| NEWS|London|Paul Shurey tribute |
 | Paul Shurey tribute
Promoter Paul Shurey, who has died in Goa, was best known for Tribal Gathering raves but was also a keen supporter of fetish... Read more
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| | NEWS|London|New events at Dutchman |
 | Dutchman double
Two new London fetish nights are taking place at Camberwell’s Flying Dutchman in the next couple of weeks... Read more
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| NEWS|London|RCIII and LFF move |
 | RCIII and LFF move
Rubber Cult and London Fetish Fair have had to find new venues after Shillibeers went into administration ... Read more
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| | NEWS|Plymouth|Westward Bound shop |
 | Westward shop end
Westward Bound is closing its shop in Plymouth, in a reorganisation reflecting the predominance of its online business... Read more
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| NEWS|London|Happy New Year! |
 | Happy New Year!
The Fetishistas wishes everyone a Fab New Year! Our 1st 2013 edition will be online soon; our Newsletter is also imminent... Read more
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| | NEWS|London|Atsuko in Selfridges |
 | Kudo in Selfridges
Atsuko Kudo, latex costumier to the stars, is opening a retail space within the London Selfridges store this week... Read more
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| NEWS|London|Atsuko does AtomAge |
 | AtomAge Atsuko
September’s issue of America’s influential W Magazine features a groundbreaking collaboration with designer Atsuko Kudo... Read more
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| | NEWS|Kingston Upon Thames|UK ‘fisting’ trial |
 | ‘Fisting’ trial in UK
What is it about Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service? Has it got a thing about anal fisting? You might well think so ... Read more
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| NEWS|UK and Europe|Summer sales |
 | Summer sales
Several well-known makers of latex and other fetish-related clothing are holding their summer sales right now... Read more
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| | NEWS|London|Atsuko V&A show + webcast |
 | Atsuko on display
This weekend sees Atsuko Kudo featuring in a Nick Knight webcast and in a major fashion exhibition opening at the V&A... Read more
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| NEWS|London|TG’s Mass closes |
 | TG’s Mass closes!
Torture Garden has lost another much-loved venue with today’s announcement of the closure of Mass in Brixton... Read more
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| | NEWS|London|House of Harlot discount |
 | Harlot 20% offer
We have secured a special discount for Fetishistas followers who make online purchases from House of Harlot... Read more
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| NEWS|London|Atsuko Kudo Valentines |
 | Kudo Valentines
With Valentine’s Day gifts in mind, Atsuko Kudo is offering a selection of its popular accessories in red latex... Read more
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| | NEWS|London|Libidex winter sales |
 | Libidex Valentines
Libidex has announced a new opportunity for Valentine’s bargain hunters in addition to its current Grand Winter Sale ... Read more
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| NEWS|London|Happy New Year 2012 |
 | Happy New Year
We at the Fetishistas wish everyone a Happy New Year for 2012. Our new January edition will be online later this week... Read more
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| | NEWS|London|Emily’s Christmas stockings |
 | Emily’s stocking up
On a recent London trip fetish superstar Emily Marilyn visited Fabulously Fetish to try on some stunning stilettos... Read more
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| NEWS|London|Libidex Xmas sale |
 | Libidex 70% off
Libidex is offering discounts of as much as 70 percent on some items in its LatexExpress Christmas sale, on now... Read more
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| | NEWS|London|Midori London Salons |
 | Midori’s UK Salons
San Francisco author, educator and rope-mistress Midori returns to London for more Coco de Mer Salons on November 1... Read more
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| NEWS|London|LFW news teaser |
 | Yusura at LFW TG
Torture Garden showcased British and Japanese talent at Saturday’s London Fetish Ball headliner for Fetish Weekend... Read more
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| | NEWS|London|LFW latex bargains |
 | LFW latex bargains
Atsuko Kudo is among the London latex outlets offering personal shoppers discounts during London Fetish Weekend... Read more
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| NEWS|London|Libidex 50% sale |
 | Libidex 50% sale
Libidex is holding a 50%-off flash sale online for its fast-delivery range LatexExpress, with many great bargains... Read more
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| | NEWS|London|London Tattoo Convention |
 | Tattoo Convention
Swedish fetish model/burlesquer Elegy Ellem performs at this weekend’s International London Tattoo Convention... Read more
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| NEWS|London|Darcy fetish videos |
 | Darcy fetish videos
Fetishistas contributor Dave Darcy Edmond is looking for models for his new FetishGirlsLondon video clips project... Read more
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| | NEWS|London|Pretty Pervy closing |
 | Pretty Pervy closes
Pretty Pervy, one of the latex scene’s most original/adventurous design houses, has announced that it is to close in 2012 ... Read more
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| NEWS|London/Hamburg|Rubberluv GFB sale |
 | Rubberluv sale
RubberLuv has announced a big online sale in celebration of its appearance on the GFB catwalk on June 4... Read more
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| | NEWS|London|TG 20th Birthday |
