Your fave RE set(s) of all time? – What do you remember most fondly?

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  • #9106

    Hi All,

    In an idle moment I was just wondering what people’s all-time favourites from Restrained Elegance were. What story/photoset/video/series of sets or videos do you look back on as the most memorable or the highest quality or that were just perfect for you?

    I know it is an impossible question to answer so feel free to say more than one if you can’t decide… or just mention a few you are particularly fond of.

    I know mine shift and change with time, I can’t really decide on what I really think of a set until six months or so after it went up.

    I’ll post what some of mine have been. Some of them I’m actually fond of for behind-the-scenes reasons as well as on-screen ones! But I’ll wait until a few people have said what they like before posting a few of my faves.

    Cheers, Hywel.

    #11627

    renlleoz
    Member

    Wow – this is a difficult one – there’s soooo many to choose from 🙂 I would have several in my top favorites.

    But just off the top of my head, I would say my list would certainly include these:-

    Myla (rope tie in the pink PVC catsuit). The reason being is that this was the first set I saw years ago that made me sign up and become a member. That’s why I remember it so well… I had never seem any kind of quality imagery like it on other sites.

    Fi Stevens – The video entitled fifootball. I loved this as it was self bondage using a lot of different cuffs so impossible to escape from! Great fun to watch.

    Ariel’s video of the suspended ball tie. This was a complicated rig, but the end effect was simply stunning.

    Ariel’s video of being locked in the cage for the whole night. It’s certainly memorable and I’ll never know how she endured that!

    I also really like all the long-term bondage and Restrained Nights series too. Not to mention all the photo sets with Jasmine Sinclair in rope ties! This is definitely not a definitive list as I could keep adding to it for ages!!

    Steve

    #11628

    Charles666
    Member

    Favorite set: Petra as a handcuffed cat burglar.

    Favorite video: Kimmy as the rock star forced to clean up her hotel room in cuffs.

    #11629

    Hywel
    Keymaster

    Tricky question… I’d say some of my favorites are

    – Chanta Rose in latex and very heavy Clejuso cuffs. Very old set, but she’s an amazing model
    – Jasmine Sinclair, naked and shackled. Simple, beautiful
    – Any set involving Aimee or Charisma in metal :love

    #11630

    Big Man
    Member

    Belle Wall Cross (with Chanta) is my all-time favorite standout photo set so far.

    Ariel RE Nights upside down photo set and video (again with Chanta) run a decent second.

    Paige Upsidedown had potential, especially since it was numbered 1 and I thought 2 might have great promise (like maybe having her hands tied as well) but so far no joy.

    The last Jasmine Virgin Sacrifice (3) is getting close to favorite status even though the first two were nice to look at but not particularly outstanding.

    And ANYTHING with Jade, of course. Since Chanta was involved in my two top favorites, and it sounds like there might be some Chanta-Jade shoots coming up, I am hoping for greatness.

    #11631

    roman
    Member

    This is really a tough one.

    But the first thing that came to my mind was “Jasmine”.

    Jasmine is the reason why I finally found and joined RE, and something about her is very special.
    I tried to think what set I liked the most, and as turns out, my most favourite set I actually don’t have.

    I have seen a couple of preview pictures that totally blew me away. Jasmine is sitting naked on the floor, her wrists shackled to her ankles, and Donna plays with her exposed breasts.
    It sounds simple, but the kneeling, the shiny shackles and her collar, the sexual tension between the two of them hits exactly my taste of domination scenarios.

    Speaking about videos, I really love the “Janey as thief” video. Although the story is really ridiculous, she plays her role really serious and with a lot of commitment. And I liked the idea of a dark, mystic temple.
    Well, I’d really like to see more of Janey.

    #11632

    stonks
    Member

    i love the Donna and Chanta – Madame Guillotine set which has just come around in the store.

    Im not in to the graphic violence of it, nor do I condone violence in any way shape or form, nor do I want to see blood and gore.

    Having said that, some of the evil magician’s “toys” make for interesting props in bondage. If your setting up a damsel in distress. Its much better to have a prop that illustrates her impending doom than to imagine it. Also I think it also gives the dominant character something tangible to use, enhancing the scene.

    I only wish there was a video rather than pics, as Id love to hear what Chanta is saying.

    #11633

    imperex
    Member

    Favourite video: Ariel shopping, easily.
    Sets: there was one, published so long ago it isn´t in the site’s archive any longer, of a bride captured by pirates. That is my favourite set by far. Then there are the “Cinderella” sets, the “Princess” sets with the model wearing a pink dress, and of course the RE signature sets featuring girls in satin.

    #11634

    qkyeyrssi
    Member

    For me it is the Ariels shopping video as well – something special and very bravely made.

    Best pic set – or at least one that made a great impression – one of the erly sm-factory shackels sets – to my mind comes one whith Missy i belive it is – putting on her shackels herself – ending up walking whith a book on her head.

