FETISHISM – LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX

Common fetishes include fetishes focused on boots, gloves, uniforms or other garments made out of specific materials such as rubber, leather, or latex. Some clothing materials are fetishized by a small number of people, perhaps on the basis that the material forms a "second skin" that acts as a fetishistic surrogate for the wearer's own skin. The most common forms of this are the leather and rubber fetishism, in which the fabric is both stretchy and shiny, exaggerating some of the aspects of human skin.

Other fetishistic attachments can be to specific parts of the body, such as head or body hair, legs, feet or breasts, rather than to the person as an individual.

Sometimes, whole cultures can develop the fetish to such an extent that it is no longer perceived as a fetish, but merely as a normal sexual desire; for example late-Victorian England's ankle fetish, The German Third Reich and its superbes uniforms or the modern commonplace fetish for lingerie.

In this regard, there can be said to be a degree of fetishistic arousal in most normal individuals who respond to particular bodily features as sign of attractiveness. However fetishistic arousal is generally considered to be a problem only when it interferes with normal sexual or social functioning. Sometimes the term 'fetishism' is used only for those cases where non-fetishist sexual arousal is impossible.
Although these forms of fetishism are the most common, fetishism, like other forms of human sexuality, can be extremely varied and can encompass almost any aspect of human behavior.A number of sub-genres of pornography exist to serve fetishistic interests, with corresponding erotica in the form of fetish art.