- Champions exercise as a form of body shaping - Encourages exploring fashion - Emphasizes the problems with the fashion industry in general - Still supports every way of dealing with a "problem area" even ones that she wouldn't go for herself Damn this channel is great. I love it. I appreciate this video. I vibe with it very hard.

I think a video on how hair cuts can help with face shape insecurities would be nice! Its something I dealt with alot and finding a haircut I like that helps has been a huge confidence boost

I’m a cis lesbian girl and I’m here to learn about how to dress more feminine. Thank you for these videos! ❤

When I started I felt fake. Covering myself up in makeup, padding, clothes that draws the eye and gives false shapes etc. constantly worried that I stood out like a sore thumb - then I realised that's exactly what cis women go through every day! That's when the penny dropped that I wasn't fake. At all. That was a breakthrough.

Ashley: "I'm not your mum" Baby Trans: "you're not??"😟

I'm a cis woman but your videos on how to dress always cheer me up. Ty for acknowledging that not every cis woman has an hourglass shape and that we've used shapewear + silhouette methods for SO LONG to try and fit into new boxes. I appreciate you :)

Glutes and Tensor muscles are the ones to grow. Hip thrusts, Squats, Fire Hydrants and Donkey kicks are the exercises I would suggest. These will create the desired shape. Great Vid as usual Ash. Love you all. You are all super valid and wonderful! x

I'm defo gonna come back to these videos once i've came out as trans publicly

As a cis male i just straight up enjoy the fashion theorie talk about shapes and rules. Learned a few things today!

Hey sis! As a trans female body builder (Grew most of my muscle after starting transition), the exercise you were mentioning is the abductor machine known colloquially as the 'Good girl, bad girl' machine. I recommend doing those and hip thrusts to build hips and butt. With correct form, you will 100% see growth after a month if you are progressively adding weight. Important part! Make sure you are eating enough protein, don't starve yourself (Please), and look up professionals do any exercise you are going to do as to ensure your form is correct, then start light to make sure you are doing correct form. Also if you get any ads with someone saying there's this one simple exercise xyz just ignore them. The rest of the fitness community does as they try to sell a quick fix to people who don't know any better. Much love ❤ Cheers

Icky: "Avoid tight things like skinny jeans or shirts". Me before dressing as a woman (Man): *Wears tight jeans and shirts and loves it not knowing that one day I decide to transition* Me right now, even though I get what she is saying: F it, I still love them and gonna wear them even if I am not there yet. Also wanted to thank you for having this channel. It helps me by a mile shot getting tips I would have to scower the internet for. I was always a "Manly man" by wearing a beard, dressing like a nerdy gay (I am Bi) and even one of my female family members always noted, that I am kind of an atipical man. That I am more of a woman. Oh if she knew how right she was. I have had the idea for such a thing for a long time, but for self esteem and mental reasons decided not to. This year I feel more confident and happy then ever and so I decided to go through with it and guess what I love it. I feel more confident in myslef, though I am not yet confortable to come out to my relatives, that live quite far away and also in public I am still going out as a male. But today I did come out to my best friend, and today he has shown me why he is my best friend since first grade, when he said: "This is awsome. If it fills you with joy and makes you feel good about yourself, then please do it. Life should be about having fun and to be able to do whatever you like, since you only have one and one shouldnt waste it. In a way youre doing the same thing as me, when I go to the gym. I want to feel good about my looks and about myself. Remeber, we are not in the middle ages and yes some people might not like it, but f them. They are not living your life." I have to add that I am from a very conservative family for context. And I know this might not interest alot of people, but what he told me and how he reacted makes me a billion times more confident, and so I hope this message can help more people, just like it did to me. Also giving you a sub and turned on notifications. Keep doing the good work.

i love to wear girls clothes since my childhood and i was ashamed during the puberty because i was a victim of bullying at school with my hearing aids anyway. after 5 years toxic relationship, i felt ready to explore more feminine clothes. after i saw your Video, i immediately ordered some shapewear for my hips. The new waist height takes some getting used to, but it looks a lot better. When I look in the mirror my first thought is "Man, I look hot!" I am really thankful for the nice tips - Finn and you are one of my biggest inspirations now! You show me that everything is possible! ❤

9:57 omg the attention to detail to muffle the voice when the armour was put on. 😂😂😂 Solid work editor! 💙💙

my first partner since I came out had really bad dysmorphia and had so much work done. she's beautiful but incredibly sad. she didn't hesitate to point out what i should change first second and third with surgery and stuff.... so thx for this healthy perspective.

transitioned at 50 - 1 1/2 years on hormones and I was blown away at the muscle loss. i can't imagine exercise bulking me to the point i was at before the correct hormones

The attention to detail with the echo and muffling on the voice when the suit of armor is on is just so amazing. It's a cherry on this sundae of a video!

