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? 

“I came from a middle class family; fairly conservative in its outlook. Going to fashion school gave me exposure to pop culture and its icons, and I was positively obsessed with Madonna and Grace Jones. I wanted to wear what Madonna was wearing; the corsets, the harnesses, the latex… and, more than anything, to be the first designer to bring that kind of fashion to India” says Randhir Singh, founder of Leather Subculture; a homegrown leather and fetish focused brand. ......READ MORE