Category: Fetish

Fetish music videos. Part II.
Madonna and “Human Nature”

(See Part I)

1995. Leather catsuits, latex hoods, bondage in a single-glove (or monoglove) strappado, Madonna chained to a chair, high-heels, what a list, eh? “Express yourself, don’t repress yourself” is the motto and the main idea of the song. The bondage itself and bondage symbols are used in the video as an allegory of “repressing”, when someone is not only allowed to live the life he/she wanted to live, but even prohibited to make any attempts of “expressing” his or her thoughts:

You wouldn’t let me say the words I longed to say
You punished me for telling you…
I didn’t know I couldn’t speak my mind
I didn’t know I couldn’t talk about … etc…

So, no, the video is not a bondage or fetish propaganda, quite the contrary 🙂

http://www.myvideo.de/watch/1496863


The stills from the video you can see here. Just like Robert Palmer’s”Addicted to Love” this video was directed by a professional fashion photographer. Jean-Baptiste Mondino was inspired by his photo session with Nadja Auermann:
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Madonna and “Human Nature””

Utrecht. Nice weather. Oroblu Dolce Vita 15.

Oroblu-Dolce-Vita-15-1If you want to know why inhabitants of Utrecht voted for closed shops on Sundays, you have to visit the center of the city twice: on Saturday and on Sunday.

It was Sunday yesterday. (Hm… Yesterday indeed … It’s 2AM at the moment…. 😉 +20, sunny, moderate wind, dark blue sky with white clouds, and almost empty streets. I accompanied my son to his classmate’s birthday on a bicycle. Not because he couldn’t ride there alone, but just for the “gezelligheid” (untranslatable Dutch word meaning simultaneously cosiness, snugness, comfort, companionableness, conviviality etc). I did not want to discredit my son in front of his mates and their parents (if any of them are waiting outside), so I was wearing pretty conservative Oroblu Dolce Vita 15 pantyhose with capri. Dolce Vita tights are pretty invisible (ok, ok, if you don’t stare at the legs, of course) even under the direct sun light but with a slight shimmer.

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Rotterdam. Oroblu Style 15.

The person on the left (the one with Canon 5D) is wearing shiny Oroblu Style 15 pantyhose. Guess, did anybody notice?

The photo was taken in the centre of Rotterdam by my sister-in-law while I was taking a photo of her taking photo of me ;-D

Oroblu Style 15 pantyhose have a well pronounced “glassy” shine. Visible? Under the direct light? You bet 😉

Amsterdam. Taft. Lola Shoes. Wolford 15.

Wolford 15Unlike our expectations the weather in NL this fall is a bit colder, so I was wearing dark gray long trousers, dark gray sneakers, dark blue t-shirt, very dark green fleece jacket and dark gray Wolford 15 pantyhose. “15” is both a name and a thickness. Typical Wolford. Very comfortable no-looker. Perfect fit, perfect comfort, almost opaque despite famous “15 den appearance”, questionable colour. But OK to wear under trousers without socks. I bought them at 50% discount, btw. The original price (20€) is ridiculously high in my opinion.

Our goal was a shoe shop “Taft” located in one of the most crowded shopping streets of A’dam. My wife is obsessed with an idea to buy me a new pair of high-heels and Taft is the only shop (we know of) in NL where you can buy good quality wearable 4.5-5.5″ heels.

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Amsterdam. A woman and a man. Or a man and a woman?

We’re driving down one of the central streets in Amsterdam, when we noticed a good-looking gray-haired figure dressed in jeans and khaki jacket standing with a bike on a pavement. I said: “Oh, a woman, I thought it was a man…”

A few moments later another figure caught our attention. Black knee-length skirt, black coat with a waist band, black opaque pantyhose, black shoes, gray hair. “A man!” we exclaimed simultaneously!

And it was, indeed, a man.

Men in shorts and tights

Funny, I was looking for pictures for my previous post and entered “shorts pantyhose” into the search form, and most of the sites Google found for me were about men (not women) and pantyhose.. Example:

The “virtual” change is obvious: in the Internet the words “pantyhose, tights, stockings” are getting more and more associated with men (mostly freaky, though). In the “real” world nothing changes. I’ve never ever seen a man (a normal man, not a TV or a clown) wearing pantyhose in public. Just “Me, me, me…” (said with agent Smith’s intonation)

Shorts with tights

With a great surprise I discovered that shorts with pantyhose (tights, stockings, leggings, whatever) combination is thought by some (many?) people as strictly prohibited by the fashion canons. Does fashion have canons, actually? I doubt it. Probably caNNons, but not caNons 🙂 It wouldn’t be fashion if it was so conservative (“You can’t do this!, because … errrm…. Because nobody does this!) and lacked innovations.

There is no difference between shorts and skirts of the same length and made out of the same material. (I think shorts are more convenient). But there are people who fight for the right to wear shorts with pantyhose. And no, I don’t mean men (NB: Though it also looks ridiculous – nobody prevents men wearing shorts with pantyhose except themselves, but that’s another story).

Two examples (back to women): Continue reading “Shorts with tights”

Fetish music videos. Part I.
Robert Palmer, Terence Donovan and “Addicted to Love”

Remember? 1985! Gorgeous identical girls, black stockings, mini-dresses, high heels, red lips, faces with no expressions! Shocking, mind and penis blowing experience…

http://www.myvideo.de/watch/1736577


The video was directed by a great photographer Terence Donovan (1936-1996). Here’s a couple of his photos:
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Robert Palmer, Terence Donovan and “Addicted to Love””

Tights in Art

Some time ago Geraden and Co introduced “Tights in Art” historical paintings gallery, mostly featuring men wearing pantyhose (tights) or stockings. The idea was to demonstrate that tights were worn by men long before women got their legs into them. The collection has grown to almost 40 pictures.

On the left: “Blue on pink” by Ann Murray. For those, who are interested here’s a link to her gallery.

Pantyhose in ad-campaigns

Taken in Moscow. One of my favourite street ads. The pantyhose look like Philippe Matignon Cristal 30.
Снято в Москве. Одна из моих любимых уличных реклам. Колготки похожи на Philippe Matignon Cristal 30
Gefotografeerd in Moskou. Een van mijn favoriete straatreclames. Het lijkt me dat de panty Philippe Matignon Cristal 30 is.

Taken at Schiphol airport (Amsterdam, The Netherlands). To be honest, I would prefer seams 😉
Снято в аэропорте Схипхол (Амстердам, Нидерланды). Надпись “Бесшовная коммуникация”. Я бы препочел со швом 😉
Gefotografeerd in Schiphol. “Naadloze communicatie”… Eerlijk gezegd zou ik naadjes willen zien 😉