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"Foot fetishism From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about a paraphilia. For the music album, see Foot Fetish. The Countess with the whip, an illustration by Martin van Maële Foot fetishism, foot partialism, foot worship, or podophilia is a pronounced sexual interest in feet.[1] It is the most common form of sexual fetishism for otherwise non-sexual objects or body parts.[2] Contents  [hide]  1 Characteristics 2 Relative frequency 3 Divisions 4 Example cases 4.1 Health and disease 4.2 Causes 4.3 Notable foot fetishists from the past 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Characteristics[edit] Foot fetishism has been defined as a pronounced sexual interest in the feet or footwear. Sigmund Freud considered foot binding as a form of fetishism.[3] For a foot fetishist, points of attraction include the shape and size of the foot and toes (e.g., long toes, short toes, polished toenails, high arches, soles etc.), jewelry (toe rings, ankle bracelets, etc.), treatments (such as pedicures or massaging), state of dress (barefoot, flip flops, etc.), odor, and sensory interaction (e.g., smelling the foot, licking, kissing, tickling, etc.).[3] Relative frequency[edit] To estimate the relative frequency of fetishes, researchers at the University of Bologna examined 381 internet discussions of fetish groups, in which at least 5,000 people had been participating. Researchers estimated the prevalences of different fetishes based on the following elements: (a) the number of discussion groups devoted to a particular fetish (b) the number of individuals participating in the groups; and (c) the number of messages exchanged. It was concluded that the most common fetishes were for body parts or for objects usually associated with body parts (33% and 30% respectively). Among those people preferring body parts, feet and toes were preferred by the greatest number, with 47% of those sampled preferring them. Among those people (mostly males) preferring objects related