A fetish centered on the wearing, seeing, or handling of harnesses, which are strapped garments typically made of leather, rubber, or nylon that wrap around the chest, torso, or thighs. The appeal comes from the structure, restriction, and visual statement a harness makes on a body.
Harnesses carry strong associations with queer and leather subcultures, where they signal both identity and aesthetic, but plenty of people are drawn to them purely for the way straps frame the body and add a sense of being bound without actually restricting movement. Some wear them as fashion, some as a form of bondage, and many enjoy the ritual of buckling one on.
Worth knowing: Make sure a harness fits properly and is not worn so tightly that it restricts breathing or circulation, and check straps and hardware for wear before each use.
Also called: chest harness, body harness, leather harness, rubber harness, fashion harness, bulldog harness, full-body harness, strap fetish, bondage harness
