Talk:Bondage suit

derogatory term, correct is "bondage suit"
The term "gimp suit" is rather derogatory - it is barely used by vendors of these garments - they prefer to call it "bondage suit". Check some BDSM shops on Google to see how they offer their stuff. The word may be a colloquial term during BDSM role play (much like the many other humiliating words), but it is certainly not an official term for these suits. It seems to be mainly used as a cuss word by non-BDSM people. From what I see in movies and websites, the term especially stands for a black suit of very tear resistant material (often reinforced by straps and barely stretchable) that includes integrated metal rings, belts, buckles and laces to fasten it and engage ropes or chains - e.g. to lift and hang the wearer under the ceiling. In this meaning it is definitely NOT identical with a regular catsuit or zentai.

I recommend to rename this page in "bondage suit" and use "gimp suit" as a synonym, or at least vice versa. 89.51.31.138 (talk) 01:06, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

Isn't the "term of art" a Jemima Suit ... or is that just a rumour? 62.196.17.197 (talk) 14:32, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

Minor usage problem involving possible specialized term
Out of respect for a subject whose terminology I'm not familiar with in detail, I'm asking someone else to correct the last sentence of the first paragraph:

...and includes integrated metal rings, belts, buckles and laces to fasten it and engage ropes or chains - e.g. to lift and hang the wearer under the ceiling.

I could have changed this to, "...to fasten ropes or chains to it," but then that leaves out the word "engage," which could have some specialized connotation I'm not aware of. Also, "to fasten and engage ropes or chains to it" doesn't work, because you engage something, not engage to something.

Sorry I can't do more than to point this out. Hope this helps, Geekdiva (talk) 07:26, 27 March 2010 (UTC)

Lock Article
I just undid an edit by 82.38.15.181, since it was clearly vandalism. If you look at the article's history page, you see there is a lot of vandalism taking place, and in some cases it took a long time before it was reverted. Maybe all edits should be checked by trustworthy users, or if that's not possible locking the article would be best. --82.171.70.54 (talk) 18:34, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Ditto. I just replaced 'Charlie Edwards' with 'Doll fetish' reference to fix what appears to be vandalism

"Attachment points" claim
The article states that:


 * "While it sometimes differs from a catsuit, unitard, or zentai more in purpose than appearance, the typical bondage suit is black and of very tear-resistant material (often reinforced by straps and barely stretchable) and includes integrated metal rings, belts, buckles, and laces to fasten it and to attach ropes or chains, as to lift and hang the wearer"

I can't see any cite for this. Whole-body catsuits worn with masks/hoods might well be worn with a bondage harness (which certainly can come with attachment fittings), but I can't see any evidence for bondage suits with in-built attachment points. Also; what is this "black and very tear-resistant material" supposed to be? Leather would qualify, but latex or PVC certainly wouldn't. Again, cite please.

I've removed the paragraph until citations can be found. &mdash; The Anome (talk) 13:25, 19 July 2023 (UTC)