(signifies Ownership)

The Formal Collar (also called a Permanent Collar or Slave Collar) is presented by a dominant as a symbol of the bond with his submissive, representing commitment, love, honor and respect. In the DBSM community it is equivalent to a wedding ring and often is given in conjunction with a legal marriage proposal and/or the decision to live together as partners. A submissive's acceptance of this collar indicates her commitment, trust and devotion to her complete submission to the dominant.

The Formal Collar is usually presented in a ceremony witnessed by friends, much like a wedding ceremony with exchanged vows, favorite poems, etc. It sometimes includes a permanent mark on the submissive such as a tattoo or piercing (a popular one is the clitoral hood piercing) that is occasionally made a part of the ceremony.

In msn.com D/s chat rooms this collar is signified as a collar sans identifiers [_c, _p or _t i.e.: Dominant’s Name<SUB'SNAME>