CHER CHEZ LA FEMME

by Fran (49-C-1 FPE)

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It began when I was given the job of providing entertainment for the annual dinner dance of a civic club that I belong to. The committee wanted some- thing different that would be especially pleasant to the wives so I gave it some serious thought. Then the whe- els started to turn and I suggested a Fashion Show. committee was not sure until I explained that I intend- ed to use male models and dress them all as women. They thought that this would be great fun since the auxillary sponsers the largest fashion show in the state every fall.

My first job was to get some men who would be willing to do what I asked of them and I was not sure that I could find the volunteers necessary for the pro- duction. To my surprise there were plenty of models. around, in fact six of the first eight men that I asked said yes. When I explained that it wouldn't be easy because we were going to be as serious and as realis- tic as possible they went along with the idea. The rules were that each model had to dress completely in- cluding high heels, nylons, bra, slip and especially a fashionable dress, that fit.

Things really began to happen shortly after the first briefing and to my complete surprise the models were very excited about it all and their wives were really helpful. I received several phone calls wanting to know where to buy the things that were needed or did I think that this or that would look good. I had to explain to the wives that we were going to go all out and if any model did not look good he would be dropped. Many of the wives had their husband completely dressed several times during the evenings proceeding the first rehearsal and I did not hear of a complaint. In fact many of the models remarked how good it felt to be all dressed up like a woman and all of them were very

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