A bondage harness is a piece of BDSM equipment worn for the purposes of sexual bondage. It typically consists of a series of leather straps, typically between 1 and 2 cm wide, attached together in such a way as to allow a person to "wear" the item. The item can be worn by both men and women. However, modifications may be needed depending on which sex wears the item.
The item is very closely associated with BDSM play, and is often immediately identifiable as being something to do with "bondage" when depicted. For this reason, it is sometimes worn publicly as a way to reference fetish culture and gain attention. Often, the image of a person in a bondage harness is used by movie studios to provide a cliché of a "person into fetish play". Other publications have also been known to use this cliché, a good example being the comic book series and movie "Sin City", which has one of its characters wearing a bondage harness.
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Famous quotes containing the words bondage and/or harness:
“Bondage is the life of personality, and for bondage the personal self will fight with tireless resourcefulness and the most stubborn cunning.”
—Aldous Huxley (1894–1963)
“O thou day o’ th’ world,
Chain mine armed neck, leap thou, attire and all,
Through proof of harness to my heart, and there
Ride on the pants triumphing!”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)