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Latex for Scarlett
(8/May/2008)
Scarlett Johansson's newly announced wedding might just take place with the Hollywood beauty in a black latex dress. "People" Magazine reports that designer Stella McCartney wants to design a black dress for her and quotes McCartney with the words "Latex! Latex for Scarlett!".
Read the Article here
"People" Magazine
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German Fetish Ball
European Fetish Awards
(07/May/2008)
The German Fetish Ball will have an additional attraction: The first "European Fetish Awards" will be given out in four different categories.
A nicely designed glas sculpture will be given to the winners of "Best Startup", "Best Fashion Design", "Best Publicity Campaign" and the "Special Award" for anything else.
The jury consists of some well known names from the fetish scene, including Rasmus (3XL), Tony Mitchell (The Fetishistas), Tim Woodward (Skin Two) and others (plus Alexander Horn from LatexNews).
More info here:
European Fetish Awards
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MySpace Morals
(02/May/2008)
Apparently MySpace doesn't like creative fetish people that much, deleting their profiles at random and without explanation. But those, who use MySpace to violate the copyrights of fetish photographers seem to enjoy "Tom's" full support.
Over a year ago (in January 2007), I complained to MySpace about the blog of a young man from France, who despite my requests simply refused to stop using my photos in his MySpace blog (among many other photos from other photographers).
MySpace has reacted by deleting my own profile, but the one I complained about is still on there.
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Fotos now online:
Fet-X Revolution
(15/Apr/2008)
My party and expo photos from the Fet-X Revolution weekend in Dortmund are now online here.
More can be found at the Fet-X Revolution website:
Fet-X Revolution
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Obscure Ebay Merchants
(12/Mar/2008)
Many obscure merchants sell cheap imitations and other inferior fetish items on Ebay. Just recently we have learned of an incredible story of fake "Rubber's Finest" hoods sold on Ebay, that are of very inferior quality to the great originals. Be careful when buying on Ebay! If you want their hoods, better buy them directly at "Rubber's Finest" Website.
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German Fetish Ball
(28/Feb/2008)
The German Fetish Ball celebrates its 5th anniversary in May:
Again it will be a weekend with two days of German Fetish Fair, several pre- and playpartys and of course the main event, the German Fetish Ball itself at the "Matrix" in Berlin.
Shows include Bondinage, Libidex, Pressure Corsets, Burlesque Couture, Spitz Massdesign, Tatjana Warnecke, Favor and Crazy Outfits with live music from FAQ vs. RubberDoll. Among the five rooms with different music will be a special "TG room" with the DJs and performers from the legendary Torture Garden in London - and in another room an indoor pool will provide cooling for overheated latex enthusiasts.
Mistress of Ceremonies is RubberDoll from Florida
More Infos at the official website:
German Fetish Ball
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Kink in the caribbean 2007:
Photos now online!
Photos from the eighth annual "Kink in the caribbean" event in Jamaica are online now!
[Kink8 Photo Report]
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DeMASK:
Latex - made to measure
(13/Nov/2007)
Standard sizes don't quite fit you that well? Looking for that perfectly fitting latex outfit? DeMASK now offers made-to-measure service. I have tried it myself and the result was really impressive, so I can highly recommend it.
DeMASK are also offering custom designs - so if you have that idea for the latex outfit you always wanted, they can help you there too.
Related Link:
DeMASK
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Skin Two Rubber Ball Weekend:
RUBBER BALL
 (13/Oct/2007)
The main event of the Rubber Ball Weekend is of course the Skin Two Rubber Ball itself and again it took place at SEOne near London Bridge. This year's theme was "World of Fetish" and so the different rooms where decorated accordingly: There eas the Oriental Room, the Americas Room, the European Room and so on...
Lots of fetishists from all over Europe and the World followed that theme and as in the past years, the guest themselves were the main attraction. Lots of latex and outfits from fashionable to outrageous were great to look at.
[See the photos here.]
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Rubber Ball Weekend:
Torture Garden
 (12/Oct/2007)
It has long been one of the main attractions of the Rubber Ball Weekend: The Torture Garden Party one night before the Ball itself. And again it was a smash: Over a thousand fetishists were partying into the early morning hours in the converted "St.Matthews" church in Brixton.
