…hotter than a pepper sprout,” goes the opening line of the Country classic ‘Jackson’. Add to that a stunning latex wedding dress creation and the whole congregation’s pulses will be shooting through the roof, especially Uncle Monty as he drools over his blancmange.
Luckily, for those of us obsessed enough to want to walk up the aisle in rubber, the options are plentiful these days. Many of the big name designers are producing stunning, elegant gowns which Great Aunt Nora would have trouble distinguishing from a silk or taffeta number, especially if she’s forgotten her spectacles…
For slinky silhouettes check out the following with their unique selling points:
• Westward Bound – Madame Fille Dress – V shaped sculpted detail
• Rubber55 – Elegant Mistress Dress – ruffled sleeves and keyhole front
• Breathless – Carmen Gown – off the shoulder sweetheart shaped neckline
• Libidex – Gemma Gown – extravagant train
• HMSlatex – Valentina Gown – strapless effect and 3 coloured flared bottom
• Marquis – Desiree Gown – underwired bra cups
For full skirted shapes:
• Lady Lucie – 50s Circle Skirt Dress – tulle petticoat and detachable bow sash
• Blackstyle – Marilyn Dress…says it all!
For something a bit different:
• Westward Bound – Bordelle L’Amour Lace Rose Dress – stunning printed lace back panel
• Lacing Lilith – Tulip Dress – elegant, sculptural and strapless
• Lacing Lilith – Victorian Minidress – puffed sleeves
• HMSlatex – Space Dress – stylish and futuristic (my personal favourite!)
• Kaori`s Latex Dreams – Art Deco Long Dress – ruffled collar.
But…for those seeking the ULTIMATE statement dress, look no further than Ultimate Slut and Ectomorph.
Ultimate Slut’s aptly titled Wedding Dress with its head turning, jaw dropping inflatable bustle will keep Auntie Flo and Uncle Reginald gossiping for years to come…
Meanwhile, Ectomorph’s Wedding Ensemble is an extravaganza of a dress. It is comprised of two parts : a draped corseted top with two shoulder buckles that have a fine piece of latex draped through them; and a gathered skirt with a gathered flounce at the hem and detatchable back bustle.
Its Gothic Lolita styling would make the bosom of Helena Bonham Carter swell with pride.
Being the good Irish Catholic girl that I am, I have fond memories of being bounced up and down on *Father O’Flagherty’s knee at the tender age of 12, attending convent school through my formative years and wearing a green gabardine uniform which was an exact replica of the nun’s black habit. Hey, I still even harbour that good ol’ Catholic guilt syndrome and can say the Hail Mary in three languages.
And I have a thorough working knowledge of Holy Week (the last week of Lent and the week preceding Easter Sunday). I know my Palm Sunday from my Maundy Thursday from my Good Friday, Holy Saturday and the Easter Vigil. It’s ingrained…
However the Irish are so dull and lightweight with their religious festivals. All I got as a child was endless Decades of the Rosary and Stations of the Cross. Maybe if we had more thrills and spills I might have engaged more with organised religion. Give me Day of the Dead to celebrate All Souls Day or Mardi Gras for Shrove Tuesday any time. The biggest thrill I had as a budding Catholic was on Ash Wednesday when we lined up to be annointed with ashes on our foreheads (our Catholic badges of honour). I always wanted the priest to mark a nice clear cross on my forehead with the ashes. All I ever got was a smudgey dirty mark as he lazily daubed it on, obviously bored as he worked his way around the devout congregation.
And Holy Week itself just comes and goes without exception in these parts. The biggest festival in the Christian calendar is a bit of a damp squib with the only excitement being a Cadburys Buttons egg at the end of it all.
Cue Spain and their celebrations during Holy Week (Semana Santa). Bah gum they know how to do it there with their processions of “pasos”, lifelike wood or plaster sculptures of individual scenes of the events that happened between Jesus’ arrest and his burial. The pasos are set up and maintained by religious brotherhoods “Nazarenos” dressed in penitential robes with conical hats used to conceal the face of the wearer.