 | TG’s 20th Birthday
Torture Garden has confirmed the full roster of performances for the three days of its 20th Birthday Weekender... Read more
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| NEWS|London|Portland Place ban |
 | Portland ban stays
London mansion Portland Place has lost its appeal against a ban on hosting adult parties and other commercial events... Read more
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| | NEWS|London|Ancilla at TG |
 | Ancilla and Atsuko
Fetish superstar Ancilla Tilia made a surprise appearance at Saturday’s Torture Garden in a stunning pink Atsuko Kudo dress... Read more
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| NEWS|London|Libidex Instants |
 | Libidex Instants
Libidex is the latest label offering a fast off-the-peg service for those who urgently need to get hold of a new latex outfit... Read more
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| | NEWS|Edinburgh|TG Edinburgh Weekend |
 | TG in Edinburgh
Following its sold-out Valentines’ Ball in London, Torture Garden is soon to head North for its first Edinburgh Weekend... Read more
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| NEWS|London|FOS merchandise |
 | FOS merchandise
Festival of Sins has a new range of merchandise to coincide with its Sloth night at The Den & Centro on December 11... Read more
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 | Latex2Go quick fix
A new “instant” mail-order service from Westward Bound could be the perfect answer for anyone needing latex in a hurry ... Read more
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 | Erotica kink-appeal
There’s Dita Von Teese, RubberDoll and much more for fetish fans at Erotica, opening this Friday (Nov 19) at Olympia... Read more
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| | NEWS|London|Liberation Club |
 | Liberation Club
Leading latex label Libidex has launched what it believes to be the first fetish fashion customer loyalty card... Read more
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| NEWS|London|Sin And The City |
 | Sin And The City
Lustreality starts an eight-week season of sin-themed burlesque nights at London’s Proud Cabaret this Wednesday (27)... Read more
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| | NEWS|Londdon|Dita at Erotica UK |
 | Dita at Erotica UK
Dita Von Teese is bringing her most opulent show, The Opium Den, to London in November as part of Erotica 2010... Read more
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| NEWS|London|TG treats at LFW |
 | TG treats at LFW
London Fetish Weekend showed all the signs of being a successful event despite wet weather and Sunday’s tube strike ... Read more
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| | NEWS|London|London Fetish Weekend |
 | London Fetish 2010
London Fetish Weekend hosts three days of fetish partying, shopping and other pervy attractions on October 1-3.... Read more
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| NEWS|London|Bondinage new site |
 | Bondinage revamp
British latex label Bondinage has given its website a makeover to mark the introduction of its new women’s collection... Read more
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| | NEWS|London|Libidex sale ends |
 | Libidex sale ends
The Libidex Grand Summer Sale, with reductions of 25 percent across the whole range, ends Bank Holiday Sunday... Read more
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| NEWS|London|Feterati Girls |
 | Feterati Girls
The Feterati Girls are a new London-based fetish dance troupe put together by fetish model and dancer Emma Alexa... Read more
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| | NEWS|London|Portland Place ban |
 | Portland Place ban
The venue of 2009’s Rubber Ball, which showcased Naucler Design fashion, has been banned from holding more parties... Read more
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| NEWS|London|Breathless summer sale |
 | Breathless on sale
Breathless is the latest London latex label to announce a summer sale, with reductions online and up to 50 percent off... Read more
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| | NEWS|London|Prong’s new website |
 | Prong’s new site
Prong Jewellery, London’s well- known fetish accessoriser, has unveiled its new website and new posture collars... Read more
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| NEWS|London|Libidex summer sale |
 | Libidex grand sale
Libidex launches its Grand Summer Sale on July 9, offering 25 percent off all Libidex clothing online and in-store... Read more
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| | NEWS|London|Libidex hood sale |
 | Libidex hood sale
London clothing label Libidex is running a two-week sale on latex hoods, with 25 percent off the advertised price... Read more
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 | Libidex seeks gluer
Libidex, the internationally respected UK latex clothing label, is looking for an experienced latex garment maker ... Read more
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| | NEWS|London|SeOne closure |
 | SeOne venue shuts
London club SeOne, set this year to be the venue for Torture Garden’s three biggest parties, ceased trading this week... Read more
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| NEWS|London|Valentine’s double |
 | Valentine’s double
Valentine’s weekend in London brought a chance for the determined to sample both TG and Festival of Sins... Read more
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 | Lego dominatrix
They do say that something only truly becomes culturally acceptable when somebody makes it using Lego... Read more
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| NEWS|London|TG NYE back at Mass |
 | TG NYE is at Mass
Torture Garden’s New Year Ball is back on at Mass following the venue’s successful appeal against closure this morning... Read more
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| | NEWS|London|TG NYE cancels |
 | TG NYE cancelled?
