DIY: Jason Wu Inspired Leather Harness

 blouse: French Connection, harness: selfmade

When I borrowed the leather hole punch from Lita (our trim lady at work), I announced to the room: "I will make a leather harness!" It was purely innocent excitement, ofc, but my coworker friends were like :O!! "A WHAT?" Hah. Ok, ok, probably starting from my goth days, I have had a liking for S&M inspired pieces for a long time. Ofc, the complete fetish look isn't really appropriate or mainstream, but a hint of it, balanced with something normal or innocent appeals to me. This is a very basic harness, first try. I'll probably experiment with more complex designs later.

This is my inspiration image, leather harness by Jason Wu.

materials:

-1/2"w strip of leather, enough to go around the body

-metal o ring or something similar

-screw on spikes to screw the leather strips together

-nipple stud as closure

-leather hole punch

 Thread a strip of leather through the o ring, punch holes on each side, and screw a spike on to keep the loop together. Do this 3 times, 2 on top to go over the shoulders to the front, and one going down at center back.

Measure each leather strip to go over shoulder and front, and just enough going down the back. Loop each end through a piece of leather strap to measure a loop. Punch holes on each side and secure with a spike. Do this to each end of the strips of leather.

Now measure another piece of leather to go around torso where the straps end. Pull this piece through the loops.

Punch hole on one end of this leather strip and secure the nipple stud closure. Punch  a hole or several holes (to be able to adjust tightness) on the other side. This part should be able to be pulled open or secured like a belt with the nipple stud. Now, the harness is complete, and can be worn like a vest over t-shirts, pretty blouses, or billowy dresses.

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