These days a latex fiend might feel like he or she is seeing double, what with all the cloned designs popping up on new latex designers’ sites, eBay auctions, and more!
Here’s one of the most egregious examples–a latex knock off of one of Pretty Pervy’s earliest signature pieces, produced and even promoted on YouTube by a Chinese firm. I’m a little puzzled, I have to say. With so many creatures real and imagined to create in latex, why not construct an original one to showcase your company’s capabilities?
Now, you’ll forgive me if I don’t turn this into a rant against Chinese latex companies, because truth be told, this sort of practice goes on a lot with latex–this is just one of the most flamboyant examples. Other more mundane English, American and European offenders can be found throughout eBay’s listings, new latex firms, or even from well-established latex houses who really should know better. What’s a latex lover to do?
My advice: reward the talented houses behind the originals, and avoid giving your hard-earned latex money to the copycats, until they stop it!
[First of I reckon many Separated at Birth posts, with a debt of gratitude to the originators of the concept.]
Jane Doe Latex is featured in a terrific video now on YouTube and Bizarre Magazine‘s web site. It’s a moody film of what went on behind the scenes of Nina Kate’s recent cover photo shoot for the magazine, and like most Jane Doe productions, it’s a little more clever than the normal stripper look-alike in latex YouTube offerings! Watch it below, and if you suddenly get an urge to order something fabulous, Jane Doe Latex is now offering custom couture pieces from some of their most memorable shows.
Latex Essence is a small label from Wired, a |R|ubberist.net moderator and based in Lancashire, England specializing in high quality, affordable rubber clothing that requires no dressing aids, thanks to the miracle of chlorination! The line now shown focuses on latex lingerie, stockings and tights, but there are some very exciting plans in the works. For now, Latex Essence may well be the answer to a bigger girl’s prayers, since tailored stockings are now available for every size!
If you’ve ever visited Latexotica, then you’re already familiar with Latex Fantasys, who creates most of the sexy catsuits worn by the gorgeous models on the site. A homepage and web shop are under construction, and for now you can purchase many of the form-fitting designs at the Cambridgeshire company’s eBay store. Pictured here is a catsuit from a brand new military range.
Bought any latex from Finland yet? Heavenly Circus has a very unique line of latex clothing for sale on their web shop, featuring an adorable sailor girl outfit, a sweet strapless top and tie combination, cyber styles, and lots of intricate applique details. I really liked the Flower Santana top, which sells for €155.00 on the site–not bad for such level of detail. I also appreciated seeing less common color combinations used for the styles.
TLC Designs creates very nice fetish classics for extremely reasonable prices. The UK-based designer sells mainly on his Blog and eBay for now, but it’s worth bookmarking for the superb hoods, strait jackets and bespoke catsuits. The mask shown is part of a kinky Rubber Maid outfit, more of which can be viewed on the Blog.
FRÄULEIN EHRHARDT can hardly be considered a latex newcomer, but when we saw her new styles now available, we couldn’t resist posting a new photo. Check out the goodies here.
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.
I stumbled across some very nice latex crafting videos from MJ Trends while I was catching up on latex news at |R|ubberist.net. There are three dealing with latex on the site – How to make a basic seam; How to make a curved latex seam; and Latex care guide. (The other one, Differences between fabric types, is especially handy to send to that coworker who keeps calling your pretty latex vinyl!)
The videos are great for anyone considering starting a latex project, because it’s so much easier to explain something like gluing a seam in moving pictures instead of text, or even still images. While these videos won’t tell you how to draft a latex pattern or how to craft a perfect hood, they will get you started on the basics needed before you can master anything more complicated.
Of course, all the materials shown in the videos are available on MJ Trends’ site, and since they don’t have a minimum for ordering latex, it’s an excellent site for beginners to latex crafting, especially the thousands living in the Americas.
Did you notice the cute girl with the little latex tie in the “How to make a curved latex seam” video? That’s latex fetish model Miss Mosh!
For more in-depth tutorials on latex clothing constuction, care and crafting, visit |R|ubberist.net’s forums, MJ Trends’ latex forum, and Live Journal’s Latex Crafters Community where the knowledge is free, and the advice comes fast.
