The very idea of donning a new persona via a costume is so appealing to human nature, that we have effectively set aside Halloween as a specific date where we can do exactly that without anybody batting an eyelid. Though it's essentially a childhood favourite, dressing up never really loses its attraction, not even as we mature. In fact, adult dressing up has evolved into the enormously popular genre of fetish uniforms; a fetish that in one form or another can fulfil a plethora of sexual fantasies.

Men in Uniform

There is an old saying that few women can resist the appeal of a man in uniform. It may be a cliché, but there's a lot of truth to it. Policemen, firemen and military personnel all exude a tangible sense of power and the kind raw sex appeal that a business suit can't even begin to compete with, especially as a fetish uniform.

Uniforms seem to trigger an inherently feminine appreciation of the potency of duty and responsibility. Could this be why one of the most common fantasies amongst women is being seduced by a man in a uniform? After all, just any old uniform doesn't cut the mustard. Think chefs, doctors and postmen. Mind you, that isn't to say that women who find these uniforms sexy don't exist because adult dressing up can take on all sorts of guises and any uniform can be considered a fetish uniform.

Lustful Leather

Which brings us to the appeal of leather. Literally no other material has been as popular or adaptable in creating a lasting appeal for adult dressing up. From leather jackets, vests, pants, and suits to the perennial favourite chaps, a man in leather can stimulate a profusion of titillation amongst even the most chaste. It might even be fair to say that leather is behind the development of fetish uniforms as a general category of sexual fantasy.

The only other material to even come close to leather as a preferred adult dressing up material is rubber, which has spawned its own unique categories of admirers for fetish uniforms amongst both men and women.

Women in Sexy Uniforms

As men are highly visual when it comes to sexual stimulation, they generally have an incredibly varied and well developed appreciation of women in uniforms. So much so, that the word uniform alone is far too constricting.

Most men will be turned on by a woman who's interested in some form of adult dressing up and while the attraction to power isn't as highly developed as amongst women, it does touch a similar chord in men's sexual fantasies. Men will have no problem ogling the nurse, the schoolgirl, the stripper, the businesswoman, the meter maid, the bus conductor, the stewardess or even the factory worker in overalls. Simply put, men love to see women wear anything that can even remotely be called a costume, which makes the whole idea of dressing up dead easy for women.

One of the most common male fantasies for example, is that of women wearing men's clothing. Contrary to any Jungian connotation that harkens to latent homosexuality, ask most men and they'll unabashedly tell you that it's just so bloody sexy.

Go hunt out that old dressing up box. Who knows what pleasures may be lurking!