The "Battle the brain thoughts" vs "obliterate the body" is such a great way to put it. I love that so much. Thank you for the eloquence

Hello, I just wanted to say that as a cis woman whose shoulders are also wider than their hips and has a rectangle body shape. I used to feel like I wasn’t really womanly. I just kind of had to say there’s many kinds of versions of what womanly looks that that changes over the years in terms of trends, but all of our body types have always existed forever too. I’ve been told by another woman not to worry that I would get my adult body soon, as an adult lol. This is my adult body and each body shape has its own charms. Maybe this might help someone ❤. Also all of these clothing tips or exercise tips are all the same thought process I have too. Like maybe wanting to wear shape wear but feeling like I’m cheating somehow, or the flared jeans on the bottom, flared skirt and a tight top.

I'm AFAB but I talk about this exactly so muchhh. I'm like: broad shoulders, broad ribcage, no t'ts (lol), small waist tho (W), and kinda mid hips. What I've done a lot is move "the waist of my outfit"(the line where your outfit transitions from your bottom👖 to your top👕) higher up than most standard length shirts will do, and therefore not letting the standard waist clothes cover up my actual decent waist and make me look like a bOx. I've done this by wearing tight or cropped shirts with high-waisted/over-sized pants (or low-waisted bootcut pants if you feel like you look good in them). A good hack if you don't like showing too much skin is to wear high-waisted pants with the crop top, as it allows you to wear shorter tops without showing extra skin. I've somehow created the illusion of an hourglass body which makes people think I have nice t'ts even tho I'm flat and it's legit just cause of the broad shoulders making the top half of the hourglass complete. Love yous, gl

"problem areas, the area of your body that you dislike" well....uhm....im just a whole problem

One thing I wish people didnt say is that losing weight will always help. Im a plus sized t-girl and as long as you have your hormones in the right range, gaining weight can help. Im a big girl, and have wider hips and a bigger hip to waist ratio than most cis women. Wider hips than my shoulders etc. Adding size can help hide your bone structure too, at least if you have the genetics for it. Just ya know, be safe about it and stay healthy.

I just had my first appointment at a genderspecialist today!!! I finally feel like I‘m moving towards starting HRT!

transmascs watching this so they can do the opposite

Thank you so much ICKY - I had a rough day today (recently laid off, interviewing) and this video helped lift my spirits (I'm a femme leaning enby only recently out of the shell). I bought a bunch of skater skirts and I do love them, but you've given me some more ideas to try. Thank you!

Completely unrelated but... When exercising glutes, make sure to also exercise hamstrings. It seems to me that large glutes and underdeveloped hamstrings actually make the legs look more masculine, because the legs look like the smallest part of the body.

I’ve already dealt with all my “problem areas” but I’ve yet to figure out my hips I’ve only found that my pyjamas give me hips This will help me so much Thank you icky you have helped me with a lot of my transitioning

Hi Ashley! I'm a femboy, I wanted to start for ages, but I was anxious about it because my family don't particularly agree with it. Your videos really helped me a lot and made me actually start doing it and stop being anxious about it. I recently got my first clothes, which are just a black skirt and a black shirt lol! But I'm planning on doing more than just dressing up in my room, and today I wore my first feminine inspired outfit in front of people. It was some cute shorts with an oversized hoodie and I painted my nails black. It was a small step, but I loved it! Thank you so much for your videos and they have really helped me out a lot!

Also, don't be afraid of bulking up from exercise, because muscles are HOT! On every gender.

the camera CANNOT be straight 0:01

Skirt go spinny

The feminine urge to wear a full suit of medieval armor in public

Beautiful video Icky! I’m a 50 year old trans woman and these tips still hold true! Tight tops and baggy bottoms with an oversized jacket to create an image of curvaceous femininity. Well done! Keep on putting out these wonderful fashion videos! They, and you, look great!!

