Library Elise Sutton

Sophisticated in Leather

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Women wanted to wear leather but they did not want to be associated with Rock bands or Motorcycle Clubs or S&M imagery. Women liked the sexual and dominant meaning of wearing leather but they also wanted to convey the new woman, a woman who is intelligent, confident and sophisticated.

One reason why leather may be fetishized is perhaps that the garment forms a "second skin" that acts as a fetishistic surrogate for the wearer's own skin. This is heightened by the fact that the leather was originally animal skin. The smell of the leather and the creaking noises it makes is often an erotic stimulus for people who fetishize leather.

Leather can also be polished to be shiny and can also be produced in bright colours, adding further visual stimuli to add to the physical sensations produced by the material.

Today there are many options for the woman who wants to be "sophisticated in leather". From all kinds of leather boots, to leather pants to leather skirts to leather jacket and coats, a woman can be part Dominatrix女支配者 — a dominant woman, part Intellectual, part Sexual, and part Stylish Female by wearing leather.

The submissive顺从 — willing to obey nature of man cannot resist a sexual and powerful woman and nothing says power and sex like leather. The modern day female is a confident female who expects reverence and respect from men. The modern day female can sense the submissive顺从 — willing to obey energy coming from the male gender when she wears leather, and she likes wielding that power.