Silk/Satin Fetishism

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Silk/satin fetishism is a sexual fetish relating to garments or other articles made of silk or satin fabric — primarily women's clothing and lingerie. The silk/satin fetish is usually directed toward people (generally female) wearing silk or satin garments, but it can also be directed towards the garments themselves, and many fetishists collect silk and satin garments for their own personal use.

Silk and satin fabric is commonly used to make lingerie, formal apparel and bedding, and the articles made from these fabrics are universally associated with elegance, glamour, romance, opulence and status. Ironically, and perhaps because of its ubiquity, silk/satin is not as commonly fetishized as other materials such as leather, spandex or PVC/rubber.

Lingerie fetishism is the most common variety of silk/satin fetish. Blouses are another commonly fetishized article, as well as skirts, pants, dresses, bed sheets, jackets, coat linings and even sporting trunks.

Scarf fetishism is a less common but increasing subset of Silk/Satin fetishism, characterised by two distinct interests: (1) Those who love silk scarves purely as items of fashion apparel and (2) Those who focus on scarves as an accessory for BDSM play - gags, blindfolds, bindings. This latter group typically also enjoys scarves when they are used as chic accessories. Scarf fetishists will, in common with other fetishists, go to some lengths to satisfy their needs and there have been anecdotal reports of scarf thefts from ex-girlfriends, female relatives, boutiques and airport duty-free outlets. Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn and Jacqueline Onassis epitomise the style of woman that scarf fetishists most admire.

The softness, smoothness, drape and shine of charmeuse silk and satin — as well as its elegant feminine qualities — are what fetishists generally find most attractive. Silk/satin fetishists frequently display an affinity for all shiny articles of clothing, even those that aren't made from silk or polyester satin material.

Common fantasies often involve a secretary, boss, schoolteacher or some other kind of elegant, classy or dominant woman dressed in silk or satin garments. Like many clothing fetishes, the silk/satin fetish arises from the ideal that an elegantly-clothed figure is more erotically teasing than a nude one.

Many silk/satin fetishists are heterosexual men, though a number of females do enjoy wearing, modeling and collecting silk and satin garments. Silk/satin fetishism is often related to transvestic behaviors in men.

Much of the silk/satin fetish photography available on the Internet is produced in Europe. Since there is a relative lack of pornographic material dealing exclusively with silk/satin fetish, many fetishists collect pictures of subjects in silk/satin material wherever they can find them.