    But it will be second when you send the resident slave girl into the shower in her collar and shackels – following her whith your camera!!

    Alex

    #11635

    blondasse
    Member

    @marius wrote:

    Jasmine is the reason why I finally found and joined RE, and something about her is very special.

    I like the many new sets aswell. Ariels collar is nice and be in all the sets I think.

    I agree I like Jasmine Sinclair sets like you do and others. Naked it must be aswell. If Master Hywell does not mind saying her website as I am member of both: http://www.jasminesinclair.com I am happy as she does many nude sets and also now more explicit as slavegirls should be I think. I like Jasmine a lot.

    I also like here the cross set with Belle but I think she does no more photos now? All very good work.

    #11636

    Rayy
    Member

    Wow! I can barely remember what I had for breakfast but here goes..

    Certainly anything involving Zoe/Aimee or Fi – and Steel.

    I had some initial concerns when the RE Nights feature was announced but in reality its the thing I most look forward to now!

    If I had to pick an absolute fav pic set then the Belle on a wall X with Myla? doing Domme duties set springs to mind, however that could change tomorrow..

    Best I can do.

    Cheers

    M

    #11637

    aonurag
    Member

    Hard to say, but on thinking about it I realize that I prefer some of the older sets. I find that I prefer sets with backgrounds that are bright, airy, and even washed-out, but you don’t seem to be doing that much any more except possibly with sets centered around a bed, or a big dark wooden table, or some such. More and more your sets seem to be working with dark, earthy backgrounds (or occasionally “metallic” blue backgrounds).

    I’m also going to be a heretic and say that I’m not all that big a Jasmine fan. She did “sophisticated” very well, and intellectually I can see why she was very popular. But for me her sets mostly lacked the “fun” factor.

    So if I have to pick three favorite or at least memorable sets, they’d be the emilinegreek sets 1-4 from *way* back, aimeebizbitch2, and the jasminecutoff sets 1-5. OK, so that’s more than just thee sets, technically. (Also, I said that I wasn’t a big Jasmine fan, but the jasmine cutoff sets were ones that did have the “fun factor” – maybe it worked there because she got the play the straight-woman.)

    Just my US$0.02

    #11638

    That’s a fair point about the pure white backgrounds.

    Having been constrained to shoot in my living room for the first few years of the site and therefore doing mostly plain white and plain black backdrops, I felt I’d overused that high key pure white look. I’m sure the inspiration will strike me to start using it again a bit more, it has just been nice to be able to experiment with other looks in the meantime.

    Cheers, Hywel.

    Edited By Hywel on 1185095543

    #11639

    Pale Justice
    Member

    For me, the sets I see to constantly come back to are the tigerrpurple and jenny lang’s premier set. I like the tigerr set more as gags always do it for me, but the bondage in both is similar. There’s just something about models bound simply with their arms together behind their back and their legs together…there’s the simplicity, and also the resulting effect that the models display their sexy legs more while the arms behind their back pushes their chests out a bit. It’s one of the few situations for me when simpler is better.

    #11640

    I tell you what popped into my head soon as I read this and thats the Charli Princess set with your older steel shackles.

    #11641

    happyfrank
    Member

    No easy question :oo

    One of the first sets I saw was a blonde girl ( can´t remeber who) in a circle of light most say that this is still one of my favorites. And one I got to experience myself thanks to Hywel :dreamingoflove

    The pics that got me completely hooked on RE was the previews from France a year a go especially the one with Ariel tied to a tree in the garden. I liked it alot.

    Pling

    #11642

    aschweigert
    Member

    Anything with Ariel or Zoe in cuffs/shackles rang my chimes.
    😎

    #11643

    BigMac
    Member

    Anything with Fi, Zoe or Ariel naked and in cuffs and shackles 🙂

    However, my absolute favourite all-time was the Aimee Princess series.

    #11644

    jmag5000
    Member

    Hello!
    For me the most remarkable sets are the ones with silk/satin blouses (especially the gold silk shirt :p ), the perfect outfit for a bondage session! Please more in this way!!!
    Cheers

    maser71

    #11645

    shodansoft02
    Member

    My apologies for the list but the sets that I like the most are shown below but my real and consistent favourites are:
    -BelleWallCross
    -JasminePrize
    -KatieVirgin
    -NaomiPartyDress
    -NewYearSet
    This was a very difficult decision to make as all the girls are beautiful and all the photos superb. However, as per a previous topic, you can take a beautiful girl, put her in a wonderful dress and into great bondage poses and you have tripled the impact of the image. There is a consistent theme in my choices, usually, but not always including compromising positions and gourgeous outfits. In all cases it is the elegance and sheer beauty of the images, all of which are shot with such skill. My second favourites are below.

    Keep up the fantastic work Hywel.
    Girls – if you are not in the list below, I still love your looks and images but it is the overall effect that I base my decisions on. If I could choose what you wore and what your predicament was to be you would all be in my top list.

