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| − | [[Image:TG_OCT03_0010.JPG|thumb|Clubber wearing open-face "Medusa"-style black latex hood at [[Torture Garden]].]] | + | [[Image:TG_OCT03_0010.JPG|thumb|Clubber wearing open face hood at [[Torture Garden]] ]] |
| − | [[Image:128PONYcut.jpg|thumb|Side view of a black latex "ponygirl" hood, with a ponytail made of synthetic black hair.]]
| + | '''Open face hoods''' are a type of [[hood]] which covers the head but leaves the face exposed. Open face hoods are particulary popular with females (both [[dominant]] and [[submissive]]), as the face is framed by the hood in a striking manner and wearing it will not smudge make-up. The visual impact of the hood is not unlike that of a [[nun]]'s [[wikipedia:wimple|wimple]]. This type of hood is also popular with people intersted in [[pony play]], as it will not affect the wearing of bit gags. |
| − | '''Open-face hoods''' are a type of [[hood]] which covers the head but leaves the face exposed. These accessories are particularly popular with females (both [[dominant]] and [[submissive]]) for both practical and aesthetic reasons. Unlike full-face hoods (such as [[gimp mask]]s, [[isolation hood]]s, and [[executioner hood]]s), open-face hoods are much safer to use because they do not obstruct the wearer's breathing; also, wearing an open-face hood does not smudge makeup, nor does it disguise or obscure the wearer's identity. | + | |
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| − | Open-face hoods cover the wearer's entire head and neck with a large opening in front that frames the face in the manner of a medieval wimple or traditional [[nun]]'s habit. These hoods can be made from either [[latex]] or [[leather]]. | + | Open face hoods can be made from either [[latex]] or [[leather]]. |
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| − | One of the most popular kinds is the "[[Human animal roleplay|ponygirl]]" hood. This type of hood is so-named because it is typically associated with [[pony play]], as it usually features ponytail at the back of the head and does not interfere with the wearing of bit gags.
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| − | The open-face hood, which fits snugly over the head much like a swimming cap, sometimes tapers down at the centre of the wearer's forehead in a curved V-shape, thus creating a kind of heart-shaped frame for the face.
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| − | Ponygirl hoods may have a small opening at the top, allowing lengthy strands of the wearer's hair to be tightly gathered, threaded through and left hanging down the back of the head and neck as a ponytail, possibly for use in hair bondage. Other hoods of this type have no such opening for hair and instead feature a plume made of artificial strands (usually plastic, nylon, latex, or synthetic hair) protruding from the top and down the back of the head as a kind of decorative mock-ponytail. Using these artificial ponytails for hair bondage may result in the attachment breaking off.
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| − | Tight-fitting open-faced bondage hoods are sometimes worn by [[Dominatrix|dominatrices]] to depersonalize and erotically objectify the wearer, projecting an image of intimidating sexual power and [[Domination and submission|superiority]]. Some feel that the aesthetic appeal of these open-faced hoods in [[BDSM]] lies in the way that they define the shape of the wearer's head with a smooth, shiny, luxuriant form-fitting fabric and emphasize the dominating woman's stern and haughty expression by elegantly framing her face.
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Revision as of 22:18, 14 May 2008
Open face hoods are a type of hood which covers the head but leaves the face exposed. Open face hoods are particulary popular with females (both dominant and submissive), as the face is framed by the hood in a striking manner and wearing it will not smudge make-up. The visual impact of the hood is not unlike that of a nun's wimple. This type of hood is also popular with people intersted in pony play, as it will not affect the wearing of bit gags.
Open face hoods can be made from either latex or leather.
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