Doraphilia

Doraphilia refers to a strong sexual attraction to animal skins, leather, fur, or clothing made from those materials. It can also include the smell, feel, or look of these materials.

Although the term itself is little known, doraphilia plays a central role within the BDSM community. In this context, it tends to overlap with leather fetish, but it's broader in that it includes skins, fur, and hide, not just leather.

Doraphilia can include:

• Wearing or being aroused by leather, fur, or animal hide garments.
• Getting turned on by how the materials feel or smell.
• Watching others wear fetish clothing like corsets, catsuits, or leather boots
• Using leather or fur in BDSM or role play scenes.

People with this kind of fetish may be turned on by either the style of the clothing - like corsets or catsuits - or the material it's made from, such as leather, latex, vinyl, rubber, Lycra, terry cloth, or fur.

Origins of the Term

The term doraphilia comes from Greek roots, where "dora" means skin, hide, or animal pelt, and "philia" means love or fondness.

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