A bondage harness is a piece of BDSM equipment worn for the purposes of bondage.[1] The harness typically consists of a series of leather straps, usually between 1 and 2 cm wide, attached together in such a way as to allow a person to "wear" the item. Customization of the harness may be needed depending on the specific individual's body.
The item is very closely associated with BDSM play, and is often immediately identifiable as being related to kink. For this reason, it is sometimes worn publicly as a way to reference fetish culture and gain attention.[2] Often the image of a person in a bondage harness is used in media as a trope for "someone into fetish play", such as in the Sin City comic book series.
- ^ Encyclopaedia of Aids and Sexual Behavior. City: Anmol Publications Pvt Ltd. 2002. p. 95. ISBN 81-261-0330-2.
- ^ Belinda White (6 December 2010). "Lady Gaga pops down the shops in a bondage harness". The Daily Telegraph.