Yay more outfit advice!

A stylish belt or cinch can give a flattering shape to an otherwise shapeless dress or tunic length top. You just have to experiment with how high or low you need to position them for each garment. Also, sometimes you can tuck a longer top into a skirt to add volume.

I’m watching this as a transmasc person on T, because I was born with a more square figure, and really love my hips and butt. Going on T made them disappear more than I expected which made me sad, but these tips helped a lot. Thank you Ashley ❤️

Lowkey can’t believe you consider your shoulders a problem area, they look pretty narrow to me :o

This is really helpful information. Thank you but the editing! It's so good and really helps fill in the small gaps.

Amazing tip with the new waist for skirts. I tried it out with my skirt and I'm so happy

You're one of my fav creators on KZfaq. Your presence is inspiring. Lots of love from Mexico City

I am impressed with your visual highlighting of the clothes, looks like that took a lot of time.

I love the use of the word "you" for the audience, it makes the video feel more personal

This video was good advice for all people not just Trans. This is a good support video for anyone who wants to improve there personal image

as a cis male , thanks for this videos ,you helped a lot of trans women arround me , there is not enough people discussing this kind of topics and me as a cis male i cannot help or put my self into her insecurities or things about her presentation that causes disphoria to them on the daily , thank you very much ICKY

I highly recommend long flared skirts as an option. Still with the 2/3rds rule, wear a crop top or tuck an oversized top in - the latter also helps hide the shoulders.

this video helps alot!! even as a afab it helps alot knowing how to make my hips look wider as my shoulders are also wider than my hips!! Tysm!

I love my black Hoodie. Its so essential for any occasion n works well with any clothes :)

Thinking of word alternatives for "problem areas": 'change desired areas', 'more masculine areas', 'improvement areas', 'dysphoric areas'. Or maybe switch to focusing on what to highlight: you talked about how bigger appearing hips make your shoulders look smaller so 'highlighting hips'

New ashley video days are the best days

Im a femboy and i just bought a very cute skirt, so when i saw this title i was like YES❤😊🎉

Thank you for including some non-skirt options! I definitely think I’m trans-feminine but I honestly can’t ever see myself wearing skirts/dresses aside from party/clubbing contexts.

i've found your channel through watching finn's channel. gotta say im happy i found you both

This is great advice! I took the original rule of thirds video and applied it to my work wardrobe. This helps me know I went for the right thing. For those wanting a more "professional" way to do this, I use long coats or long knit jackets for the winter that help tie together dresses or longer skirts and more close-fitting tops. My confidence has went way up thanks to the previous tips as it helps balance my profile out. Your mileage may vary as always!

thank you so much icky love you so much, you have helped me so much through my transition

"unlock character customization" love that

Oh, thank god. I'm out here floundering, and I need all the help I can get.

Hey, just wanted to mention that a lot of the women's Gap clothes like the henleys and turtlenecks have a 'curve hem' that curve up around your hips and make them appear bigger. It's a flattering hack IMO.

I think the kind of dresses that Jessica Kellgren-Fozard wears would be great for making your lower half look bigger. Big long dresses with petticoats underneath. She often has seriously massive skirts.

I love the "This is your new waist" ♥

visibly trans features are still awesome. thanks for reinforcing that idea :)

This was a very wholesome video!!! Thank you for the tips icky ❤

can you do a video on strength training it be cool (asking for a friend)

I prefer more like "Dont identify as your thoughts, acknowledge them but refuse to consider them as all truthful".

Try not to put yourself down. "I'm not that smart" Yes you are, you're clearly very smart. Maybe you can't remember muscle names, but that's not because you're not smart. Also, you are very coherent. 🙂❤️

super underrated KZfaqr! you give such helpful advice

Thank you I love your advice and how you put personal experience into the video. P.S. i had to pause video and totally noticed how cute your freckles are. 💞

You’re beautiful as someone who is considering transitioning you’re an inspiration

I would love a video going over the different kinds of exercises you like. You could just do like cartoon graphics and talk or whatever im JC your methods do you prefer squats or wall planks? Situps or leg kicks? Ect.

hey, sorry, what excercises did you do for your butt? I'm currently trying reverse lunges because I feel more butt muscle activation

I know straight cis women that have shoulders like dock workers. I wish more trans girls saw that. It would make them considerably less self-conscious about it. I am male and have shoulders that are just about the same as my hips. My brother gets so pissed off because he is about the same and wanted to bulk up his upper body without any success. That’s body dysphoria in him, even though it isn’t as pronounced as in the trans community. You’re you babe. Some things you can’t alter, even with surgery. The thing to remember is that cis women have shoulders too. Don’t beat yourself up over it. Exercise to work on your hips and narrow your waist, so those shoulders top off that perfect hourglass.