[See my photos here]
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Skin Two Rubber Ball Weekend:
THE TWO EXPOS
(12/Oct/2007)
This Rubber Ball weekend had something new - the popular Skin Two Expo was split up in two: The old Expo at the Barbican under a new name (The Xpo) and a new Expo at the Excel with the old name (Skin Two Expo).
 The Skin Two Expo was quite far away from Central London - getting there from King's Cross took me about an hour by tube and Dockland's Railway. The location "Excel" is impressive - a huge futuristic looking high-tech building complex that houses multiple exhibitions at the same time. I had to ask at an info desk for directions to find the Skin Two Expo. After a lot of walking, I finally found it and the hall was huge - very, very large. Probably a bit too large for a fetish expo. They tried to size it down a bit by using movable walls at the sides and the back but still the intimidating size of the hall made everything looks a little small and lost. The first booth that attracted my attention was the huge shoe store. I found a pair that I really liked and wanted to buy, but unfortunatelly they did not accept cards and I didn't have enough cash on me. I walked to the back of the hall, where they had an open space that was apparently designed to offer people a place to sit and relax, but did not appear very cozy and inviting. But Jonathan was there, teaching people how to properly crack a whip. You need a lot of space for that. ;-)
There where a lot of booths advertising websites, services, partys and even rather unusual things like tooth whitener, but unfortunatelly not that many that actually sold fetish products, so some of the visitors appeared somewhat disappointed. I saw a fashion show that really didn't deserve that name, there was no coreography, no catwalk, extremely nervous models and only very few interesting outfits. The art gallery was more of an insult to the featured artists, with cheaply photocopied black & white paper prints of their pictures stacked one under the other.
So I left and went over to the "Xpo" at the Barbican - but unfortunatelly I wasn't given permission to take any photographs there.
The "Xpo" had more exhibitors and a much nicer and friendlier location for a fetish event. They had real fashion shows and many places to shop for latex, corsetry, shoes, toys and  more.
I would have loved to bring you a nice photo report, but that wasn't possible, and so I only have a few snapshots to show you.
P.S.: The Xpo Organizers have contacted me and expressed their dismay about this misunderstanding. Apology accepted. ;-)
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Encyclopedia:
Latex Wiki
(5/May/2007)
Rasmus, the man behind the well known fetish blog 3XL from Denmark has just started a new project: A latex encyclopedia, the "Latex Wiki". He says that Wikipedia have now purged 99% of their fetish content and therefore the need to create an encyclopedia devoted mainly to latex fetish content became imminent. Now it just needs to be filled with content, so go ahead and join in the (latex) fun!
Related Sites:
3XL
Latex Wiki
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TG Clothing & House of Harlot
SYNERGY
(31/Oct/2006)
Robin Archer, formerly latex designer for Skin Two clothing, has made a name for himself as one of the most imaginative latex designers with his House of Harlot, while the party organizers of Torture Gaden have established an original brand of latex clothing themselves with TG Clothing.
Now TG Clothing and House of Harlot are joining forces and work together, producing latex designs for both brands. In that process, TG Clothing will move into HoH's Hollyway Road location where designs for both labels will be produced from now on. Robin Archer will take over as head designer for TG Clothing.
Links:
TG Clothing
House of Harlot
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Imagination and Creativity:
LATEX FUN IN JAPAN
(27/Feb/2006)
Karin and Wanco, a japanese rubber couple from Tokyo have been designing their own very colourful rubber clothes for some time now. Their great imagination and playfulness make for some very extraordinary colourful and unique latex outfits. They have taught themselves how to make latex by trial and error over the years and now that they have perfected their craft, they are teaching their friends and are holding latex design parties where everybody works together in designing their own latex outfits.
They have also improved the vacbed into a very interesting "3D Vacubox" where the subject enters standing up.
Link:
www.kariwanz.com
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Music Video
(24/Mar/2008)
Again a music video features latex outfits: It is called "Cry for you (You'll never see me again)" by swedish project "September". While the song appears to be already a few years old, the video featuring black latex catsuit is brand new and can be seen here on YouTube. (Thanks to G.H. for the tip!)