TG’s NYE party may go ahead in some form even if police closure of Mass is not successfully appeal... Read more
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| NEWS|London|Lucie’s TG Wonderland |
 | Lucie’s TG Wonder
Lady Lucie pulled out all the stops for her headlining fashion show at TG’s Winter Wonderland on December 5... Read more
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 | First take on LFW
LFW may not have ended up as the weekend originally planned, but thanks to TG, Subversion, LAM & co, it was no disaster... Read more
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| NEWS|London|LFW model call |
 | LFW model shoot
Gothic Image and The Fetishistas have teamed up on a London Fetish Weekend model shoot this Saturday, October 3... Read more
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| | NEWS|Birmingham|Cocoon for sale |
 | Cocoon for sale
Cocoon International, Britain’s long-established moulded rubber clothing and equipment specialist, is for sale... Read more
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| NEWS|London|LFW: fashion off |
 | Fets/FoS show off
The Fetishistas and new fashion production partners Festival of Sins will not stage LFW fashion shows this October... Read more
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| | NEWS|London|London Xpo cancels |
 | Xpo is cancelled
This year’s Xpo at the Barbican, part of October’s London Fetish Weekend, has been cancelled “with great regret”... Read more
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| NEWS|London|Mask iconography |
 | Mask iconography
From fetish hoods and lucha libre masks to superheroes’ cowls and death masks, the imagery of masks is celebrated... Read more
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 | TG summer dates
Upcoming Torture Garden dates include London and Paris in June, plus Derby and rescheduled Brighton date in July ... Read more
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| NEWS|London|TG International |
 | TG International
Torture Garden’s 2009 Birthday Weekend started in fine form with Friday’s International Fetish Ball at Club Colosseum... Read more
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| | NEWS|London|Gill Smith tribute |
 | Gill Smith tribute
Beverley Glick pays tribute to friend and Skin Two club founder member Gill Smith, who has died in London aged 51 ... Read more
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| NEWS|London|AntiChrist ticket sales |
 | AntiChrist tickets
London’s Club AntiChrist has taken emergency action to restore online ticket sales for tonight’s Colosseum event... Read more
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| | NEWS|London|Club Crimson launch |
 | Crimson launch
Crimson is a new London fetish/ BDSM club opening in mid-April at the recently refurbished Hidden in Vauxhall ... Read more
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| NEWS|London|Adventures of Gwendoline |
 | Gwen’s Adventures
Innovative London fetish club The Adventures of Gwendoline returns at the end of January for a season of three events... Read more
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 | TG New Year’s Eve
Torture Garden’s New Year’s Eve party at Mass was a predictably riotous affair with Libidex seeing in the new year onstage... Read more
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| NEWS|London|Skin Two closure |
 | Skin Two is closing
Skin Two magazine is ceasing publication, and is to be replaced by a new annual title, the Skin Two Yearbook... Read more
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 | Xpo’s in fashion
The Fetishistas’ Fashion At the Barbican shows were once again a major attraction at the first day of this year’s Xpo... Read more
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| NEWS|London|Fetishistas cocktail party |
 | A cocktail of kink
London Fetish Weekend launched in style yesterday with an evening of cocktails and kink organised by The Fetishistas... Read more
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| | NEWS|London|Fetishistas cocktails |
 | Party with Triibe!
