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Bondage Trousers are trousers with zippers, straps, chains, rings and buckles, giving an appearance of a BDSM style.

They come in a variety of colors and patterns; one of the most common patterns being tartan.

They also come in a variety of styles, including tight or baggy, long, short or Capri.

They have mainly been worn by Members of youth subcultures, including Punks, Ravers, Goths and Indies. Although many people consider these pants an element of Fᴇᴛɪsʜ Wᴇᴀʀ, many early Punks have said the origins of the pants were from homeless people who put straps on their pants so they could hold on to a train.
They were developed by British designers, Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren, in the 1970s Punk subculture.

The trousers were made infamous by people such as the Sex Pistols, Jordan and Adam Ant who would have to originally get them from Westwood/McClarens shop SEX (later to become Seditionaries), in World's End, Chelsea, London. The original drainpipe design was an anti-fashion statement against the flares of the time.

The men's variety tend to feature baggier legs, larger pockets and more metal details such as chains, skulls, mock handcuffs and D-rings, while the women's styles are usually more tailored and have less metal hardware decoration than the mens styles, but occasionally have details of lace, ribbon or tartan making them seem more feminine.

The more popular of the pants seems to be the "original" black style, with white stitching, although different colored versions including white, hot pink, blue and green have been made with equally varied colors of stitching.

There has been some controversy at certain schools in the United States about the Bondage Pants being a danger to school property, and also for supposed sexual inappropriateness, even to the extent of banning the pants.

Punk Fashion is the clothing, hairstyles, cosmetics, jewelry and Body Modifications of the Punk subculture.

Punk Fashion varies widely, ranging from Vivienne Westwood designs to styles modeled on bands like, The Exploited.

The distinct social dress of other subcultures and art movements, including Glam Rock, Skinheads, Rude Boys, Greasers and Mods have influenced Punk Fashion. Punk Fashion has likewise influenced the styles of these Groups, as well as those of popular culture.
Many Punks use clothing as a way of making a statement.

Punk Fashion has been extremely commercialized at various times, and many well-established fashion designers — such as Vivienne Westwood and Jean Paul Gaultier — have used Punk elements in their production. Punk clothing, which was initially handmade, became mass-produced and sold in record stores and some smaller specialty clothing stores by the 1980s.

Many fashion magazines and other glamor-oriented media have featured classic punk hairstyles and Punk-influenced clothing.

Gothic Fashion is a clothing style worn by Members of the Goth subculture; a dark, sometimes morbid, eroticized fashion and style of dress.

Typical Gothic Fashion includes dyed black hair, black lips and black clothes.

Both male and female Goths wear dark eyeliner and dark fingernails.

Styles are often borrowed from the Punks, Victorians and Elizabethans.

BDSM imagery and paraphernalia are also common.

Goth Fashion is sometimes confused with heavy metal fashion.

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One female Goth Role model is, Theda Bara, the 1910s Femme Fatale known for her dark eyeshadow.

Musidora, Bela Lugosi, Bettie Page, Morticia Addams, Nico, David Bowie, Lux Interior, Dave Vanian and Robert Smith are also Gothic style icons.

Siouxsie Sioux was particularly influential on the dress style of the Gothic Rock Scene; Paul Morley of NME described Siouxsie and the Banshees's 1980 gig at Futurama: "Siouxsie was modeling her newest outfit, the one that will influence how all of the girls dress over the next few months. About half of the girls at Leeds had used Sioux as a basis for their appearance, hair to ankle".