There are a variety of sexual fetishes based off of materials that include: leather, spandex, silk and satin, wool, Latex and PVC and rubber, and fur.
Fetishes edit
Leather edit
Latex and PVC and Rubber edit
Latex fetishism is the fetishistic attraction to people wearing latex clothing, or in certain cases, to the garments themselves. Rubber fetishism also, as latex is closely-related to rubber (the latter usually being thicker and less shiny, more matte).
PVC fetishism is closely related to latex fetishism and refers to shiny clothes made of the synthetic plastic polyvinyl chloride (PVC). This is sometimes confused with the similarly-shiny patent leather, which is also a fetish material.
The artwork of Allen Jones has been strongly influenced by the imagery of rubber fetishism and BDSM.
Spandex edit
Spandex fetishism is a fetishistic attraction to people wearing stretch fabrics. Spandex garments are often worn by swimmers, dancers, rowers, contortionists and circus performers, and spandex fetishists may incorporate fantasies about these activities into their fetish.
One reason why spandex and other tight fabrics may be fetishised is that the garment forms a "second skin", acting as a fetishistic surrogate for the wearer's own skin. Wearers of skin-tight nylon and cotton spandex garments can appear naked or coated in a shiny or matte substance like paint. The tightness of the garments may also be seen as sexual bondage. Another reason is that nylon-spandex fabric (preferred by many spandex fetishists) is often produced with a very smooth and silk-like finish, which lends a tactile dimension to the fetish - as well as a visual one. The pressure of the tight garments against the genitals is also very sensual to some.
Wool edit
People into the wool fetish often claim that wool gives them a warm and secure feeling. Historically the wool fetish community has evolved much more recently than the leather and some other more mainstream, material-based fetishes, and has not gained nearly as much visibility in the public as those fetishes. None-the-less many forums and specialty manufactures exist solely for or cater to people with a wool fetish.
Wool fetishists often like to wear heavy, warm, and secure wool clothing. Typical items may include: a large wool sweater with turtle neck(occasionally referred to as wool monsters), wool caps, knitted dresses, full body wool suits known as cat suits, trousers, or any other typical item of clothing made of wool. In addition to wearing wool clothing, people with a wool fetish may also enjoy wool blankets and sleeping in wool sleeping bags.
Silk and Satin edit
Silk and satin fetishism is a sexual fetish relating to articles made of silk or satin fabric. It is usually directed towards people wearing silk or satin, but it can also be directed towards the garments themselves. Fetishists are attracted to silk and satin both because of its physical properties (softness, smoothness, drape and shine) and its association with elegance, glamour, romance and opulence. The principal materials are charmeuse silk (silk woven so that it has a sheen) and satins (such as acetate satin and rayon satin), but other materials with similar properties, such as spandex and polyester are also admired.[1][2]
Fur edit
While the term furries or furs can be used to denote either members of a non-sexualized furry fandom or the fur fetish, furries that do not eroticize fur often take offense with being conflated with those that do. Not all people with a fur fetish describe themselves as furries however. Furries typically dress up like animals which often have innocent looking, cartoonish features. Other fur fetishists prefer fur being worn in ways more traditionally associated as sexual; preferring instead of a custom that looks like a highschool mascot's, sexy looking fur coats, boots, hats, and gloves and even fur blankets and mattresses.
The fur fetish has gained some visibility, mostly negative, from television shows like CSI, but remains less well known than the leather fetish. Fur fetishists that dress up like animals have almost exclusively received coverage and visibility with the more mainstream fur fetishists who prefer regular fur clothing largely ignored in the media. Although not considered a fetish until modern times, fur has been eroticized for a long time with some literary critics considering the reason it a has been seen as a symbol for sexuality for so long being due to its resemblance with pubic hair. This is seen with the picture of the Lady in Fur in Kafkas Metamorphosis who is often considered a sex symbol in large part due to her wearing fur.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Steele, Valerie (1985). Fashion and Eroticism: Ideals of Feminine Beauty from the Victorian Era to the Jazz Age. Oxford University Press, New York. ISBN 0-19-503530-5.
- ^ Browne, Ray B. (1982). Objects of special devotion: fetishism in popular culture. Bowling Green University Popular Press. ISBN 087972191X.
External links edit
- Fur fetish, segment on fur fetish by channel 2 in Los Angeles.