Urban Fetishism

Urban Fetishism is a new street trend that incorporates fetish fashion elements into a casual wardrobe.Fetish fashion is a type of clothing usually created to be extreme or provocative and is related to the culture of sexual fetishism and S&M.Urban fetishist's wears fetish garments such as latex and pvc tights or skirts,thigh-high boots,chains and handcuffs not as a declaration to sexual orientation,but purely as a fashion statement.

The following image is from Altamira NYC.October 8, 2008 Urban Fetishism started with uber fashionable homosexuals who began to use the rarely-used leather clothing and other fetish items publicly and as identification and separation from the norm.


Image from Manila Style, August 28, 2008 Guy in in Manilla,Philippines accessorizes with handcuffs.

Pop star Lady-Gaga wears pink latex skirt and latex bra. 1/29/09 Photo: FilmMagic



Kate Moss rocking Urban Fetishist's staple latex leggings,accessorized with high heal boots and S&M belt at the Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England Saturday June 23, 2007.AP Images

S&M Fetish Items escaping undergrounds to the daylight.







Hussein Chalayan Fall 2009-2010
Burrberry Prorsum Fall 2007