Heavy chain necklaces are also popular, as are small heart-shaped padlocks, or even just ribbon chokers. There’s quite a bit of variety and personal expression here, making it challenging to read: typically the aim is either that other BDSM kinksters will figure it out and regular folks will assume it’s just fashion jewelry, or else that the wearer and their partner(s) know what it symbolizes and other people won’t. (Of course, sometimes it is just an edgy choice in fashion jewelry: on a teenager, the intended audience may be their parents and peers.) Much less often (in public) you’ll see entirely blatant versions like a steel or leather slave collar.
And to be more specific, this indicates a BDSM submissive, or possibly a switch. Dominants are likely to use other cues, such as wearing black leather, or different forms of jewelry.
Heavy chain necklaces are also popular, as are small heart-shaped padlocks, or even just ribbon chokers. There’s quite a bit of variety and personal expression here, making it challenging to read: typically the aim is either that other BDSM kinksters will figure it out and regular folks will assume it’s just fashion jewelry, or else that the wearer and their partner(s) know what it symbolizes and other people won’t. (Of course, sometimes it is just an edgy choice in fashion jewelry: on a teenager, the intended audience may be their parents and peers.) Much less often (in public) you’ll see entirely blatant versions like a steel or leather slave collar.
And to be more specific, this indicates a BDSM submissive, or possibly a switch. Dominants are likely to use other cues, such as wearing black leather, or different forms of jewelry.