What is a Fetish?

A fetish is an inanimate object or non-sexual part of the body that arouses desire.

The term fetish has become fairly mainstream.

For example, foot fetishes are the most common and openly talked about.

However, Fetishes come in all shapes and sizes, ranging from foot fetish to a penchant for leather, rubber, or it could be about body modifications like piercings or tattoos to certain aspects of BDSM practices.

Let's look at some of the more popular fetishes...

Foot Fetish

Foot fetishes include a wide range of activities, including feet worship, foot jobs, sexualising shoes, nylons, stockings and more.

When people think about body parts, they often discuss the erogenous zones - But for many people, feet are one of the sexiest parts of the human body.

It is without a doubt that foot fetish is by far the most popular fetish.

Impact / Sensation Play

Impact and sensation play includes spanking, hitting, tickling, pinching, shocking, hot wax, ice cubes.

This fetish is all about physical sensation - Whether that be pleasure or pain.

Sensation play plays a major part for those who love fetishes and it is very common for many people to experiment with sensation play in order to heighten their enjoyment.

As with all things like this, boundaries and consent are all important to deal with before any play takes place.

Bondage / Shibari

Western bondage certainly includes ropes being used, but often other forms of restraints are used to immobilise the partner and facilitate certain positions or scenarios.

On the other hand, Japanese bondage like shibari treats the rope tying itself as the main event. The focus is on the beauty, aesthetics, and symbolic meaning behind the intricate knots and patterns created on the body.

There are different bondage styles that originate from different cultural traditions. The two main categories are Western bondage and Japanese bondage, often referred to as shibari.

Domination / Submission

Domination and Submission play takes place between two partners: the Dominant (dom) and the submissive (sub).

The Dom has power over the sub and determines the course of the play.

In the past, this was mainly associated with dark basements and somewhat taboo. Fortunately, this has changed, partly thanks to the book and film series 50 Shades of Grey.

Does this sound like something for you?

Role Play

For example, you might play nurse and patient, police officer and villain, or teacher and naughty student with your partner.

Typically, you also wear clothing or accessories that match your role during the scenarion that you are playing out, so the nurse wears a nurse’s uniform and the police officer wears a police uniform.

How the role play ends is totally up to you!

Yes, this is also a fetish and can have links to domination and submission. Roleplay is when two or more people play different roles in a scenario and can be any form of fantasy.

Rubber / Leather / Latex

This fetish is becoming a lot more common and refers to people who get pleasure from wearing clothing made of rubber, leather or latex.

They also find it very exciting to see their partner wearing clothing made of these materials. This fetish can range from wearing a tight catsuit to a leather gas mask.

These types of fetish clothing can be an incredibly sexy and erotic addition to any wardrobe. They will give you a look that will turn heads.