Fetishwear 101: A Beginners Guide
When it comes to getting hot and bothered under the collar, the kind of collar you’re wearing can make all the difference.
Fetishwear is about fantasy, about removing ourselves from the grind of everyday life. There’s something about seeing your bedroom playmate(s) dressed up to the nines in a latex dress, lingerie and rubber gloves that doesn’t just get the blood pumping to all the right places but can send the brain haywire as well.
From leather to latex, fishnet to PVC, fetishwear makes us feel sexy, empowered, and excited, and can enhance your creativity in the bedroom. It’s not surprising, then that Harmony’s fetish wear collection contains some of our most consistently popular bestsellers.
Dressing up is fun
Part of the fun of fetishwear is the dressing up, which in turn can really help get you in the mood. Whether you’re getting ready solo, or you want to invite your partner for a bit of erotic voyeurism, slipping into something that enhances sensations across your skin and body can be an invigorating and stimulating part of the ritual and enhance those already-charged vibes. Choose the high fashion route with corsets, latex gloves and thigh-high boots, channel your inner Berlin, Berghain or BDSM with a gimp mask, gas mask, rubber t-shirt and leather harness, or keep it simple and skin tight with leggings, leotards and a thong. However you fancy indulging your fetish for dressing up, be it latex, rubber, PVC, silicone or surf suit, Harmony has something to suit every kinky fetish wishlist.
Set the mood
Think about lighting, playing with soft settings and different coloured lenses that can completely change the vibe in your bedroom. Are your bedsheets white and flowery? A ‘Little House On The Prairie’ vibe may not be the most conducive to your kink session, so change them to something dark and luxurious like satin or silk, something that instinctively carries more of a sensual feel.
The aroma can be also key. Certain scents and smells give off heady, musky notes that instantly give your room more of a ‘boudoir’ vibe. Invest in an oil diffuser or give your sheets a spritz with whatever perfume drives your other half wild.
Music can also help, not just with setting the mood in the room but also by helping you get in a different kind of headspace. Sultry rhythm or a raunchy beat can really bring out your animalistic side, so sink into some lush Lana Del Rey, turn it up with a bit of Aerosmith rock, or press play on everyone’s bedroom favourite, The Weeknd. If you need a bit of inspiration to get you going, check out Harmony’s very own Playful Playlist.
What to wear?
At Harmony we have beautiful clothing ready and waiting for you to slip into. Stockings and suspenders, black latex catsuits and teddies, harnesses, gloves, cuffs and collars, our deliciously erotic fetishwear range has been designed to give you the ultimate in luxurious feel and sensation.
Take our Leg Avenue Hooded Bikini Top Set for example. Minimal clothing, maximum impact. This wet-look G-string and matching top comes with a hooded shrug that takes you from beach to BDSM in seconds. The shrug’s handy metal O-ring can easily attach to a leash for some on-all-fours action, making it perfect if you fancy a spot of submission.
Top or bottom? Switch it up
If you’d prefer to be in a position of power, then look no further than the Noir Handmade Power Wetlook Catsuit. Perfect for the dominatrix inside you, and designed to kiss your curves in all the right places, put this on and feel the temperature in the room rise to boiling point! Feel like switching it up halfway? The handy eco-leather leash and silver collar ring mean you can easily switch from top to bottom. Or try Noir Handmade’s Long Button-Up PVC Catsuit. Coming with a long line of buttons down its shimmering front, this bodysuit gives you ample opportunity to un-pop them one at a time as slowly – or as fast! – as you like.
Combining the delicate sensuality of lace with the unabashed sexiness of Wetlook is Noir Handmade’s Powerlook Mini Dress. With titillating lace cups, deftly supported for maximum vavavoom with soft velvet straps, this short and sexy sleeveless number also features a two-way zipper to ensure nothing gets in the way of any ensuing action. Going back to the Wetlook material – because let’s face it, it simply screams sex appeal – the Dreamgirl Strappy Wetlook Teddy is an eye-popping combination of body-skimming fishnet material and sexy faux leather. Winding its way across your chest and around your neck, and with garter connections for stockings, this horny little number will get you and whoever you’re playing with absolutely in the mood.
Take care
If you are spending cash on a beautiful new wardrobe filled with Fetishwear, then you also need to know how to look after it properly. There’s nothing worse than finding your favourite piece of clothing has been ruined because you put it on a hot wash without thinking, so follow these handy tips from our friends at Noir Handmade:
Washing – It’s preferable to hand wash your Fetishwear items with cool water using mild liquid detergents. However, if you haven’t got time and want to bung it in the washing machine, then make sure you ONLY put them in with other handwash/delicates, and only use the cold water settings.
Wash first – Noir Handmade also recommend that you wash your Fetishwear before you wear them to prevent any of the dyes used from bleeding. Let’s face it, you get hot, sweaty and more than a little bit slippery during sex play, and the last thing you want is any unexplained material dyes running off onto sheets or even playmates!
Drying – Dry your fetishwear clothes flat, not hanging. The weight of damp material can pull them out of shape and distort any body-hugging curves. The point of fetishwear is that it fits in all the right places like a second skin, so don’t scupper yourself just because you forgot to lay it out flat!
Ironing – If you do want to give your fetishwear a press, make sure that your garment is inside-out and that you’re using the cool iron setting. If you want to make doubly sure that you don’t do any damage, even with a cool iron, then pop a tea towel or thin cloth on top as well.
And there you have it! All that remains is to check out the entirety of the Harmony Fetishwear range and see what works for you.
If you have any further questions, our team is always on hand to talk you through your potential choices, so make sure to drop us a line.