Lesson Two - Slave attire

The most common Gorean garment for a slave is a brief slave tunic. This tunic is invariably sleeveless, and usually, has a deep, plunging neckline. It may be of a great variety of materials, from rich satins and silks to thin, form-revealing, clinging rep-cloth. Camisks are favored in some cities. The common camisk is a simple rectangle of cloth, containing, in its center, a circular opening. The garment is drawn on by the girl over her head and down upon her shoulders; it is worn, thus, like a poncho; it is commonly belted with biding fiber or a bit of light chain, something with which the girl may be secured, if the master wishes." Guardsmen of Gor, pages 107-109

Sometimes, too, it is controversial as to what constitutes a garment and what a bond. A girl may be "set off," of course, and beautifully, even if, technically, she is not clothed. She may be garbed, for example, in netting, as the "Hunter's Catch"; or she may be bedecked in jewels and leather, and shimmering chains, dancing under a whip in a tavern in Port Kar; or she may have flowers intertwined in her chains, as when she is awarded to a victor in public games in Ar." Guardsmen of Gor, pages 105-109

Camisk
A rough rectangle of cloth, worn like a poncho and belted at the waist. The Turian camisk is shaped like an inverted "T" and is tied behind the girl's neck, her back and in front at the waist. "She wore only a single garmet, a long, narrow rectangle of rough, brown material, perhaps eighteen inches in width, drawn over her head like a poncho, falling in front and back a bit above her knees and belted at the waist with a chain." Outlaw of Gor, page 102

Kes
A short, sleeveless tunic of black leather "For a male slave, or Kajirus, of the Wagon Peoples, and there are few, save for the work chains, to be clad Kajir means to wear the Kes, a short, sleeveless work tunic of black leather." Nomads of Gor, page 30

Silks
Brief, sleeveless garments made of silk, usually short. Definitely worn only by slave girls, though not all slave girls wore silks. The status of slave girls is often denoted by the color of her silks (though she may not actually be wearing the silks). For example, a girl may be wearing the silks of a Slaver (blue and yellow in color) and depending on her experience, is called 'white silk' or 'red silk'. The silk colors (especially red and/or white seemed to used as labels as much as actual colors of their garments)

White usually denotes a virgin (though often the girl doesn't actually wear white silks, if she is a virgin, she is said to be 'white silk') The white silk slave is not necessarily virgin, merely reserved for her Master/ Mistresses sole use. Generally permitted to serve drinks and food and conversation but sexual use is forbidden and corporal punishment is at the hands of the Owners. Masters and Mistresses insulted, may embarrass, confine or display the slave, but may not strike in any way nor permit another to do so. A white silk status slave is usually in training or reserved.

Red is the mark of a pleasure slave and may generally be used by any who desire her usage but may be reserved for the sole use of the owner. A pleasure slave is considered to be well trained to please in all ways sexual, service wise, dancing, and are closest to the women in an arabian harem. A slave who is not a virgin. she has been trained in all aspects of pleasing from cooking to dance to furring.
'To be sure,' I said, '"white" in the context of "white-silk girl" lends less to suggest purity and innocence to the Gorean than ignorance, naivety, and a lack of experience. One expects a red-silk girl, for example, to not only be able to find her way about the furs, but, subject to the whip, owned and dominated, perhaps chained, to prove herself a sensuous treasure within them." Savages of Gor, page 206

Sirik A 'chain dress' of sorts...made of looping chains from the collar to wrist and ankle rings. The chain is usually light and shiny. "....both girls wore the Sirik, a light chain favored for female slaves by many Gorean masters; it consists of a Turian-type collar, a loose, rounded circle of steel, to which a light, gleaming chain is attached; should the girl stand,the chain, dangling from her collar, falls to the floor; it is about ten or twelve inches longer than is required to reach from her collar to her ankles; to this chain,at the natural fall of her wrists, is attached a pair of slave bracelets; at the end of the chain there is attached another device, a set of linked ankle rings, which,when closed about her ankles,lifts a portion of the slack chain from the floor; the Sirik is an incredibly graceful thing and designed to enhance the beauty of its wearer; perhaps it should only be added that the slave bracelets and the ankle rings may be removed from the chain and used separately; this also, of course, permits the Sirik to function as a slave leash." Nomads of Gor, page 42

Sometimes called the slave rag. A cloth tunic, very brief, fashioned to fit very snugly to a slave girl's form. "Eta pulled at the bit of rag she wore. 'Ta-Teera,' she said. I looked down at the scrap of rag, outrageously brief, so scandalous, so shameful, fit only for a slave girl, which I wore. I smiled. I had been placed in a Ta-Teera." Slave Girl of Gor, page 81

The simplest form of dressing a slave, the work tunics were generally brown, made of rep cloth. "I wore a brief, one-piece brown work tunic. It was all I wore, with the exception of the collar. We wore such tunics when engaged as work slaves. The tunics of work slaves are usually brown or gray." Slave Girl of Gor, page 265

"She threw a linkage of rings and bells to the tiles beside me. 'Bell yourself,' she said. 'They lock,' I said. 'Bell yourself, 'she said. I extended my left ankle and, carefully, aligned the four rings. The rings were linked vertically at five places by tiny metal fastenings; each ring, opened, hinged, terminated on one end with a bolt and the other with a tiny lock; I slipped the small bolts into the tiny locks; there were four tiny snaps; the rings, linked together, fitted snugly; each ring bor five slave bells. Slave Girl of Gor, page 259

