Fashion has long mined the aesthetic and culture of BDSM (bondage, discipline, domination, and submission) for inspiration
Photo-Illustration: The Cut. Photos: Getty Images At the Grammy Awards earlier this month, Dua Lipa arrived on the red carpet wearing a re-creation of a dress from Gianni Versace’s famous Miss S&M collection. It consisted of a black lace corset top, which was harnessed with several belts, and around her neck she wore layers and layers of gold chains that appeared to almost choke her.
Fashion has long mined the aesthetic and culture of BDSM for inspiration. Although it’s still not entirely destigmatized and is often reduced and misrepresented, the lifestyle has gained more mainstream attention since the 1990s. Franchises including Fifty Shades of Gray — and, more recently, brands such as Savage x Fenty and music videos like Megan Thee Stallion’s “Body” — have contributed to this.
Interest is translating offline as well. “We are seeing lots of non-BDSM people coming in for all kinds of fetishwear and collars for dance parties,” says Lolita Wolf, manager of Purple Passion, a BDSM, fetish clothing, and adult-toy store in New York City. She says they’ve also seen an increase in sales for chest harnesses and leg/hip harnesses in particular, including a popular vegan leather harness.
In addition to attracting attention, it also signals to others that you might have similar interests. “In the vanilla world — we use the word vanilla for those who aren’t in the BDSM community — even people who don’t understand kink and BDSM and the power of it, they still want to feel like they belong,” Mistress Marley says.
Fashion can serve as an entry point for people to explore what they like and don’t like in more intimate settings. Do you enjoy the restrictive feeling of latex or a corset, for example? Or does it make you too uncomfortable? As you explore, it’s important to be aware of what you’re stepping into and not just blindly follow trends with no context.
One thing she can do that is unique is have her submissive clients take care of her. That could mean asking them to massage her feet or even act as human chairs. “Things like that allow me the freedom to to wear these beautiful pieces of clothing all night long,” she says.
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