Modes of Dress

Not quite Mos Bros...

Again, let me start by saying that this is a totally personal view, and should not be considered wholly rigid even to my mind. The best way to look at this is how I do: as guidelines. Nevertheless, like anything else in the way that I view this scene, the way individuals dress is an important factor. For me the key mode of dress is leather, but I will write about camos and rubber as well at a later date. What I am wholly unqualified to talk about are the togs worn by skins: no real experience with that apart from idle thoughts about skins being wonderfully filthy…

Leather

Leather has been the traditional mode of dress for decades. The apocryphal story is that this grew out of returning US servicemen using leather flying jackets as part of motorcycle gear just after the war. This has morphed over the years into a dizzying variety of leather gear available from a host of commercial outlets. I like slaves to look like slaves and Masters to look like Masters. This is pretty much a forlorn hope in many ways but so are many ideas that you’ll find on these pages, but nevertheless it’s what I believe.

For a slave there are two crucial items that cannot really be dispensed with. The first is a collar and lead. Now a collar in my view is a very personal thing to a slave. After they have graduated from my red training collar they are asked to choose their own collar. In a small but symbolic ceremony this collar is presented by the slave at their next session to symbolise their full slavery and membership of my stable. This collar they keep, although I put it on and remove it at the beginning of each session. A collar should also have a padlock. This too is symbolic of ownership and widely recognised. A locked padlock on a collar is universally accepted as a sign that the slave is owned. It is not unknown for slaves in clubs to have open padlocks to symbolise a desire for ownership. At the other end of things is the need for a good pair of boots. This is not necessary in the home environment but in clubs it is a necessity. Military surplus boots are widely available and easy to come by.

In the middle bits a slave will, of course, wear what his Master instructs, or nothing at all if so ordered. In my view a slave should wear something fairly skimpy, dependent on season, and a more experienced slave should wear more than a newbie or trainee: a sign of his status. There is a hierarchy of legwear, believe it or not, dating back again to the 50’s and the motorbike culture: Denim Jeans-Jeans and Chaps-Leather Jeans. These would differentiate how ‘serious’ you were about the scene. I have translated this to insist that, in his dress, no slave should outrank his Master. Of course there are full body harnesses, upper body harnesses, shorts, jocks and leather thongs: all are options for a slave and this list is far from complete.

For a Master it is usually a much more expensive game. The boots are a necessity again, for your boi to clean (with polish, wax or tongue) and you to wear. These can be surplus army wear again, but also longer boots, motorcycle boots; a more dizzying array. For me, with my thick calves, only the army boots are possible until I spend money on having something more serious made. Maybe I will get round to that this year…Otherwise Masters should be far less exposed in general than their slaves. Unless you are interested in the full body harness (never captivated me as a great garment to wear, but nice to look at) your lower half should be covered: ideally with Leather chaps or Leather jeans. The spiked leather jock can look very effective with the chaps and can leave your ass exposed for kissing, rimming and so on. Personally I prefer my leather jeans. Sexual contact with slaves is a reward, so I prefer the maximum in the way of keeping them in suspense.

For the upper half you could pick just about anything: leather waistcoat, upper body harness, leather shirt. I have the former and the latter. I am also of the opinion that gloves are important for a Master. But my main recommendation is that you should be comfortable. You can make your slaves as uncomfortable as you like, but you should never submit to such an indignity as a Master. For you to be comfortable, and your slave to be uncomfortable, or for you to be well-covered and your boi to be semi-naked, only reinforces the power relationship. It is a visible reminder of your respective status and a clear illustration to those around you of where Power sits.

M