Penthouse: As I was saying, I'd like to ask you whether any of your customers order chastity belts for men.
Higginbottom: Yes, I just said so.
P: How do they work? The concept must still pose several problems for you. Suppose the man has an erection.
H: He can't. He has a belt that is completely comparable to the female model, with, in addition, a sort of sheath that keeps the penis pointing downwards. In that position, you know, an erection....I don't have a belt of that type with me at the moment, but I should tell you that I sell many male belts in England. That's a fact.
P: Really?!
H: There are other models in circulation, but they are not practical. The one I manufacture is practical and effective. I'm not sure the others are.
P: What purpose does a male chastity belt serve?
H: To reassure a jealous woman who's afraid her man will stick his rod between the thighs of another woman. To ensure peace between a pair of suspicious homosexual lovers. In that case, the belt is different because it has to protect the anus against foreign intromission.
P: In the case of a double-function belt, for the vagina and the anus, how does one defecate?
H: An opening for that purpose is always provided, with a little shutter that can be padlocked.
P: The woman--or man--who is thus belted must always stay close by the holder of the key, no? And if the holder goes away? And if diarrhea develops?
H: No comment!
P: Has it ever happened that you had to intervene to avoid a catastrophe?
H: On two occasions I had to cut off the belt to release a woman. Her guy had quite simply departed with the key. I received a desperate appeal from the young woman.
P: Do you keep duplicates of the keys?
H: Yes, sometimes. They sometimes ask me to. But in the case I just mentioned I hadn't done so. And the boy had disappeared! There are also some who exaggerate, who ask for chastity belts with sharp needles on the inside. I tell them no, absolutely.
P: And women? Hasn't one ever sought to but a belt for a man from you?
H: No, women don't buy belts from me.
P: How do you proceed with the belts for men? Do you need a model?
H: No. I ask the customer to provide me with a certain number of measurements, and then I know all I need to know. Generally that does it.
P: You don't need to have the customer in front of you, as with a tailor taking measurements?
H: That sometimes happens, but there are people who don't have the nerve to present themselves.
P: And couples? Do you see those too?
H: Yes. Some of them want a belt for both members of the couple. That's not so rare. Each of them wears his or her own.
P: Does British law allow the wearing of a chastity belt?
H: To the extent that persons consent, yes.
P: Do you ask for written permission?
H: That's not really my problem. You have to distinguish between a chastity belt and handcuffs--handcuffs are illegal. In 99% of my cases, there is mutual consent; of that I am virtually certain. I am speaking of England, not the Middle East, where the situation is different and the women are undoubtedly non-consenting. I do not manufacture anything that can be harmful to people. There is consent--of that I am certain.
P: Are you visited by parents who ask you for a chastity belt for their daughter?
H: Yes. In those cases, we may be dealing with practices related to certain ethnic minorities--I don't know. I never agree to such requests; I don't want to get involved with children.
P: You can tell whether children are involved from the measurements they give you?
H: Yes. But I think that the customers to whom I personally sell chastity belts are all adults. They know what they are doing.
P: In your experience--and I think you are not lacking in that respect--why do people seek chastity belts? Is it to stimulate themselves? Is it because they are afraid of being {sexually} deceived?
H: There are all sorts of reasons. If you consider fans of S&M--who represent a substantial proportion of my customers--it is to realize their fantasies. Others also want to satisfy their fantasies, but in private. They are not necessarily part of the S&M scene. It is erotic for certain persons, and what they do in private is their own business. Then there are those who wear them because they are forbidden to have anything to do with other people--some husbands persuade their wives to wear a belt for that reason. All sorts of reasons, in my opinion, that are hard to know. Certainly one cannot ask. Some will tell you right out--no problem.
P: They tell me you have a rival in Italy who makes diamond-encrusted belts for the jet set.
H: Absolutely, they exist. I know that because a customer in Pris asked for a belt set with precious stones. They exist, but I don't make them--that's not my field. You have to be careful, you knoww--the majority of chastity belts found in museums are fakes. If you are knowledgeable, you can see right away that they couldn't have been worn.
P: To get back to keys--do some women ask for a spare key?
H: That happens. It's a very difficult situation.
P: What do you do in such case?
H: I can't. I say "Sorry."
P:: Are you bound by some sort of moral contract with the customers?
H: Yes. I can't give out a spare key. I can't. They'll have to get out of it without one.
P: And customers from the Middle East?
H: A vast subject.
P: Really?
H: You never know with whom you are dealing. I never deal directly with the Middle East because it is virtually impossible. As I have said, the merchandise passes through the embassies. In certain parts of the Middle East, they practice female circumcision--even now. I think some chastity belts go to those regions, and perhaps contribute to the cessation of that practice.
P: Who buys in France? To what class in society do your customers belong?
H: I don't know. I've always sold through an agent. I do not know the customers--I've never sold directly to a Frenchman. I have no information.
P: In England?
H: I have doctors, lawyers, dentists, university professors...
P: Perverts?
H: Some common denominator.
P: You have no poor customers--your chastity belts are very expensive, are they not? How much do they cost?
H: Rather expensive. The price is high enough that the one who buys a belt has to have good reasons to do so. It is not just a minor fantasy that costs a few hundred francs. It is serious and people buy it seriously. Most of the ones I have dealt with directly know what they are doing. They are of above average intelligence.
P: Do you sell principally in Europe?
H: Yes.
P: A man cannot make love to a woman who is wearing a belt if he doesn't have the key? Are you sure of that?
H: Absolutely.
P: Really? He can't?
H: No. Truly.
P: Really not?
H: No. Not a chance. Unless the man's rod is really, but I mean really, very tiny.
P: I've been told that a young virgin who was padlocked into a belt nevertheless became pregnant.
H: Certainly not with one of my belts! In my opinion, she found a way to obtain a spare key. Or someone helped her. I could tell you about a misadventure that happened to me when I came to France to do a television broadcast. I had brought a belt with me and I had put it in my carry-on luggage for convenience. What I had forgotten is that carry-on luggage has to go through an X-ray at the airport, and one can see the contents very clearly on the view-screen. Nobody made any comments! They must have seen all sorts of things.
P: You manufacture very modern belts?
H: Yes, absolutely.
P: Are you the one who designs them?
P: Yes. The design has evolved quite a bit. Mine are esthetic--and practical. Most others aren't. And, in the case of many of them, no one has been able to wear them. Impossible!
P: A final question. What if the woman decides to practice fellatio on her lover? You are impotent to do anything about that, if you'll pardon the expression.
H: I manufacture chastity belts to protect the vagina and in some cases the anus. I don't manufacture muzzles. Besides, for certain men fellatio [by their women on other men] is not a problem. For them, there is no cuckolding except when there is penetration.
The chastity belt, also called the virginity belt, the jealousy lock, and the bridle of lasciviousness, is composed of two quite distinct parts: the first part is the belt proper, which consists of a flexible metal band, sometimes lined with velvet or suede, which encircles the body at the level of the waist; the second part is a shield with two perforations, fixed perpendicularly to the belt--as a rule this second part , made of metal, bone, or ivory, presses on the mons pubis and goes between the thighs in such a way as to cover and block the vulva completely. Specific perforations permit the natural function of urination.
I and my lady-friend, who wears a chastity belt, went on vacation and I forgot the key. Just imagine the problem!
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