S+ Association: new UK trade org launched for sex-positive events AUGUST COVER STORY: London saw the launch in June of S+ Association, a not-for-profit trade organisation for the UK’s sex-positive events industry. Founded by a group of event organisers and welfare monitors, S+ aims to establish shared...
Masuimi Max RIP: fetish world pays loving tribute to a legend FEBRUARY COVER STORY: The death in Las Vegas of fetish supermodel Masuimi Max has prompted outpourings of grief, disbelief and eternal love from around the fetish world. Here, we honour this kink legend with four pages of tributes from many...
Dita Von Teese early photos book: Kickstarter from Peter Czernich DITA VON TEESE was first photographed by Marquis founder Peter W Czernich in 1996, and the pair went on to collaborate regularly on fetish shoots for the next eight years. Reasoning that their work together represents a notable piece of fetish...
Original Skin Two Club: ISMS talk by Tony Mitchell & insider guests FORTY YEARS AGO this month, the original Skin Two Club first opened its doors at basement venue Stallions in Soho, heralding the beginnings of the modern fetish scene. To mark this anniversary, Fetishistas editor Tony Mitchell and two other...
Janette Slack: Torture Garden DJ/ producer dies suddenly, aged 42 BELOW: Janette with Garry Vanderhorne and Kat Toronto at LBB, Dec 2019 (photo: Tony Mitchell)
Steve Beech London talk: from Der Putsch to die Kunst* (*art) THE STEVE BEECH London talk at September’s Museum of Sex Objects exhibition at Bloomsbury’s Horse Hospital was an event not to be missed for Tony Mitchell. Not only was it a chance to catch up with a pal from the earliest days of the London...
Emma Delves-Broughton: Deadly photo project bears sweet fruit AFTER 15+ YEARS photographing gorgeous models in latex and other fetish attire, Emma Delves-Broughton embarked on a change of direction in 2014 with Deadly, a more personal project using a wider range of her creative talents. It gradually...
Mark Bennett, 1965-2021: some sort of spy from the future?. APRIL COVER STORY/TRIBUTE ISSUE: The extraordinary life of Mark Bennett, who died last November aged 56, will be formally celebrated next month in his adopted home of Brighton during the city’s famous Fringe arts festival. Bennett was a uniquely...
Beyond Bizarre: John Willie documentary in pre-production. SEPTEMBER COVER STORY: Pioneering fetish artist and photographer John Willie is the subject of Beyond Bizarre, a documentary in pre-production in Paris and due for release by September 2022. The project boasts the participation of New York’s...
The predators who exploit kink to abuse – and the women calling them out. Report: Faith Roswell. OUR MAY COVER STORY is a disturbing look at predators in positions of power who misuse terms and practices from kink to abuse women. Author Faith Roswell first saw this in her ‘Roswell Ivory’ latex...
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