The images below come to you courtesy of Mistress Troy Orleans, a pro-domme based out of NYC. I’ve never had the pleasure of playing with her, but by all accounts she’s one of the most skillful and talented dommes around. Not to mention very well equipped. The first image shows her bed/cage combo, along with a selection of her leather gear in action. The second image is something I’ve never seen before – a bondage suspension system using springs. I’d imagine heavy bondage combined with that kind of loose floating sensation would create an intense headspace. Particularly when it has been accessorized with the drip feed shown here.
I know in some kinky circles there’s a strong reaction to this kind of expensive custom equipment and leather gear. You don’t need all that stuff to create an intense scene or be a true domme is the cry. And of course they’re right. You don’t need it. In fact on a daily basis it’d no doubt become quickly tiresome. Nobody wants to get home from work each day and immediately jump straight into a suspended leather bodybag. But I look on these kind of images as a child might stare at a poster for Disneyland. I wouldn’t want to live there, but my God, it looks like it’d be fun to try out occasionally. Great femdom doesn’t have to feature expensive equipment and clothes, in the same way great cooking doesn’t have to use expensive ingredients. That doesn’t mean it’s not fun to splurge on an out of this world experience when the mood takes you.
Someone found your site and pointed me in the direction of your post here. I’m quite flattered by your comments. “Disneyland” indeed.
I totally agree with you on not needing a ton of equipment to create an intense scene. Gear verges on fetish for me sometimes though I’ve had memorable scenes that involved little more than a length of rope, him, and me.
It occurs to me that perhaps I use gear the way other prodommes use, say, the expensive latex outfit and sky high shoes or The Superior Bitch/Goddess persona: it’s the ingredient that takes our exchange beyond the level of the everyday into decadent fantasy.
Anyway, thank you for your post and comment. What a treat. Please feel free to stop by my blog and comment anytime: http://www.TroyOrleans.com/read
Warmly,
-MTO
Thanks for stopping by and commenting Miss Orleans. And for sharing those photographs in the first place. I think I picked them up on a Max Fisch thread you posted on.
Your blog has been in my blog roll for a long time, and always enjoy reading your posts. I even referenced one of your recent ones in an earlier post:
http://www.femdom-resource.com/2011/07/07/the-distillation-of-sensation/
For me gear, outfits and attitude are all just tools for creating the desired D/s dynamic. And having excellent tools and lots of them is always a good thing, even if you don’t always need to or want to use them.
-paltego
Your name does seem familiar. Thanks a lot for the links! (I’m working on revamping my website now, happy to return the favor if you like.)
Always happy to have a link from an interesting site! Thanks.