for me in town or people comment on my dresses.

[layercakearts]

Full time maxi dresses/skirts (even for winter and home improvement) has gotten me thru years of chronic illness. Not only comfort but feeling put together when I feel at my worst. Thrift store dresses with some high end jewelry feels pretty good. And yes, an interesting social experiment is how people treat you in public… excessively courteous, opening doors, approachable, unassuming, but occasionally underestimated (charging more at the smog check, etc). But mostly it just feels good… I don’t need to conquer the world anymore.

[ShelbyColeFrance]

I am 60 and divorced since 2021. I have always frequently worn dresses but since I live alone, no one tells me I'm beautiful. I have to be beautiful for me. I started wearing and buying dresses for a few reasons. I love the feminine vibe I have when I wear a dress. I have lost 38 kilos since 2017 through diet and exercise and the best, most economical way to stretch your wardrobe is through dresses! Yes! It is one garment from top to bottom that is flattering your changing figure. If you choose the right styles for your body, dresses will last much longer than jeans as your body changes shapes. I was also very happy to love dresses by the time I got my abdo-plasty. Dresses are much more comfortable. I'm starting to date and in a dress I just feel more confident and put together. so long, we women have had to fight for everything we have. I remember that my mom's bank account was in my dad's name!! Many of you on here could be my daughters! But standing up for our rights doesn't mean we have to lose our femininity! Power to the dress!!! (And red lipstick!)

[oneprettyrose]

I’m a girl who likes to dress in tshirt and jeans. And one day I wore a maxi dress it hugged my body made me feel beautiful and when I went to the store I noticed men staring at me even smiling at me with interest .. I even got more compliments from women ..when I got home even my husbands reaction was almost over the top like he’s seen me for the first time and was just so 🤩 about me (loved it !! Now im thinking of adding that as my normal ) it’s just a whole other level that you tap into that comes with not only compliments and positive reaction but nice little perks ! I got an extra free bag and was told “for having pretty privilege “ (I was like I don’t even think I’m pretty like that!? lol) EMBRACE BEING A WOMAN ! That’s all I can say be girly be gentle be like a Disney princess

[paigeajamieson]

Yes! Welcome to the dress club :D I would recommend investing in an apron for cooking or gardening to keep your dresses nice. That's something that works for me.

[milo_thatch_incarnate]

What you wear really does affect how you act, because it affects how you FEEL! I’m a 25-year-old GenZ woman, and I too have gone through this transformation; 2 years ago for me.

I mistakenly thought throughout my teens and early 20s that femininity is the same as “girly”, and I associated “girly” with words like bimbo, vapid, silly, Barbie-like, attention-seeking.

I dressed completely androgynously, and acted very masculine (as a result). Most people assumed I was a butch lesbian, even though I’m straight!

But then 2 years ago I read “Captivating” by Staci Eldridge, and it completely changed my perspective on how _being a woman_ COMES WITH femininity, and femininity means being _graceful, soft, vulnerable, beautiful, kind, gentle, nurturing, sensual, and flowing as a dress._

And once I started wearing dresses, I felt the EXACT same way you do.
Wearing dresses and skirts makes me FEEL graceful, gentle, lovely, and soft, even when I’m just doing chores.

Then I can change back into jeans and a hoodie and I immediately feel more shlumpy, casual, average-looking, androgynous, and _not_ feminine.

It’s the biggest life hack ever to FEEL the way you want to seem — and then when you _feel_ that way, you _become_ that. 🥰