I remember those fears! When I first started going out in public, I wore shorts and skin-toned pantyhose. I thought EVERYONE could tell that I was wearing them. I felt like, at any moment, someone would say something. After numerous outings and not getting the reactions that I feared, I wondered, "Are they being nice, or did no one notice?"
Eventually, I became brave enough to shop for pantyhose, admitting that I was shopping for myself. Stores used to have large hosiery sections with an employee who worked that section and knew the products. I was dressed in all menswear. The employees acted like it was no big deal. Often, they tried to help me as if it was my first time trying the products.
One day, I became more brave and shopped for pantyhose while wearing Oroblu 20 pantyhose and shorts. My goodness, that was scary and rewarding at the same time! I told the employee that I was shopping for pantyhose for myself. She asked, "Is it for football?" She non-chalantly helped me, again treating me like I was ignorant and new to this normal product. After making my selections and was ready to pay, I asked the woman, "Did you notice that I was wearing pantyhose right now?" She had not noticed. I felt brave enough that day to walk down the center aisle of the store.
Weeks later, I came into her section of the store. She saw me and happily said out loud, "Large size pantyhose right?" I almost had a heart attack at here saying that.
Much time went by and I still felt like people probably could tell that I was wearing pantyhose. I became brave enough to wear dark pantyhose with shorts in public for the first time. People took obvious looks. They still treated me normally, but they behaved noticably different. They would take an obvious look, and then they would look away in order to not stare. That's when I realized that no one had noticed my skin-toned pantyhose. I was invisible.
I will admit that some people must have noticed the skin-toned pantyhose, but not many. All they did is look and then they looked away.
These days, I will occasionally go out dressed in a skirt or dress as a man. I always wear pantyhose when I do this. I think that the other stuff would not be as attractive if I weren't wearing the pantyhose. I love the look and feel of them. I call it crossdressing. Some people argue that I am just exercising "fashion freedom". I dress like someone my age. I do not dress in dramatic clothing. I do not do anything erotic. I'm just a boring dad, dressed pretty, doing boring dad things.
Joey