DWT / Male Wearer of Women’s Lingerie

DWT stands for “Damenwäscheträger,” literally a man who wears women’s lingerie. It usually refers to men who enjoy wearing typically feminine garments such as panties, bras, stockings, suspenders, or corsets. For many, the appeal lies less in gender identity than in the physical sensation, visual effect, or erotic charge of the clothing. Wearing women’s lingerie can increase sexual arousal and may be part of fetish or role-play practices.

DWT falls within the broader category of crossdressing, meaning the wearing of clothing socially associated with the other gender. Not every DWT is transvestic or transgender; these terms are often mixed in everyday speech, but they do not mean the same thing. In most cases, the term describes a sexual or aesthetic preference rather than a gender identity.