Triibe Celtic Liqueur provides free cocktails, and Chrys Columbine joins the entertainment bill for Thursday’s Party... Read more
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| NEWS|London|Gatewood model call |
 | Charles’ model call
As part of his October visit here, Charles Gatewood wants to photograph London’s alternative beauties... Read more
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| | NEWS|London|Fashion At The Barbican |
 | FAB fetish catwalk
The Fetishistas once again present Fashion At The Barbican — four fetish catwalk shows at The Xpo on Fri-Sat Oct 3-4... Read more
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| NEWS|London|Fetishistas Cocktail Party |
 | Our cocktail party
Full details of our Movers, Shakers & Stirrers cocktail party launching London Fetish Weekend on Thursday October 2... Read more
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| | NEWS|London|TG Skin Two Special |
 | TG starts the RBW
Torture Garden launch Rubber Ball Weekend with a party debuting Reneé Masoomian’s distinctive latex designs... Read more
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 | Coffee Cake closes
Coffee, Cake & Kink, famous London meeting place for the international fetish community, will close this summer... Read more
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| | NEWS|London|London Fetish Weekend |
 | Fetishistas at LFW
Plans are now being finalised for The Fetishistas’ cocktail party that will launch October’s London Fetish Weekend... Read more
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| NEWS|London|Passion weekend |
 | Pedigree Passion
London’s new Passion event has proved it is possible to stage a mainstream ‘adult’ show that is actually cool... Read more
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| | NEWS|London|Passion weekend |
 | Passion weekend
Passion, London’s new adult show at Earls Court, opens its doors to the public at 1pm this coming Saturday (May 24)... Read more
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| NEWS|London|TG Birthday Ball |
 | TG Birthday Ball
Torture Garden clocked up another memorable anniversary with its Birthday Ball Weekender at the start of May... Read more
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| | NEWS|Worldwide|May party round-up |
 | May party mayhem
May is a massively busy month for fetish events; these are some highlights from our May party listings... Read more
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| NEWS|London|TG party discounts |
 | TG party discounts
Special offers for The Fetishistas’ TG Weekend opening party include a half-price guestlist for the first 50 RSVPs... Read more
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| | NEWS|London|Anti-BDSM law |
 | Cohen: lobby Lords
With less than a month left to fight the UK’s anti-BDSM bill, the Spanner Trust is urging us to lobby House of Lords ... Read more
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| NEWS|London|TG Fetishistas night |
 | Fetishistas at TG
TheFetishistas.com is co-hosting the opening night of May’s Torture Garden Birthday Ball Weekend in London ... Read more
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| | NEWS|London|HandJobs birthday |
 | HandJobs’ second
HandJobs Media, London’s dedicated fetish flyer distributor, celebrates its second birthday at Subversion... Read more
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| NEWS|London|Skin Two Weekend |
 | Skin Two Weekend
Skin Two has now outlined plans for Rubber Ball Weekend, which moves this year from October to September 5-7.... Read more
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| | NEWS|San Francisco|Thomas Roche |
 | Roche to Kink.com
Eros Zine suspends publication and editor Thomas Roche moves to Kink.com to become its public relations manager... Read more
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| NEWS|London|London Fetish Weekend |
 | London Fetish Wkd
Xpo Barbican, Torture Garden, Club Subversion and The Fetishistas host the London Fetish Weekend in October... Read more
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| | NEWS|Around the world|Big 2008 parties |
 | Big events in 2008
2008 is shaping up to be an eventful year — at least in terms of major international fetish weekends... Read more
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 | Passion for London
London gets a new adult- orientated show in Spring 2008 when Passion comes to Earls Court on May 24-25... Read more
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| | NEWS|London|Club AntiChrist |
 | AntiChrist arrives
Londoners are looking forward to a new kinky clubbing experience when Club AntiChrist launches on November 23 ... Read more
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| NEWS|London|Libidex model quest |
 | Model for Libidex
London-based latex couturier Libidex is looking for models to help promote its new collection for women... Read more
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| | NEWS|London|TG Seduced party |
 | Seduced by TG
Torture Garden hosted a party at The Barbican Art Gallery on Nov 1 to coincide with the gallery’s Seduced exhibition ... Read more
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 | Xpo fashion finale
