Should I wear a collar (which I don't think would be very comfortable) or a beautiful, simple necklace with an engraving (probably with Master's name on it). What I really want is a simple silver tiffany necklace.
for example: my sub was not allowed to carry her necklace/collar (it's a chocker with a locked hearth that she cant take of unles she has hte key (she has access to it in case of emergencies but other then that if she takes it of she gets a damn good spanking.) to work due to higine concerns.
also keep in mind the type of collar. a full-time leather collar with no wiggle room could cause irritation and rashes, metal collars can cause frostbite in winter, etc...
so it's really a call of what collar and "how".
that said: i know of no Dom that doesn't want his/her sub in a collar or other visible ornament that shows their dominance over him/her
Mrow. Well, now you know of one. My ex and I were very switchy. I bought her a necklace with an engraved tag that said "[my name]'s" but the original message I was considering was actually less owner-y (I wanted to put "Perpetual Motion Machine" on it because whenever she smiled and I pointed out how I pretty she was when she smiled, she smiled more, and I called her a perpetual motion machine...but the phrase was too long). I didn't care if she wore the tag inside her shirt or whatever. It wasn't the visibility aspect I was interested in. It was just supposed to be a reminder to her that there was someone out there who cared for her.
So that said, I'm personally a fan of the necklace route. Most of the material-based collars I've seen aren't very durable (the beautiful pink velvet one my ex got for me is on its last legs) and yeah, Temko made a good point in that a metal collar in winter would be horrid (more of an issue for me here in Canada than for someone who lives in the deep south, I suppose). And although I like how collars look during play, I just think a necklace can be a lot more beautiful for day to day.
BUT! Rant over, does your master have a preference?
Master bought me a silver collar in lieu of a wedding band when we got married. It closes with a special screw so I can't remove it without the key.. And I don't have access to the key. He had to remove it for me once because I needed xrays, but we put it back on right after.
I've also known lots of submissives who get leather collars, or necklaces, or nothing at all.
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I love my collar, I never take it off, unless I'm at work or taking a bath. A lot of times I forget that I even have it on, until I hear my bell jingle. This is the collar that I have: http://www.bdsmstore.com/productcart/pc/product256.asp it's really simple and doesn't draw a lot of attention. My ears do that =^.^=
Just because we're in a BDSM relationship doesn't mean we "have" to wear a real collar, we could wear just a simple necklace or something as tasteful- as long as there's a meaning behind it between sub and Dom.
It also depends on how comfortable you would be having people stare at you in your collar- and believe me, people WILL stare!
But ultimately it's a matter of compromise between sub & Dom.
-- Edited by Tygra at 04:53, 2009-01-06
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Temko wrote:though they have a great collection. for anyone who's into lolita and bdsm (or kuro/gothic lolita, EGL or aristocrat lolita - that site is awsome :P)
mmmm.... yes I am!!
btw... I've not heard of kuro. Is it anything like guro? (one of my favorites, yet I haven't gotten to play with yet) (there are so many sects to the lolita style fashion, I so cannot keep up)
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Just because we're in a BDSM relationship doesn't mean we "have" to wear a real collar, we could wear just a simple necklace or something as tasteful- as long as there's a meaning behind it between sub and Dom.
It also depends on how comfortable you would be having people stare at you in your collar- and believe me, people WILL stare!
But ultimately it's a matter of compromise between sub & Dom.
Someone suggested TieMeUp: wearable lifestyle jewellery, it has many lovely collar/necklaces I'd love to wear myself! Ahhh the many options!
-- Edited by Tygra at 16:54, 2009-01-15
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