Fetish Gear for Men
Fetish gear – the clothing, toys and other accessories used in bondage, dominance, submission, sadism and masochism (which are generally abbreviated to BDSM) – is generally split into two subcategories: it's either for the doms (dominants, also known as tops) or the subs (submissives, also known as bottoms).
Fetish Gear for Men tends to be black in colour, although some other shades are also used – red is another popular choice. The majority of fetish gear is made from shiny fabrics such as leather, spandex, PVC, latex and vinyl, at least on the visible parts. Nylon and other fabrics may also be used for the under-layers. Most fetish gear that is designed for men uses zips and press studs in preference to buttons, with both these elements being used as much for decorative as for functional purposes.
If you're about to go and kit yourself out with sexy new fetish gear, don't spend all your fetish dollar on the clothes. The toys and accessories are also a lot of fun, and the best thing about them is that you can have as much or as little as you feel comfortable with – anything from a solitary blindfold to a whole room transformed into a BDSM 'dungeon' – the choice is entirely yours (and your partner's).
Although is may not be the first consideration, it's always a good idea to ensure that your fetish gear and accessories go together well. It's amazing how easily that one item that doesn't match can snap you out of the mood. You don't want to spend your hard earned cash on a complete range of black leather fetish gear, only to then have to use a colourful hankie as an improvised blindfold. Think of getting fetish gear for men as like being a boyscout, and do your best to be prepared.
Although fetish wear is seen fairly often in the media – Catwoman's various outfits, for example, or the leather body suits favoured by Emma Peel in The Avengers – that's mostly fetish gear for women. Fetish gear for men is shown less often in mainstream media, and generally less favourably when it is – although the black leather sported by both men and women in The Matrix and X-Men films has definite fetish influences.
Fetish gear also has some crossover with the goth and punk looks, with fetish gear for men being a particular feature of punk. Black leather and the wearing of dog collars are common to all three scenes, as are body piercings and tattoos.
Fetish gear for men can be seen in some ways as a form of costuming: as with all costumes, fetish gear for men (or women) is worn to engage with and enact one's fantasies. Putting on fetish gear, whether you dress as a top or a bottom, frees you too play at being someone other than who you usually are. For women and for men, fetish gear is worn to unlock and unleash sexual fantasies that otherwise might never be expressed, let alone fulfilled. So long as you and your partner (or partners) have agreed upon a safe word before you commence fetish play, there's no reason why you shouldn't indulge your most hidden desires freely (pretty much anything is a good choice for a safe word except for the word 'more').
Fetish Gear for Men tends to be black in colour, although some other shades are also used – red is another popular choice. The majority of fetish gear is made from shiny fabrics such as leather, spandex, PVC, latex and vinyl, at least on the visible parts. Nylon and other fabrics may also be used for the under-layers. Most fetish gear that is designed for men uses zips and press studs in preference to buttons, with both these elements being used as much for decorative as for functional purposes.
If you're about to go and kit yourself out with sexy new fetish gear, don't spend all your fetish dollar on the clothes. The toys and accessories are also a lot of fun, and the best thing about them is that you can have as much or as little as you feel comfortable with – anything from a solitary blindfold to a whole room transformed into a BDSM 'dungeon' – the choice is entirely yours (and your partner's).
Although is may not be the first consideration, it's always a good idea to ensure that your fetish gear and accessories go together well. It's amazing how easily that one item that doesn't match can snap you out of the mood. You don't want to spend your hard earned cash on a complete range of black leather fetish gear, only to then have to use a colourful hankie as an improvised blindfold. Think of getting fetish gear for men as like being a boyscout, and do your best to be prepared.
Although fetish wear is seen fairly often in the media – Catwoman's various outfits, for example, or the leather body suits favoured by Emma Peel in The Avengers – that's mostly fetish gear for women. Fetish gear for men is shown less often in mainstream media, and generally less favourably when it is – although the black leather sported by both men and women in The Matrix and X-Men films has definite fetish influences.
Fetish gear also has some crossover with the goth and punk looks, with fetish gear for men being a particular feature of punk. Black leather and the wearing of dog collars are common to all three scenes, as are body piercings and tattoos.
Fetish gear for men can be seen in some ways as a form of costuming: as with all costumes, fetish gear for men (or women) is worn to engage with and enact one's fantasies. Putting on fetish gear, whether you dress as a top or a bottom, frees you too play at being someone other than who you usually are. For women and for men, fetish gear is worn to unlock and unleash sexual fantasies that otherwise might never be expressed, let alone fulfilled. So long as you and your partner (or partners) have agreed upon a safe word before you commence fetish play, there's no reason why you shouldn't indulge your most hidden desires freely (pretty much anything is a good choice for a safe word except for the word 'more').
