This week BLACKSTYLE launched the HISHI collection of their new Restricted latex range.
The HISHI collection is an elaborate line of latex lingerie that captivates the senses with its elegant Japanese-style bondage designs. Latex bras, nipple pasties, suspender belts, and stockings to wear alone or mix & match with other latex garments to create your perfect fantasy outfit!
The Restricted range is hand-made in Berlin from high-quality latex and is exclusively available from BLACKSTYLE.
Syren/Stockroom Gear Fetish Fashion Show
Kicking things off was the new VIP Meat and Greet and Gear Show. The event took over the industrial space next to Syren/Stockroom, who were Platinum sponsors for the rubber weekend. The weekend VIPs nibbled on noshies, enjoyed an open bar and perused kinky artwork from Antebellum Gallery and graphic artist Axel.
The centerpiece of the evening was the Gear Show, presented by Syren/Stockroom. Over 10 sexy models were engaged to present the gear. The theme for round 1 was all about play and included wrestlers, bunnies, straightjackets and pony with handler.
Round 2 dove deep in to uniforms with all of the models clad in various types of rubber uniforms. They stormed the stage and event space with a trooper mentality and moments later surrounded a mysterious neoprene-encased object that they hoisted to the main stage. When the reveal came, the new Mr West Coast Rubber for 2010 performed his own titleholder chrysalis and emerged to the cheering throng.
Mr WCR 2010 is RJ Dalgleish from Vancouver BC who will represent WCR throughout his year and will go on to compete at Mr International Rubber in Chicago in November 2010. First runner up was Chris McFaul, Eagle LA Mr Rubber 2009.
The gear fun continued the next day with a Slime Pit at the Eagle LA. A slime pit, for the uninitiated, is a giant rubber tarp laid over foam pads. Apply a judicial amount of Gun Oil silicone lube plus some water and you have instant slipperiness perfect for some sexy wrestling. One warning though….it will wear your butt out!
After a clean up and some dinner it was time to head off to the Gear Up dungeon party sponsored by M-S-Leathers and Square Peg Dildos. The event, held in a private dungeon space, is the kinky play heart of the weekend. The main room of the dungeon is converted to a dark and sexy bar space with videos and demos featuring Mr-S-Leather and Square Peg products. Hot! The back area was all about dark room action and the boyz kept the place rocking all night.
Sunday was spent chilling under a hot sun at the Rubber Perv Pool Party at a private estate high in the hills overlooking LA. Things got pretty frisky and everyone left happy and full of BBQ burgers and dogs…or some kind of dogs anyway. Later that night the crew met up for the Full Rubber dinner at Casita del Campo restaurant in Silver Lake.
Monday was wrap up day with a nice low key beer bust at the Bullet Bar in North Hollywood and a few goodbyes to the unlucky ones who had to travel for work on Monday.
2010 was another successful West Coast Rubber! Next up is the Winter Warm Up in February 2011 in Palm Springs. Keep checking www.westcoastrubber.com for updates to the event schedule plus some exciting changes to the WCR event format in 2011!
(excerpts of this entry attributed to L8xdad, co-owner of West Coast Rubber as written on www.leatherati.com site)
After 30 years of running and owning Cocoon, Keith and Moira have decided it’s time to retire. The business will be sold as a profitable going concern.
Here is a quick Q&A:
Q. Is your shop included in the sale?
A. Our shop is owned by us and can be included in the sale or sold separately.
Q. What’s included in the sale?
A. Everything! Cocoon will be sold as a profitable going concern, everything we use in our normal day to day business is included you could even get us to show you how to run Cocoon for the first 3 months.
You get all our patterns, website, established over 10 years, customer database, specialist knowledge in gluing latex, latex moulding plant complete with tanks, oven, moulds and formers + the dipping formula. Stock as valued. Plus our goodwill and great reputation.
Q. Do you have staff?
A. Yes but if you want to move location that’s not a problem, our staff will be our problem.
Q. I’m not from the UK, but I’m still interested.
A. You don’t have to be from the UK to buy Cocoon, if you have access to somewhere to manufacture you can run Cocoon from anywhere in the world.
Persons genuinely interested in discussing the possibilities of ownership should contact Cocoon directly.
Found this Steampunk inspired latex outfit with gear sprockets on Flickr today. The outfit is made with three different metallic latex colors and comes with a matching utility belt and helmet. The photo was taken by Kat Bret is for Madame S web catalogue.
Steampunk is a subgenre of fantasy and speculative fiction that came into prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. The term denotes works set in an era or world where steam power is still widely used—usually the 19th century, and often set in Victorian era England—but with prominent elements of either science fiction or fantasy, such as fictional technological inventions like those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne.
This week we’ll focus on some of the exciting fashion coming out of America, with four classically trained designers who choose to work in latex.
Vex Clothing has been on the scene for several years by now, and has made quite a name with their custom designs worn by everyone like KumiMonster, RubberDoll, Emily Marilyn, Masumi Max and our own 3XL. The lines are a creative mix of fetish and fashion, using uncommon to fetish color combinations and techniques. They’ve recently moved into larger quarters. Visitors to Chicago can now find Laura and company (by appointment only!) at 6053 W. Montrose Ave. Chicago, IL 60634.
If you haven’t already signed up for Vex’s newsletter, now’s the time to do it so you won’t miss the official launch of their new menswear line, which promises to be a very exciting for fetish guys.
Betty La Bamba is a talented designer working out of New York City. For several years now she’s had an eBay store where you can purchase her well made latex separates and accessories. You can also buy Betty La Bamba latex at her spiffy new Etsy store.
Be sure and check out Betty’s latex, fetish and fashion blog too, where you’ll find scans of older fetish/BDSM magazines and lots of other shiny stuff of interest.
Lots of great things are coming Renee Masoomian’s way since we last visited her. Renee was recently nominated for best newcomer at the 2008 European Fetish Awards, and she’ll be presenting a selection of her designs at Torture Garden’s Skin Two Night in September.
There are two ranges–Baby Love’s Latex, a vintage-inspired pin-up line, and Soliloquy, her higher end range of custom made pieces. The custom made line really impressed me! Here Jade Vixen is wearing a transparent pink latex suit with ruffles.
You may remember Maggie Delena Designs from an earlier post. Recently I checked out their eBay store, where there were several lovely womens pieces. It also looks like a menswear line is to be launched in the very near future!
So, there you have it: 4 great labels destined to dispel that tired old notion that nothing exciting comes out of America anymore.
Until next week!
