An LGBTQ+-owned leather and fetish lifestyle shop for gay and queer men, Gear Leather and Fetish opened its Palm Springs flagship in 2005 and moved its Hillcrest San Diego location to 1295 University Avenue in April 2025 — stocking Mr. S Leather, Nasty Pig, Breedwell, Cellblock 13, Oxballs, and Mr. Riegillio alongside neoprene clothing, BDSM gear, boots, and playroom equipment. The gym-wear section — carrying jocks, briefs, singlets, and athletic shorts from brands like Nasty Pig and Timoteo — serves the same Hillcrest gay community that trains at Edge Fitness on the 92103 corridor, where athletic physique culture and leather and fetish gear share the same community roots. The curated brand lineup concentrates labels available only at Gear's two California storefronts — Palm Springs and San Diego — into a single Hillcrest inventory of leather and neoprene clothing, specialty lubricants, and wearable fetish gear sourced from global and artisanal makers. The 2025 University Avenue location was expanded with a new foyer and increased street frontage to create a larger, immersive retail floor on the same LGBTQ+ fashion corridor as Gioia's Room, where Hillcrest's queer community extends its University Avenue shopping across the neighborhood's independent boutiques. The product range extends from wearable leather and neoprene fetish fashion through BDSM restraints and full playroom equipment — a single-source inventory that consolidates gear previously available in California only through Los Angeles or San Francisco before Gear's Palm Springs and San Diego storefronts.