Fetish Fantasy Spandex Hood - 3-Hole Open Eyes & Mouth, Stretch Lycra, Unisex

On in One Motion, Off in One Motion

There is no zip, no lacing and nothing to locate by feel in a dark room. It pulls on like a swim cap and comes off the same way, and in a piece that covers somebody's head that matters more than any other line on the specification. Four-way stretch lycra grips the skull without pinching anywhere, and one size settles onto most adult heads.

Three openings: both eyes and the mouth. Everything else disappears, and taking a face away removes the small social signals two people navigate by without noticing, so what fills the gap is usually more interesting than what left. Be clear about the category before buying, because this is depersonalisation rather than sensory deprivation. Breathing and hearing are completely unaffected, which means the person wearing it can see you, answer you and tell you to stop.

That open mouth exists for a reason, and the rule following from it is absolute: never combine a hood with anything that blocks the airway. Settle a safe word before it goes on, plus a physical signal, a double tap works, for when speaking is not an option. Nobody hooded is left without company, and you stay within arm's reach. Stretch fabric traps heat sooner than people expect, so it comes off at once at dizziness, overheating or laboured breathing. Wash it by hand in cool water and dry it flat; a dryer destroys the stretch, which is one more reason it never goes down to the building laundry with everything else.

• Four-way stretch lycra and spandex, light and close-fitting
• Three openings: both eyes and the mouth
• Pull-on, with no zip and no laces
• One size, unisex, black; Pipedream Fetish Fantasy
• Breathing and hearing entirely unrestricted
• Hand wash cool and dry flat; heat kills the stretch

Pipedream stock sits on our shelf, so a Brickell address gets it today rather than at the end of the week.