The Fetishistas’ Fashion At The Barbican shows provided the RB Weekend’s biggest display of fetish fashion ... Read more
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| | NEWS|London|Xpo late adds |
 | Xpo late additions
Major fetish/BDSM retailer Westward Bound is one of several last-minute additions to the Barbican Xpo... Read more
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| NEWS|London|Emma D-B show |
 | Emma exhibition
Emma Delves-Broughton has been putting the finishing touches to her first London exhibition, which opens this week... Read more
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 | Gossip launches
We have just officially launched our Gossip section here at The Fetishistas, serving you a diet of entertaining items... Read more
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 | Xpo ahead on style
The Barbican Xpo adds yet more designers, further substantiating its claim to be more fashionable than its rival ... Read more
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 | Xpo fashion shows
The Fetishistas is seeking talent for its Fashion At The Barbican shows at the Barbican Xpo in London in October... Read more
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| NEWS|London|Xpo additions |
 | Pretty Pervy Xpo
The Barbican Xpo, in London on October 5-6, has added six more new exhibitors and performers this month... Read more
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| | NEWS|London|Design piracy |
 | Battling the pirates
Several major London fetish fashion labels are in talks aimed at forming a trade association to fight design piracy... Read more
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| NEWS|London|Banner exchange |
 | Banner exchange
We’ve finally got our Links page online, so we are now inviting banner exchanges with fetish and BDSM websites ... Read more
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 | More latex for Xpo
Breathless and Rubber55 are among new fashion bookings which have taken Barbican Xpo stands to the 30 mark... Read more
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| NEWS|London|Criminal Justice Bill |
 | Reasons for denial
The Ministry of Justice note gives the following justifications for overriding the rights in the European Convention... Read more
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| | NEWS|London|Criminal Justice Bill |
| Brits fight law
The Criminal Justice Bill, which aims to punish the viewing of ‘violent’ pornography in Britain with three years’ imprisonment... Read more
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| NEWS|London|Emma D-B show |
 | Emma D-B show
Respected Brit Photographer Emma Delves-Broughton will have a major exhibition in central London this October... Read more
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 | Harlot sale
House-of-Harlot.com has announced a summer sale on all its online styles, with discounts of up to 30 percent ... Read more
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 | Xpo nears 30 firms
Exhibitor bookings for The Xpo at London’s Barbican Centre are fast approaching the 30 mark... Read more
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| | NEWS|London|Radical Rubber |
 | Radical Rubber
British latex fashion label Libidex yesterday unveiled a new sheet latex manufacturing company, Radical Rubber... Read more
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 | Xpo signs Libidex
Libidex has just announced that it will exhibit at the Barbican Xpo during Rubber Ball weekend in October this year... Read more
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| | NEWS|London|Fetishistas party |
 | Fakir ForePlay fun
Fakir Musafar and his UK Tour crew turned up at London’s DiTch Bar on Thursday to help us celebrate... Read more
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| NEWS|London|Xpo partnership |
 | We back Barbican
TheFetishistas.com will be the industry media partner for the 2007 Xpo held at London’s Barbican Centre... Read more
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| | NEWS|London|MySpace launch |
 | MySpace launch
Friend The Fetishistas now through our new MySpace page and receive your invitation to our London launch party ... Read more
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| NEWS|London|Skin Two Expo |
 | Skin Two at Excel
Skin Two announces the venue for its 2007 Expo will be Excel, the purpose-built exhibition centre in east London... Read more
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 | TG move Afterparty
Torture Garden has been forced to change the venue for its Birthday Ball After Party on Sunday May 20 ... Read more
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 | VibraWhip buzz
Vibrawhips are a new range of whips that promise to combine the delights of discipline with the stimulating... Read more
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Breathless has added new latex to its online store, including House of Harlot outfits worn by Christina Aguilera and Beyoncé... Read more
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| NEWS|London|Rubber Ball Weekend |
 | London expo split
A surprise split between Skin Two and the organisers of the traditional Rubber Ball Weekend Expo at the Barbican... Read more
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