Brands/Branding
All slave girls are usually branded, most as soon as possible after capture or purchase. There are a variety of brands found on Gor the most common being the Gorean cursive 'K' which represents the kajira/slave. The dina brand is also noted. The Wagon Peoples have a brand of the sign of the the four bosk horns, while in Torvoldsland, a brand symbolizing "a woman whose belly lies under the sword" is used. There is also the Taharic slave mark. A slave can wear any of these brands as well as penalty brands for lying, stealing, running,etc.
"The most common brand site on a Gorean slave girl is the outer side of the left thigh, closely beneath the hip. In this brand site the identificatory mark is thus placed high enough to be covered by a brief cloth of a common slave tunic and is available for convenient and immediate inspection if the tunic is lifted." Savages of Gor, pages 108-109
Most simply the brand is supposed to convince the girl that she is truly owned. It is supposed to make her feel owned. When the iron is pulled away and she knows the pain and degradation and smells the odor of her burned flesh, she is supposed to tell herself, understanding its full and terrible import, I AM HIS." Outlaw of Gor, page 187

Collars
There are many types of collars found on Gor, some made of steel that lock, others simple ropes tied around the girl's throat, bosk hide, and various materials. The collar differs from the brand in that the brand shows the girl to be slave, the collar shows who she belongs to, who's property she is.
"The brand is to be distinguished from the collar, though both are a designation of slavery. The primary significance of the collar is that it identifies the master and his city. The collar of a given girl maybe be changed countless times, but the brand continues throughout to bespeak her status." Outlaw of Gor, page 187

THE TURIAN COLLAR
"The Turian collar lies loosely on the girl, a round ring, it fits so loosely that, when grasped in a man's fist, the girl can turn within it; the common Gorean collar, on the other hand, is flat, snugly fitting steel band. Both collars lock in the back, behind the girl's neck. The Turian collar is more difficult to engrave, but it, like the flat collar, will bear some legend assuring that the girl, if found, will be promptly returned to her master." Nomads of Gor, page 16

Chastity Belt
"She also wore an iron belt. This belt consisted of two major pieces, one was a rounded, fitted, curved barlike waistband, flattened at the ends; one end of this band, that on the right, standing behind the woman and looking forward, had a heavy semicircular ring, or staple, welded onto it; the other flattened end of the waistband, looking forward, had a slot in it which fitted over the staple; the other major portion of this belt consisted of a curved band of flat, shaped iron; one end of this flat band was curved about, and closed about, the barlike waistband in the front; this produces a hinge; on the other end of this flat band of iron is a slot; it fits over the same staple as the slot in the flattened end of the left side of the barlike waistband. The belt is then put on the woman in this fashion. The waistband is closed about her, the left side, its slot penetrated by the staple, over the right side; the flat U-shaped band of iron, controured to female intimacies, is then swung up on its hinge, between her thighs, where the slot on its end is penetrated by the staple, this keeping the parts of the belt in place. The whole apparatus is then locked on her, the tongue of the padlock thrust through the staple, the lock then snapped shut." Kajira of Gor, page 103

Blanketing a Slave
"I then threw the second blanket, the top blanket, over her, covering her completely. When a blanket or cloak, or covering of any sort, is thrown over a slave like this she may not speak or rise. She must remain as she is, silent, until the master, or some free man, lifts the covering away." Explorers of Gor, page 94

Chains
"She wore on her throat a high, gold collar, with, in front, a large golden loop, some two inches in width. Threaded through this loop was a golden chain. This chain terminated, at each end, with high, golden slave bracelets. When the girl stands her hands may fall naturally at her sides, each in its bracelet, each bracelet attached to the same chain, which passes through the collar loop. It is a very beautiful way of chaining a girl." Beasts of Gor, page 79

Slave Hobble
"The slave hobble consists of two rings, one for a wrist, the other for an ankle, joined by about seven inches of chain. In a right-handed girl, such as either Aphris or Elizabeth, it locks on the right wrist and left ankle. When the girl kneel, in any of the traditional positions of the Gorean woman, either slave or free, it is not uncomfortable." Nomads of Gor, pages 154-155

Slave Ring
"He thrust the dark-haired girl to her knees by the seventh collar and snapped it about her neck, turning the key, locking it. It gave her about a two-foot length of chain, fastened to a slave ring bolted into the stone." Assassin of Gor, page 8

Make-up/Jewelry
'Do you know the arrangements of pleasure silks?' she asked. 'No Mistress,' I said, putting down my head. 'Do you know the cosmetics and perfumes of a slave girl, and their application?' she asked. 'No Mistress,' I said. 'The jewelries?' she asked. 'No Mistress,' I said." Slave Girl of Gor, page 261
' There are one hundred and eleven basic shades of slave lipstick,' said Sucha. 'Much depends on the mood of the master.' " Slave Girl of Gor, page 261
I looked at the incredibly lovely girl in the mirror, she bedecked in a rope of red silk, made-up, perfumed, vulnerable, soft, with armlets and bracelets, golden beads intertwined in the Turian collar." Slave Girl of Gor, page 261