Party Time L.A. Kink Fetish Weekend (24/Feb/2010) This easter the big L.A. Kink Weekend goes into full swing again for those who want to party away the long holiday weekend. The schedule of events starts on April 1st with the April Fools Day Fetish Folly, followed by ''Rubberotica'' on Friday, ''The Booby Ball'' on Saturday and ''Mäsque'' on Sunday, finally ending with the ''Eyes wide shut'' after party later that night. Sounds like a really long party weekend. Official Website: http://www.lakinkfetishweekend.com/home.html Firefox 3.6 New Persona, anyone? (6/Feb/2010) Are you using the new Firefox 3.6? If so, you may have learned about the new "Personas" available for that browser, which are in fact some sort of skins to put on your browser window. A large number of ''Personas'' are already available and I have created one too, with a latex theme of course. You can find it at www.getpersonas.com. Playboy USA Ancilla in latex (27/Jan/2010) Prominent dutch fetish model Ancilla Tilia can be seen in the 'Voluptuous Vixens' edition of Playboy USA, and managed to sneak in a bit of her favourite clothing - latex of course. She was photographed in a black bolero by House of Harlot and a bikini by Fräulein Ehrhardt. Disguise Competition: The Prize (10/Dec/2009) As reported here earlier, ALM Talkies and Vex Clothing held a 'What is your disguise' costume competition and I won. Now here is the video of 'Girl in the red dress' signing the prize - her new CD and a poster of her movie 'Dirty Step Upstage'. (And of course there is also the gift certificate from Vex Clothing.) Thank You very much! Photo Pirate Cheap imitations and bad copies on Ebay (9/Dec/2009) Recently an american Ebay seller with lots of latex fetish auctions has come to our attention. He is selling poorly made chinese imitations of popular latex designs and often uses the catalogue photos of the original designers to advertise his cheap copies. Of course what you will get doesn't necessarily look anything like what you see in those photos. Now he is selling a copy of an inflatable suit I have, using two photos that show me in the original suit. Just like he always does, he put his own copyright sign over my photo to make it look like it was his. Even my face is clearly visible in one shot, but Ebay is no help in taking it down. They require a number of legal steps that take so long, that by the time I get them to take it down, the five day auction will be long over. I have contacted the seller directly, telling him about the my copyrights, but he did not answer and instead put up another article with my photos in it. I guess that's his way of giving me 'the finger'. Thank You, Ebay, for making it almost impossible for me to stop copyright thieves like him without hiring a lawyer. Once again: Barbie goes Fetish (12/Dec/2009) A sexy cat burglar dressed in a tight black lycra catsuit and with a lot of high heeled shoes - what sounds like a male fantasy actually comes from one: The fantasy of shoe designer Christian Louboutin, who created the newest Barbie collectable doll available from net-a-porter.com. And as you might expect from Louboutin this Barbie comes with a number of different shoes including boxes. UPDATE Dec.29, 2009: The Doll seems to be back in stock. Queen Gaga (8/Dec/2009) She is already well known for her extreme outfits that often include fetish items, but now pop singer Lady Gaga met a woman even more known for her unique fashion style, Queen Elisabeth II yesterday at a charity event, and the Gaga girl from New York dressed up for the occasion in a very dramatic red latex dress with ruffles and everything. An interesting compromise between provocative style and classic look. I just hope she didn't have sweat dripping out of her sleeves when she shook the Queen's hand. ;-) More here: NY Post - MTV - NY Times - Daily Mail Heidi Klum in latex (22/Nov/2009) On the red carpet of the recent "Victoria's Secret" show, supermodel Heidi Klum was seen in a very nice latex dress. According to news stories, she felt that the dress looked good on her now that she gained a few pounds after her recent pregnancy. Personally, I couldn't agree more. Latex looks much better on a few curves that on those super skinny "size 0" models. Fetish model Kumi Monster tells me, that Heidi Klum's latex dress is by Fierce Couture. Veronica Hoffman Foundation (16/Nov/2009) As reported here, on August 2nd, 2009, my friend, the 29 year old fetish model, -performer and dominatix Veronica Hoffman died from suicide caused by depression. Now her closest friends, including her partner Joseph Bishara and The Fetishistas' Tony Mitchell are establishing the "Veronica Hoffman Foundation" in her memory with the aim to help other people from the scene that may be affected by depression and related health problems. More Info at The Fetishistas. (10/Nov/2009) Montreal Fetish Weekend (05/Sep/2009 Updated:16/Sep/2009) This year's Montreal Fetish Weekend is behind us and as a special treat for you we have produced a videoclip featuring the shows at Latextacy, presented by no other than Jean Bardot herself. And of course we also have a huge number of great party photos from that really nice fetish event. Here are the photos of the three major parties of this years Montreal Fetish Weekend: Circus of Sin Fri., Sep.4, 2009 Latextacy Sat., Sep.5, 2009 Rococo Kink Sun., Sep.6, 2009 [Videoclip] Girl Band in Latex Fate Sister (21/Aug/2009) A new and still relatively unknown girl band from the UK called "Fate Sister" is grabbing our attention by wearing very sexy latex outfits - and the music isn't bad either! Check out their MySpace Profile here. Thanks to Gernot for the tip. Beyoncé in Mugler (27/Mar/2009) The Metropolitan Musem of Art in New York had a very nice exhibition last year about the fashions of Super Heroes and how they have inspired the fashion scene. Among the featured items there was Thierry Mugler's famous sexy robot suit, a full body shell out of metal and transparent plastic, that transforms the wearer into a sort of living robot. Some of Mugler's other designs were shown as well, most of which have a lot of fetish influence. When Beyoncé Knowles saw those items, she approached Mugler to design the outfits for her new "I am ..." world tour. The result is very interesting, maybe not latex, but certainly