So when I got wind of the fact that The Penitential Order of The RubberCult was preparing for the rubber rite of Semana Santa at Torture Garden Easter Ball my flesh came over all goose-pimpley! Catholic guilt mixed with rubber devotion – what’s a Catholic rubberist supposed to do? I know! I’ll be there on the front row at the main stage at midnight watching the performance of RubberCult members Brother Larvatus Prodeo, Sister Cynth Icorn, Mother Superior Sister Kim RUB, Sister Ana Mantis, SISTER HEAVEN and Sister Ruby Soho.
Who knows what piously perverted sight will meet my eyes… Will they carry processional candles? Walk barefoot? Carry shackles and chains in their feet as penance? Or will they go all out and self-flagellate or even have themselves nailed to crosses as expressions of penance…?
Who knows where this will end…or begin!
*Names changed to protect identity.
New York, New York – International fetish model Kylie Marilyn was crowned Miss Rubber World 2012 in front of an electrifying crowd of rubber worshipers. The event was part of New York Rubber Ball, presented by FetishMovies.com.
“For the first time, this award goes across the ocean and I’m proud to represent it in Europe,” said Marilyn. “Thank you so much to Brigitte More for an awesome dress. That was a huge factor in our win. Thank you so much to Chiyo Nakamura and all the awesome latex designers and labels who helped us. I hope to bring many kinksters and fetishists to New York next year for an even better show.”
Marilyn’s duties as Miss Rubber World 2012 will be to promote the rubber fetish community, and act as a representative of the community at events. With the title, tiara and sash, comes over $8,000 worth of rubber merchandise and accessories from sponsors such as. The Baroness, Kink Engineering, Lady Oops, Dawnamatrix Designs, Lovely Latex, Anatomic Bomb and FetishMovies.com.
Marilyn’s victory was not easily won. Competing with her for the title were nine excellent rivals, including designers, models, and Dominatrixes. Most, like Marilyn, had extensive connections in the fetish community and had elaborate stage shows for the fantasy performance competition. Lydia Lael, first runner up in the competition, won over $4,000 in prizes, and third place winner Sophia Larou took home over $2,000 in latex swag.
“Shae Fatale definitely deserved to win,” said contestant Queen Titania. “She had the coolest, most creative outfits. Although Austin White kind of deserved to win for walking around in ballet boots like it was nothing. Regardless, I had a lot of fun last night and met some very cool people.”
One of Marylin’s first duties as Miss Rubber World 2012 will be to represent the title and the rubber community at Fetish Evolution Weekend, April 6-8, in Germany.
Photos of the Miss Rubber World 2012 fashion shows and competition are courtesy of RobertoRabanne.com and are available at www.NYRubberBall.com.
Libidex, maybe UK’s largest latex design house was sold to Chinese latex manufacturer Catfish Latex. What Catfish Latex paid for the deal is a secret, but Libidex’s founder and now former head designer Simon Rose stated that the offer was to good to be refused.
The final details of the deal are not settled yet, but will be in the weeks to come by their lawyers. It seems that the takeover of Libidex sister company Radical Rubber, which was part of the original deal, needs to be settled through a separate contract and a new offer has to be made. Radical Rubber is a well known supplier for latex sheeting and its takeover by the Chinese manufacturer might effect the future latex sheeting supply for the smaller European designers.
Catfish Latex is China’s biggest latex manufacturer and has been a huge player on the international latex fashion scene since 2005. From their huge factory in Guangzhou, China, they have been supplying latex fans worldwide with a long range of original latex designs. Catfish Latex aims to move Libidex’s production to China in order to ensure low cost and high quality products to their valued customers.
The main reason for the acquisition was that Libidex is a marked leader and a long time competitor of Catfish Latex. Helena from Catfish Latex explained that this is just the first step of many to ensure Catfish Latex a strong position on the market and set themselves apart from the rest – making them the world leader in the latex fashion industry. “Everybody will eventually be wearing our latex designs” she concludes.
