“For example, let’s say you have a partner who spontaneously stimulates your genitals with their feet, and this is something you’ve never experienced before. It’s one of the most common fetishes, but there’s not a lot of research on how and why they come about.ĭr Justin Lehmiller, a researcher at the Kinsey Institute, told Men’s Health that he thinks fetishes are learned behaviours. And in their own way, everyone sort of has their own particular perspective, but generally it's about the olfactory experience of the foot.” So why do some people develop a thing for feet? “There's really a lot of different angles to foot fetishes. So feet crushing things like food.”īut Mistress Tokyo says it’s super varied and can be different for each person. “Also feet doing activities that are probably decreed as being sensual, but also potentially powerful.

But equally people also enjoy feet that are smelly,” she told The Hook Up. “I found that people often want to see manicured toes, they want pedicures.