Another nice video featuring a black latex catsuit is here. (Thanks to Katsche for the tip.)
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Rainwear Fetish
(21/Feb/2008)
Fetish News Blogger 3XL and his girlfriend Kitty have opened a new fetish site dedicated to the fetish for rainwear. So if you are into any or all of the diverse range of rainwear available, check it out:
www.fetishrainwear.com
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Ancilla on FHM
 (20/Dec/2007)
Famous dutch fetish model Ancilla Tilia is now on the cover of the new dutch issue of FHM magazine.
More info here:
Ancilla Tilia
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New Fet-X out!
(20/Dec/2007)
Fet-X magazine have just released their 5th german language issue.
It features fetish photography by C.C.Clearwater, Wehovision, Martin Peterdamm plus latex fashions by Atsuko Kudo, reports from the London fetish and party scene, contortion by Zlata, an interview with a living rubber doll, a comic by Ans de Bruin, a latex story and much more.
More Info:
Fet-X
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no more-ella:
Jean Bardot
(24/July/2007)
The famous fetish model Jean Bardot has informed us that she will be no longer using the name "Rubberella" and is no longer affiliated with the website under that name.
Instead, she has opened a new website under her name "Jean Bardot" and will be continuing her latex fetish endeavours there.
The new website:
Jean Bardot
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Fetish Photography:
NEW FETISH BOOK
(8/Jun/2007)
A new hardcover book featuring the work of 86 different fetish photographers has just been published by German publishing house "Feierabend Unique Books".
It is simply called "Fetish" and features lots of different styles and topics, from Latex to Bondage, from SM to foot worship. The book is available at good bookstores and online at Amazon.
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Photo Report:
German Fetish Ball Weekend
(4/Jun/2007)
Again the annual German Fetish Ball drew large crowds of fetish people to Berlin for a weekend of parties, fairs and fun. Even extremely unstable weather with heavy winds, hail and thunderstorms couldn't stop the fetish people from enjoying a nice fetish weekend in the german capital.
Our photos from the weekend are now here:
[GFB Fair 2007]
[Revolution Party]
[German Fetish Ball 2007]
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Music Video:
Beyoncé in Latex
(02/Apr/2007)
Beyoncé Knowles' music video "Green Light" features her and her dancers in several different latex outfits, including Ballerina boots.
The video is available at Sony BMG's website http://www.sonybmg.com/... (but you have to watch a short commercial first)
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Latex in Fashion:
House of Holland
(12/Mar/2007)
During the London Fashion Week, "House of Holland" presented a black latex dress with the slogan "I've got more than a handful for Naomi Campbell" printed on it in big pink letters.
"House of Holland" are Chris Williams and Henry Holland, who have gained a lot of attention from the fashion world for their collection of T-Shirts printed with rhyming slogans about famous fashion models. The latex dress seems to be the next step in their evolution - or was it just a publicity stunt? We will try to find out...
Thank you to 3XL.
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Frl. Ehrhardt:
High Gloss Dolls
(27/Dec/2006)
German latex designer ''Fräulein Ehrhardt''
has made a name for herself designing sexy latex items for women that are equally at home in high fashion as they are in the fetish scene. Katja Ehrhardt, former designer for Marquis fashion, has developed a very unique style of latex items with that certain female touch.
For a while now, she has also been doing her own latex photography, taking pictures of beautiful models in her own latex designs. Finally, she has opened a website with her own photography, aptly named "HighGloss Dolls". Very nice!
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Bianca Beauchamp seen by Martin Perreault
Fetish Sex Symbol
(5/Aug/2006)
Canadian fetish photographer Martin Perreault and his girlfriend/muse/model Bianca Beauchamp have just released their first photo book.
Entitled "Fetish Sex Symbol" it was a labor of love for the pair as they have produced the book entirely by themselves with Bianca's fans in mind and are very proud of the finished product.
In a unique twist they had their fans decide on the cover design with the result that two covers came in so close that they decided to produce the book with two different covers. You can now order your copy here: Fetish Sex Symbol
Related Link:
Bianca's Latex Lair
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