BDSM fashion refers to the clothing worn in the BDSM scene, often erotic or revealing in nature. Fetishistic materials such as leather, rubber and pvc, spandex and fishnet are common, as are items of clothing such as stiletto heeled shoes and boots, corsets and suspenders. Some BDSM-specific items such as collars are also sometimes worn. A collar is a common symbol of BDSM. Some use the triskelion as a BDSM emblem. ... Jump to: navigation, search Sexual fetishism, first described as such by Alfred Binet in his Le fétichisme dans l’amour, though the concept and certainly the activity is quite ancient, is a form of paraphilia where the object of affection is a specific inanimate object or part of a... Leather fetishism is the name popularly used to describe a fetishistic attraction to people wearing leather, or in certain cases, to the garments themselves. ... Jump to: navigation, search Two women in rubber-miniskirts and -tops Rubber fetishism is the fetishistic attraction to people wearing rubber, or in certain cases, to the garments themselves. ... Jump to: navigation, search Spandex fetishism is a fetishistic attraction to people wearing shiny stretch fabrics or, in certain cases, to the garments themselves. ... Not to be confused with: fishing net. ... The stiletto heel can be found on some high-heeled shoes and boots. ... Wikimedia Commons has more media related to: Corset Hourglass corset from around 1880. ... Suspenders are a clothing accessory. ... A BDSM-style collar that buckles in the neck. ...

Bondage chic can be traced back as far as the 1930s with the creation of the hobble skirt, and arguably other earlier fashions such as the vogue for tight corseting can be viewed as fetishistic precursors of BDSM fashion. Jump to: navigation, search // Events and trends The 1930s were described as an an abrupt shift to more radical lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the global depression. ... A postcard depicting a woman wearing a hobble skirt. ... Jump to: navigation, search Cathie Jung (born 1937), wearing a sterling silver corset, holds the Guinness World Record for the smallest waist on a living person, at 38. ...

Fashion designer Malcolm McLaren created many items of BDSM-inspired clothing for the 1970s punk rock scene, in particular bondage trousers that connected the wearer's legs with straps. Malcolm McLaren (born January 22, 1946) is an impresario and self-publicist who was the manager of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols. ... Jump to: navigation, search The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... BDSM fashion is typically very revealing fetishistic black leather or PVC outfits with high-heeled boots and fishnet tights, derived from costumes worn in the BDSM scene. ...

See also

• Punk fashion
• Gothic fashion
• Death rock fashion
• Industrial fashion

Jump to: navigation, search Punk fashion is a fashion style largely associated with the punk movement during the late 1970s and early 1980s. ... Jump to: navigation, search Goths in southern Germany Gothic fashion is a style of dress of young people who identify themselves as goths. ... Johnny Slut, from the band Specimen, exhibits death rock fashion Death Rock fashion is the distinctive style of dress associated with Death Rock music and the Death Rock music scene. ... Industrial fashion is a form of fashion most closely associated with the industrial music scene. ...

External links

• McLaren and the bondage trousers