very fetish inspired. And apparently Beyoncé couldn't resist the temptation to get into that sexy robot suit herself. Well, who could. ;-). Unlike everybody else however, she actually had the chance to become that chrome plated robot and Thierry Mugler even modified it slightly for her. Robot-Beyoncé appears in a videoclip on a big screen during the concert. I guess that alone should be worth buying a ticket. [Get the Tour dates here] I Kissed A Girl in the Red Dress The Girl Is Back (3/Feb/2009 - written by Tim Hayes) Amber Moelter still loves latex. Her turn in a catsuit for the short film Catwoman: Resolution caught the attention of fetish fans in 2007, and her new YouTube mash-up of Katy Perry's I Kissed A Girl proves that she still gets a kick out of wearing a sexy latex outfit. "I could live in this red dress all day." she laughs. The YouTube clip mixes the song with glimpses of Amber's new film, Dirty Step Upstage, and of the character known for now just as Girl In The Red Dress. "The red latex dress was a happy accident," she says. "I searched for the perfect red dress to suit the film, but nothing was right. Then I remembered Laura at Vex Clothing in Chicago, who I worked with on Catwoman: Resolution, and it all came together. The dress is seriously sexy. Wearing it makes me feel powerful...and slightly evil." Some evil thoughts may have occurred to late-night partygoers in London's Soho, where the scenes were filmed. "By the time we got on set I forgot that the crew members and extras hadn't already seen it. It wasn't until I was walking around on the seediest streets of Soho in it at midnight after the shoot that I remembered the power of a latex dress. The guys checking me out were probably wondering which club I worked in." For Amber, the reactions the dress gets from other people is key to its appeal. "When I'm that character in front of the cameras I feel an amazing empowerment," she says. "In between shots I actually forget I'm wearing it, but when someone new sees it I'm reminded of its subversiveness. The reaction that the dress garners is part of what makes it a turn on to wear." The last time Amber caused a stir in latex, it was thanks to the spectacular purple and black catsuit created by Vex for Catwoman: Resolution. "As soon as I put on a latex catsuit I fell in love. In the latex I just felt so agile and sexy. The outfit in Resolution felt really revealing, even though there was actually a little black body-suit over the purple one so I was really wearing more layers than a straight catsuit. With the garters drawing attention to my upper thighs and my butt sticking out, it's much more of a dominatrix style." More Catwoman projects are planned, and if Amber gets her way they'll feature an even more dramatic version of the iconic catsuit. "Latex is like the sexiest woman you know," she jokes. "No matter the situation, you can't take your eyes off her. You cannot help but slip away to the dark parts of your mind and think about what you could do with her." Related Links: ALM Talkies Dirty Step Upstage Catwoman-Resolution Russian MTV Latexgirl as TV host (20/Apr/2007) Russian MTV has a presenter called Irena who apparently frequently hosts her show wearing different latex outfits. Found this (and more of her) on YouTube.

Facebook Page (20/Nov/2009) L.A.TEX now has a Facebook Fanpage - here. Desperate Latexwife Eva Longoria in Latex (2/Jun/2009) In March, american photographer Randall Slavin photographed beautiful "Desperate Housewifes" star Eva Longoria in a black latex dress and with whips and cuffs for GQ magazine and one of those photos is on the cover of GQ in Mexico. You can see it at photographer Randall Slavin's blog and also on the website of LatexGirlsHD. The Nuns New York Vampires (17/Jan/2008) Mistress Jennifer informes us that legendary punk band "The Nuns" have released "New York Vampires", a DVD that includes live concert footage, backstage interviews, a film noir short, two TV show pilots for "New York Vampires", a music video shot in London, commentary, plus fetish photo galleries and more. The DVD is now available at Amazon.com. "The Nuns" are an early Punk Band, formed in the 1970s in San Francisco. During the years, they have moved more towards the gothic- and fetish-scenes and are involved in the vampire cult. You can see a trailer here at YouTube. Fetish themed movie JUSTIFY (20/Dec/2008) "Justify" - frankly I don't know much about the movie, but the trailer looks promising. Have a look! [Official "Justify" Website] Thanks to LatexNews-reader Edwin for the tip. In Memoriam Bettie Page (12/Dec/2008) She was the first fetish supermodel - long before the internet and digital cameras, Bettie Page appeared in photos and films. Today she is a pin-up legend, an icon of burlesque dancing and admired by bondage fans worldwide, even though she already ended her career in the late 1950s. A movie has been made about her life ("The notorious Bettie Page"). Bettie Page died in a hospital in Los Angeles on December 11, 2008 after suffering a heart attack a few weeks earlier, she was 85 years old. Bettie Page - April 22, 1923 - December 11, 2008. Victoria Beckham Latex Boots (11/Oct/2008) I just found these photos of Victoria Beckham in some very interesting "heel-less" high heeled boots, that seem to be made of latex. I know they say it's PVC, but it looks much more like latex to me. See it here: stylefrizz.com Update: Our reader Roman has found more photos of them here. New Fetish Community Site My Kinky Space (10/Oct/2008) In a time when MySpace randomly targets fetishists and deletes their accounts without notice, it becomes increasingly clear, that a community owned by a right wing conservative does not approve of sexually active and imaginative people - not even if they behave. So it seems fetishists need their own online community and so it happens that on October 10th, 2008, the new website "KinkySpace.com" has launched. It's a bit like MySpace, just without the prudity - and even "Tom" is there. ;-) See it here: KinkySpace 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 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. 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) 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! 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