Soft Armor
Soft Armor is an American rope model.
Era: 2020s
ROPE MODEL · SELF-TIER · FACILITATOR
NYC-based US rope bottom, rope model, self-tier and workshop facilitator publicly appearing as Soft Armor / @soft_armor_. Karada House and Temple event bios say Soft Armor / Fern found rope in 2022 and felt at home in the intimacy, aesthetics and body-trust explorations possible in rope; they describe Soft Armor as NY-based and traveling / tying in LA, Paris, Berlin and beyond. Studio Friction's 2026 pages describe Soft Armor as a NYC-based rope bottom and self-tier working with themes of body-trust, art-making, interpersonal connection, pain processing and ableism in rope. Public Temple, Atelier Simonet / Billetweb, Karada House and Studio Friction pages repeatedly bill Soft Armor together with Bänana for classes, sessions and workshops.
Official links
Sources
- Karada House organizer profile: Soft Armor catalogue record
- Karada House: Playing with Exposure (on the floor) catalogue record
- Temple NYC: Mermaid Transitions with Bänana and Soft Armor catalogue record
- Temple NYC: Movement & Immobility with Bänana and Soft Armor catalogue record
- Studio Friction: Movement & Immobility with Bänana and Soft Armor catalogue record
- Billetweb: Public session - Bänana & Soft Armor catalogue record
- Linktree: @soft_armor_ catalogue record
- Instagram: soft armor / @soft_armor_ catalogue record
- Bluesky: Soft Armor / @softarmor.bsky.social catalogue record
- Studio Friction: Floor Work - Breath Control with Bänana and Soft Armor catalogue record
Collaborators: Erato Bänana.
Associated venues, magazines, films and performances: Karada House, Studio Friction, Temple New York.