posing as a footstool or other forms of human furniture). When worn during sexual foreplay or by practitioners of the BDSM lifestyle, the maid may perform humbling (or even humiliating) acts of servitude, such as dusting, mopping, serving drinks, or forniphilia (e.g. Maid cafés are known for waitresses dressed in maid costumes, performing acts on a stageĪ popular costume for sexual roleplay, the French maid uniform, worn by a servant who traditionally defers to her wealthy master, carries an implicit dominance and submission symbolism. As a result, the uniform remains an American favorite for Halloween costumes, costume parties, exotic dancers, specialty prostitutes, and role-playing couples.
An entire subgenre of sexploitation films emerged, with titles such as The Swinging Cheerleaders (1974) and Cheerleaders's Wild Weekend (1979), plus countless pornographic films starting with Debbie Does Dallas in 1978. The popularity of the provocative Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders in the 1970s established the cheerleader as an American icon of wholesome sex appeal.
Cheerleader uniform Īnother popular clothing fetish involves cheerleader uniforms.
Although schoolgirls can also be dominant partners in some settings, either turning the tables on or seducing the teacher or being a bullying schoolgirl or an unattainable object of desire from a submissive male's past. This can include fantasies or re-enactments of childhood events including corporal punishments such as spanking, school canings, or paddling, among others. In practice, the schoolgirl role is usually one which is sexually compliant or playfully "naughty" and submissive, while the schoolgirl's partner plays an adult authority figure such as a parent, teacher, or stern principal. Often the contrast of a fully developed woman in a childlike role is appealing, in the same manner as other forms of sexual role-playing. Indeed, fetishes often start to develop at puberty, when schoolgirls may have featured as unattainable objects of desire, for example among men who attended an all-boys school.
It may also have a less sexual aspect of nostalgia, recalling memories of a simpler time in one's life. These same reasons can explain part of the look's appeal to males as well. The schoolgirl image may appeal to women because it allows them to project a more youthful, innocent, or virginal image. In Japan, the fetish often uses a modified version of the traditional Japanese school uniform adapted to the more sexualized form of the Kogal fashion style. The fetish is common in both Japanese and Western pornography, prostitution, and other forms of adult entertainment, making it one of the most widespread clothing-oriented fetishes worldwide. The "officer" begins with a mock " arrest", often using handcuffs, of the guest of honor before going into a dance routine.Īdult actress Ai Himeno in a Kogal style Japanese school uniformĪ schoolgirl uniform fetish is a sexual fetish in which someone derives sexual pleasure from viewing others dressed in the typical schoolgirl uniform, or from themselves dressing in that manner. A stripper dressed as a police officer is a popular fixture at birthday and bachelor parties. This may add a sense of authenticity to the game play. Two people may dress as inmates for cellmate-on-cellmate activities in a prison setting or as a submissive to a third (prison guard) roleplayer. For example, someone may wear a nurse's uniform to administer an enema or a police uniform to handcuff and cage someone. Sometimes uniforms are used according to what activity is being done. The uniforms may be genuine, realistic, or they may be sexualized through the use of a very short miniskirt, a very long hobble skirt or a corset, through the use of stockings, fishnet tights, or high heels, or by being made of leather or latex, according to preference. Some people also regard nuns' habits or even aprons as uniforms. Among the most common uniforms in uniform fetish are those of a police officer, prison officer, soldier, schoolgirl, nurse, French maid, waitress, cheerleader, and Playboy Bunny.