title: Fetish: Fashion, Sex & Power
author:  Valerie Steele 
description: Drawing on psychoanalytic, poststructuralist, feminist and Marxist theory, cultural historian Steele (Fashion and Eroticism) explores the role fetishist sexual practices play in shaping fashion history. She asserts that fashion trends both reflect common sexual fantasies and help construct gender identities; in this sense, clothing can function as an important marker of a culture's sexual politics. The fascination with fetishist garb?corsets, underwear as outerwear, the use of "kinky" fabrics like rubber and leather?among prominent contemporary designers may, she proposes, signal our own culture's willingness to blur the boundaries between the "normal" and the "perverse." Steele puts forward a fluid definition of fetishism, noting that its devotees exhibit a wide range of behaviors and that one particular style or object can have a variety of different meanings for different people. Consequently, psychoanalytic arguments that the fetish is always a stand-in for the phallus or feminist claims that certain fashions like corsets and high heels are intended to oppress women are potentially valid but reductive. Steele's greatest strengths here are her flexible perspective and her deft negotiation of various theoretical perspectives. Her analysis is sometimes sketchy, but this is a thought-provoking overview of the relationship between sex and clothing. Photos not seen by PW. <br />Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  Billionaire's Black Present
  Trish slipped out of her dress and assumed the position. She wore satin
  pink lingerie. The bra accentuated her perky breasts. The lacy thong was held
  in place by her toned ass. She could easily pass for a model. Her lips were
  sultry, parted, and quivering with anticipation. She was on her knees with her
  hands clasped behind her, resting on her firm butt. She was a work of art.
  Trent looked her over, holding an exquisite vintage of red wine. He
  swirled the glass and took in the aroma. It was a potent mix along with her
  subtle but enticing perfume. His choice, just like everything else. Setting was
  just as important as substance. Setting is substance as he was fond of
  schooling his subordinates. He knew what he wanted and how he wanted it. If
  you didn't like it, then you could walk, but why would you?
  He took several steps back and