LEATHER/BONDAGE & DOMINANCE – SPECIFIC FETISH INVOLVING THE USE OF LEATHER COSTUMES AND ACCESSORIES. B & D INVOLVES BEING TIED UP AND DOMINATED BY A MASTER THAT IS IN CONTROL OF THE SITUATION. BONDAGE IS CONSIDERED A JAPANESE ART FORM WHERE THE BINDING CAN TAKE SEVERAL HOURS DEPENDING ON HOW INTRICATE THE KNOTS ARE MADE. THE BOUND INDIVIDUAL IS ALWAYS SUB-SERVIANT TO THE MASTER.