INTERVIEWS

Subculture: India's First Homegrown Fetish Fashion & Kink Brand Redefining the Scene

Subculture: India's First Homegrown Fetish Fashion & Kink Brand Redefining the Scene. It is not just a brand—it is a movement that celebrates romance, pleasure, fantasy, and...

The rise of India’s first kink fashion brand

Arielle Domb interviews the founder of Subculture—an Indian fashion brand normalizing kinks, fetishes, and the free sexual exploration that existed in pre-colonial India.

Can so-called vice industries thrive in India without silencing the voices that built them?

The societal taboo around sex tech and BDSM isn’t easy to shake off. But young, queer business-owners are playing a key role in making these industries more visible and legitima...

Meta policies, specifically Instagram policies, that are relevant to what we want to talk about here - queer erasure

It's Meta’s World And The Queers Aren’t Feeling Welcome

It's Meta’s World And The Queers Aren’t Feeling Welcome We’re picking some particular aspects of Meta policies, specifically Instagram policies, that are relevant to what we wan...

Risqué Fashion: Is India Ready for Kink?

Risqué Fashion: Is India Ready for Kink? Corsets, collars, gimp masks, latex bodysuits—elements of BDSM are leitmotifs in fashion. Is the aesthetic relevant in India?

Randy in Rajasthan

Randy in Rajasthan A fetish-inspired fashion brand popular in Goa and Delhi is leveraging the traditional wisdom of the desert state’s generational leather artisans.