BDSM Outfits: 5 Fashion Items To Invest In

Fashion and fetish go hand-in-hand: whether your kink is latex or leather, a BDSM outfit makes you feel amazing. And what you wear can also empower you as a dom or restrain you as a sub. So, from wet-look gloves to heels to hoods, here are five BDSM outfit items to invest in...

Fashion clothing and accessories play a huge part in our kinky and wonderful BDSM world. Indeed, dressing up in gear is an integral part of the fetish scene. 



Most of us will have a stash of fashion items that make up our BDSM outfits – maybe a pair of latex gloves, some silk stockings, a corset, or killer heels or boots. 

You can add more fetish clothing to your wardrobe by choosing pieces that show off an underlying air of kink and that identify your lifestyle and interests. Instead of hiding your gear away from the world, have the audacity to dress for your mood and enjoy how you feel when sporting a BDSM outfit. 



The most treasured items in your toy box may only come out occasionally, but less incendiary accessories can be worn with your normal wardrobe to provoke and please on a daily basis!

5 BDSM Outfit Ideas

From wet-look gloves to hoods and harnesses, here are five fashion items every serious kinkster should include in their BDSM outfit wardrobe. Fancy a sexy shopping spree?

1. Slide on a pair of wet-look gloves

Throughout the ages, gloves have been worn as part of elaborate costumes. They’ve played a role in ritualistic events, signified affluence, and enabled the wearer’s skin to remain silky soft. 

Wet-look gloves can sit on the wrist, or rise up the elbow and shoulder. Like the sexiest BDSM lingerie, they add a sensual element to your movements and interaction with others.

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Gloves are a barrier between the wearer and the person being touched, inhibiting and heightening each contact. The material dictates the sensation: wet-look gloves can be made from rubber, latex or patent leather and many fetish freaks get off on the creaking sound they make, as well as the lubricated feel.
 Indeed, gloves are a must-have for any BDSM outfit. 

Go wet (look) and wild with latex gloves 

2. Look sharp in killer heels

High heels are a simple and fabulous way of adding sadomasochistic appeal to any leg or body shape; they accentuate your natural curves and encourage a striking silhouette. They also thrust up your rear and maximise your chest. 

Your body is taut because it’s working harder to keep you balanced, creating a poised and potently kinky effect which cannot be achieved in flats.

“Instead of hiding your gear away from the world, have the audacity to dress for your mood and enjoy how you feel when sporting a BDSM outfit

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Heels are one of the few pieces of BDSM outfit pieces that have a utilitarian purpose. As well as packing a highly erotic charge, they are practical enough for work and play. 

In the bedroom, stilettos are the skyscraper heel of choice for most couples. They restrict movement but also cause your muscles to tense up and make you taller. This can be incredibly empowering and sensual for the wearer, but equally pleasurable for their partner.

Hell-raising heels: how high can you go? 

3. Day-to-day BDSM fashion with a leather choker

Whether you chose one in matt or patent, a leather choker is likely to become a major part of your bondage lifestyle. 

Many submissives are given collars as a gift from their dominant. It’s not just a symbol of ownership but a mark of the bond between them. 



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As such, wearing a subtle BDSM collar as a day-to-day BDSM outfit accessory can be an incredibly arousing experience. Away from the S&M lifestyle, a leather choker is an attention-grabbing addition which elevates any outfit, giving your appearance a provocative and steamy edge. 


Leather collars and chokers are a staple BDSM outfit piece

4. Become the sexecutioner in a stretchy latex hood

Hoods come in many forms, and one of the most popular in the kinky community right now is wrester-style masks. 

Hoods have long been associated with gimps and subs, but mask maniacs can also feel dangerously powerful behind their disguise. 

With cutaway areas around the eyes and lips, you’ll look like a barbarically deranged hangman… what’s not to love?
 

Bondage hoods can draw attention to the wearer’s mouth, cover it partially, or act as a gag. They can incorporate a theme, like Batman or Catwoman, or include an accessory. 

Better still, modern designs are made with your comfort in mind and are practical enough for all-nighters. 


H'n'h play? Yep, hoods and harnesses! 

5. Get ready for the rough stuff in a body harness

In the BDSM community, bondage harnesses are worn alone over naked flesh. In the straight world, these kinky leather numbers are strapped over dresses to cling to the wearer’s curves in a more modest way. 

They can push up or squeeze a woman’s chest while framing and skimming her body. Jewelry is also available that mimics the shape of a body harness, framing the chest and resting on the hips. It can be worn under or over clothing.

“Heels are one of the few pieces of BDSM outfit pieces that have a utilitarian purpose. As well as packing a highly erotic charge, they are practical enough for work and play.”

Men’s harnesses often come in stretchy materials like latex, making them appear athletic as well as erotic. They can be more masculine in structure, featuring downward-pointing accents like those on a superheroes costume, ideal for combining your workout with your bondage lifestyle.
 

The final FET: BDSM Outfits

From the high-end S&M aesthetics of Alexander McQueen and Jean Paul Gaultier to the latest high street offerings, bondage apparel has truly entered the style lexicon.

 Wearing less extreme fetish clothing in public is no longer the taboo it once was, and BDSM outfits are easily accessible on the high street. So whether you’re a rubber clubber or a spike-heel worshipper, there’s nothing stopping you from shopping the look. •

What BDSM outfits do you wear to get you feeling sexy? And just how important is fashion when it comes to fetish? Share your thoughts in the Fetish.com forum. 

 

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