Monique Charriere RIP: a tribute to a talented but troubled soul. Monique Charriere, a much admired fetish model, took her own life in June. For our August cover story we offer an international tribute to this talented but troubled artiste, with contributions from photographers who worked with her and from...
Nigel Walker, Libidex director and co-owner, dies suddenly Nigel Walker, co-owner of latex label Libidex, died suddenly last week aged just 59. It was the third piece of news to shock the fetish world during the run-up to the German Fetish Ball in Berlin, following the Marquis Ninja Girl Show debacle...
Catriona Stewart: designing her way around disability. Catriona Stewart, disabled latex designer and model, took a decision at the end of 2014 to raise the profile of her brand by attending more events and doing more shows. The appearance of her designs on the catwalk at this March’s Dominatrix...
Cynth Icorn: Rubber Cultist, model, performer, slavegirl. Cynth Icorn is a young, multi-talented star of the London and international fetish and alt-cabaret scenes. A graduate of St Martin’s and co-founder of strict latex dresscode night Rubber Cult, she combines club-running with modelling and performing...
Sarathustra and blende666: a marriage made in heaven Sarathustra and blende666 are an artist couple from Bochum in the Ruhr area of Germany, whose shared fetish and gothic tastes have led to a successful nine-year partnership producing beautiful photo-art. Here they explain how their personal relationship...
Yummy Gummy: multicoloured latex sheets and off-peg styles. Yummy Gummy Latex was launched by Rebecca Allsop in 2013 to offer fetish designers a range of handcrafted latex sheets from which to create multicoloured, patterned garments impossible to produce from other latex. This May, her innovative approach...
Velda Lauder dies in Dublin Popular corsetière Velda Lauder sadly died while on a trip to Dublin for St Patrick’s Day weekend. We have updated our original report and tribute (published on Tuesday March 19) to add fresh information and clarify some dates in the accompanying bio
