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On the first weekend in May, Ms. Essay scheduled a Saturday evening visit to a restaurant to see if it might be an appropriate venue to serve as a new site for future StLGF monthly dinner gatherings. Also on her schedule was a Sunday 2 p.m. Zoom meeting of the Board for the St. Louis Gender Foundation (StLGF) for which she has served as president since 2017.
For both weekend activities, Ms. Essay chose to wear this same red front-buttoned and belted sleeveless print dress. This Saturday afternoon pose shows Ms. Essay standing in her living room with the rays from the Sun clearly visible on the sofa and floor after passing through gaps in the venetian blinds.
During the course of five (5) consecutive weekdays, Ms. Essay uploaded to Flickr this series of photos related to an August 8th on-line meeting via Zoom. For that “virtual” meeting she wore a romper to test the notion that participants in video chats do not really know what other participants are wearing below the waist.
After the third (3 of 5) photo of this series was uploaded to Flickr, two (2) followers requested a seated pose of Ms. Essay wearing the romper. One follower asked generally for a cross-legged pose while seated, and the other follower wanted a seated pose specifically on the living room sofa.
Usually, Ms. Essay does not create new poses from requests, however, for these two specific requests the poses already existed as out-takes from the photos captured back in August. So, that requested seated pose on the sofa now appears here for that follower, and everyone else, to see.
For her bi-weekly nail appointment on a summer-like day in early May 2022, Ms. Essay chose her Misses Size 6 pink sleeveless empire-waist polka dot dress she purchased on-line from NorthStyle. In her closet Ms. Essay also has the same dress in the colors of medium blue and medium brown. The USA Size 8 ankle-strap high heels sandals by Vince Cumato were purchased at a Dillard’s department store.
Soon after getting dressed, Ms. Essay posed in front of the guest bedroom’s full-length floor standing mirror to check for any adjustments, such as an uncovered bra strap.
🎄🎄Happy holidays and all that jazz. Hope you all have a fabulous holiday season whatever you're upto.🎄🎄 Special thanks to the amazing Rachel Hind for another lovely evening last night, and the opportunity to pose with a Christmas tree, as the McMinn residence is missing any such accoutrements 💋
I'd posted this dress I wore to a Christmas party earlier. However, a number of you asked if you could get a shot of the whole thing, while standing. So, here I am! I loved this entire outfit.......especially those adorned pumps and my manicure!
For the St. Louis Gender Foundation’s (StLGF) monthly evening dinner meeting that took place on Saturday, May 14th, Ms. Essay chose this black sleeveless and belted pin-dot dress she purchased back in 2017 and wore for only two occasions up to this point in time. A black pair of heels with a simulated snake skin pattern completed the ensemble.
While seated on the living room’s sectional sofa with a few minutes available before needing to leave her residence to travel to the dinner meeting venue, Ms. Essay captured this pose with her smartphone clamped to a camera tripod and set for a timed-delay exposure.
I have always had a fascination for the look of clear panel pumps. The white pair and the more recently purchased blue pair are the only two pairs of clear panel pumps I own.
For an unseasonably warm winter day in early March, Ms. Essay chose a recently purchased animal print pattern gold and black dress to wear to her bi-weekly nail appointment. This pose captured in one corner of her living room displays both the dress and the gold high heels.
A little more casual than my usual photos. It was nice to a little something more relaxed for once. An, after a couple of those martini's, I was very relaxed!
On the first weekend in May, Ms. Essay scheduled a Saturday evening visit to a restaurant to see if it might be an appropriate venue to serve as a new site for future StLGF monthly dinner gatherings. Also on her schedule was a Sunday 2 p.m. Zoom meeting of the Board for the St. Louis Gender Foundation (StLGF) for which she has served as president since 2017.
For both weekend activities, Ms. Essay chose to wear this same red front-buttoned and belted sleeveless print dress. This Saturday afternoon pose shows Ms. Essay soon after getting dressed as she appeared in the reflection of her guest bedroom’s floor-standing mirror.
For her bi-weekly nail appointment in late March, Ms. Essay pulled out of the closet her beige safari bush jacket-style belted front button dress to wear to the salon.
After getting dressed and with a few minutes available before she needed to depart for the trip to the salon, Ms. Essay clamped her smartphone onto a photographic tripod and captured this time-delayed exposure while seated near the middle of the living room’s L-shaped sectional sofa.
Inherent "social distancing" shown in this theater's vacant ladies room. Ms. Essay took this opportunity to capture a mirrored selfie before strolling in this largely deserted and semi-vacant shopping mall. A few days later, the theater ceased movie showings due to the pandemic.
To help feminize a less dressy (but warm) leather jacket and pants ensemble she preferred for that cold winter day, Ms. Essay chose a front frill blouse to wear to the February 2022 luncheon organized by the St. Louis Gender Foundation (StLGF).
Actually, it's 12 months away but a girl should be prepared. You never know, I might even find something better than this.
Upon her return back home, Ms. Essay captured in her living room this full-length pose of the leather jacket and faux leather leggings ensemble she wore to attend February’s monthly luncheon gathering organized by the St. Louis Gender Foundation (StLGF).
One of the curious dynamics about this pose with natural sunlight light streaming through the living room’s west windows is how different the color of the dress looks in this seated pose compared to the lightbulb lit companion poses in this series.
Interestingly, the heels appear much the same shade of blue as in the other photos, however, the dress appears several shares darker than found in the other poses taken under “artificial” incandescent lighting.
The theme for the St. Louis Gender Foundation’s March dinner meeting revolved around St. Patrick’s Day with a program that included a “Green Dress” contest.
Earlier in the month, Ms. Essay wore a recently acquired glittery emerald green spaghetti-strap minidress for a scheduled Zoom meeting which also served as an opportunity to see if that minidress would be appropriate for the dinner meeting.
Instead of going with that very short hemmed minidress, Ms. Essay decided to attend the dinner meeting in this green petal tiered sleeveless dress that she purchased back in 2016. This pose shows Ms. Essay looking at the fit of the dress in the floor-standing mirror prior to departing her home for the dinner meeting.
I'm feeling so elated after my big reveal yesterday. It feels wonderful to have finally unburdened myself after all these years.
I've received so many messages of support, many commenting on how brave I have been. I've never considered myself to be a particularly brave person, but it's amazing the strength one can summon when something so important is at stake.
Back in September of 2022, Ms. Essay was invited to a dinner-for-four that included an individual whom Essay had not previously met who was then soon to undergo surgery for pancreatic cancer. Five (5) photos of the little blue dress Ms. Essay wore to that September dinner can be seen in her Flickr album titled, “2022”.
At the March 2023 luncheon organized by the St. Louis Gender Foundation, Ms. Essay was informed that the individual who had undergone the surgical procedure back in September passed away in February. Essay was invited by the other attendees of the September dinner to reconvene at the same restaurant to commemorate the life of the deceased one.
For this mid-March midweek dinner, Ms. Essay chose to wear a beige velour puffy cap-sleeve Calvin Klein dress that had not been previously worn to any public venue. This pose was captured with the use of a selfie-stick in front of the floor-standing dressing mirror located in 2nd floor front bedroom of Ms. Essay’s condo townhome