I beileve the muscle you were refering to was the Tensor Fasciae Latae, which connects the hips to the femur on the outside of the body.

My first skirt was a maxi skirt because i liked how it spun and I'm very tall... I'm loving the advice tho!❤

Problem areas. " you just gestured to all of me"

I need this advice for........ research purposes... yep definitely out of curiosity not for any other reasons

"part of your outfit is one piece" *_neurons fire_* "you want my treasure? somewhere i hidden it all in one piece"

"oh, thats not straight... oh, it is straight... thats not straight." (Everyones average thought process of seeing Finn x Icky, by Icky)

I'm just here because I like Icky's talking while I work :3

My fashion question is: How do you think you would deal with being over sized, it’s not just a trans problem - Cis girls where the smallest size you can wear is L or XL because your built to a larger scale, clothes are too wide not long enough, just finding stockings long enough for your legs - it’s one thing to try and find clothes that would look good on you but then clothes that actually will fit your frame.

7:17 Thank you for your detailed explanation! Really helps those of us who don’t know.

wonderful guide, unfortunately can't use it for at least a few years. ):

I basically live in skinny jeans, Its one of the few bottoms that i can wear and feel comfortable. I think my "problem area" is my ribcage and shoulder size, but i mostly just try to ignore it.

as a cis girl you are so right with shapewear not being cheating, i wear shapewear sometimes just to feel confident!!

Thank you for the videos, they really do help. I look forward to more fashion💕

Im thankful i have a natural hourglass figure even before my transition its a lot more defined now after almost 4 years on hrt

Ur the best Ashley:)

Yes yes yes! This was so helpful! Thank you so much for helping us!

I also feel that my shoulders are my problem area, & as an additional tip, I would add that increasing you hair’s volume is another great way to even out the proportions!

Born female. My shoulders are much wider than my hips. Lucky for me i'm genderqueer/transmasc, so I love it. But women can have broad shoulders and skinny hips.

Girl, I think you should create a video about women wigs. Where to buy good ones, how to take care of them, how to choose the right one, etc. Also, about using one when it's really hot (like Summer time). I think it is definitely a problem area for a lot of trans women who couldn't get hormones in their teenage years and could only transition after 18 years old.

Icky: My problem areas...... Me: ??????????????????????????????????????????????????U HAVE THOSE??????????????????????????????????

You are soooooo pretty omg

I love your videos! Thank you for the awesome advice and I’ll definitely remember this when shopping and putting together outfits

If you wanted, I would appreciate a makeup tutorial. I'm still learning a lot.

Great advice and encouragement! Obviously there are very narrow hipped cis women and guys with quite big bottoms, so trans people are/can be 'well within parameters', so asto speak! Your bottom looks great!!! Xxx

I like this video. I should probably watch it again later when I have money to buy clothes. 😢

I have a few suggestions, one could you make a video of how to like grow out your hair, like starting. Without looking like a hobo who doesn’t get haircuts. And also maybe cover like SUPER long legs in your videos at some point like you talk about the “new waist” but I personally can’t do that with my sweat pants and stuff because they ride up too far with my long legs.

The last bit of advice especially hit me hard lately when wearing after a few yrs a cosplay i bought back in 2029 to now see how much my body actually changed its wild to suddenly have the curves

I may have femboy genes but this will still be very useful thanks!

Same shoulders thing. I always wear two or THREE pairs of small shorts under everything, its practically underwear for me now. And that adds a bit of weight to my middle and makes my clothes look sooo much better and makes me feel so much more comfortable

small top big bottoms is in style right now, and its perfect for this issue. the big wide leg pants make your hips and legs look bigger and the small tight top makes your torso look smaller while also making your boobs look bigger. Unfortunately its mostly good for us skinny girls so if you're bigger i don't know if this applies. good luck girlies

You and Finn are inspirational. ❤