    Love, Louisa.

    AbigailSacrifice
    AimeeFlowersBed
    AimeeGypsy
    AimeeRedDress
    AimeeMovieStar
    AimeePapparazzi
    AimeePrincessChair
    AimeeTree
    ArialAndromeda
    ArialKingKong
    ArialOutside
    ArialSprite
    BCStreamRed
    BCStreamWhite
    BelleChair
    CharismaSpreadEagled
    HannahSunset
    JasmineJeansBed
    JasmineOutdoor
    JasmineSacrifice
    JasmineTree
    JDLSultryBed
    JennyPrincess
    KatrinaStraps
    PaigeMilkMaid
    PaigeWhiteDressBamboo
    PetraBlue
    SabrinaClock
    SabrinaPurpleDress
    SophiaBlueGown
    ZoeSikScarf

    #11646

    Hywel
    Keymaster

    Any photoset featuring a naked woman in steel (chains, shackles, handcuffs, whatever).

    I would especially enjoy seeing the set with Jasmine Sinclair nude and in chains (jasminenudesteel) reposted in the archives.

    Thanks for all of your beautiful photography!

    #11647

    HI Robert,

    Glad you like our work!

    I’m going to be posting some of Hannah’s archive metal bondage sets next month as zig_c wanted to see them, and I’ll post Jasmine’s nude in steel set as well. Maybe I should do a metal bondage special in the archives in September, what do people think?

    Cheers, Hywel.

    #11648

    Louisa, love your list. The outfit obviously really helps make sets stand out for you- can you put your finger on what it is that really perfects the look? I’m guessing from your list that satin is a favourite?

    Cheers, Hywel.

    #11649

    shodansoft02
    Member

    Hi Hywel.
    Thanks for asking my opinion. It is great to see you actively seeking opinions to maintain the appeal of the site.

    No it isn’t really the satin that I like. It is the style. When I see a girl in formal dress, tied or bound it takes away the kink and adds suspense and fear. It is like the difference between sheer porn movies and romantic movies with lots of sex. Also like the difference between bondage sex movies and horror movies. I would much rather see a girl tied up and terrified in clothes in the movies. Not sure if this makes sense. I also think the clothes add more to the femininity and vulnerability to the scene a bit like watching a woman struggling with the impracticalities of her long skirt when trying to carry boxes up stairs or change a car wheel for example.

    So my favourite clothes to be seen in are generally pretty stuff, not kinky or tarty so no leather, rubber, denim, catsuits etc, but more long dresses, ball gowns (long or knee length), full skirts, (short, medium or long), flippy skirts an most off all, gypsy tops. They are so feminine!
    Some of the dresses you have are great but look a little cheap. I appreciate the fact that costs need to be controlled and that they need re-using but just ‘normal’ clothes would be great. I love feminine clothes, wear skirts and girly stuff all the time myself – I can’t understand why some girls want to dress like a guy and I love fashion.

    For example, the effect of Belle on the wall cross was intensified hugely I thought by the fact that she had that slip dress on. A full skirt always looks great when a girl’s legs are parted so this would have worked even better.

    My ultimate dream would be to see a girl bound wearing a long full red skirt over a white full petticoat (these days a white skirt gypsy would be best) or any long gypsy skirt, white is best but other colours are great to avoiding black as they don’t photograph well. She would also wear a white gypsy top, the type that were popular around 2001-2002 with gathered / puff sleeves, the puffier the better, and a tight bodice so her breasts are clearly exaggerated and her nipples show through at all times. She would be bound on the rack or on a cross or strung between two trees or to a wall with her arms outwards. A gypsy top is best when the arms are displayed 90 degrees to her body rather than above her head. There are loads more great positions which I haven’t time to go into but please try something with a nice gypsy top and full skirt. (I may be able to send you a top if you like).

    For a video, I have some good ideas too. A girl dressed as above or a long full dress running barefoot through the countryside or forest, the camera showing her feet pounding across the grass skirt thrashing around her legs and trailing behind her. Cameraman would have to run with her. Also shots of her frightend face as she looks behind her as though running from some one. You would also have shots of her breasts wobbling as she ran and her waist as her hands gathered her skirt from time to time so she could clear certain obstacles on the ground. Have her struggle over a fence or style. She could then run into a small group of people, stopping suddenly, arms and legs apart as her skirt sways around, suddenly halted. She would then be carried horizontally in the air, skirt draping down (like that scene in live and let die where the girl in the white dress is tied between two posts and threatened with snakes). She would be tied between two trees with her arms (legs free) and either whipped over her clothes or have her top torn off / removed somehow. Better still pull her top down over her breasts and use nipple clamps..

    Sorry this was a long answer, but you got me thinking. Do please do something in a long white gypsy skirt and gypsy top with gathered sleeves.

    Thanks
    Louisa

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