references:
some of this material comes from fetish: fashion, sex & power by valerie steele. some of it comes from random research i have done on the web and in books; unfortunately, i haven't kept very good track and therefore cannot actually refer to them here. the pictures come from various places - mostly romantasy.com and indulgent arts (from their store, which they have currently shut down - i've changed the links under each picture to go to their respective manufacturers' sites). there are links and references under the pictures so you can see where they came from.