The Marquis De Sade created it, Venus in Fur promoted it, Madonna made a photo book about it, and Marilyn Manson gave the culture a taboo. It's S&M and Bondage, a genre and style that manipulates darkness, evil, and leather into a statement. Check out how designers like Patricia Field and Alexander Wang are taking the classic culture and making it modern, new, and ready to wear.

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