must visit - the bootlovers blog

i've been meaning to make an entry about the Boot Lovers Blog since i stumbled across it a few months ago. like a lot of entries, i assemble the research, upload the images, make some notes and then something else gets done first which slides the earlier entries further into the past.

The Boot Lovers Blog is a companion blog too - unsurprisingly - Boot Loves Magazine which is up to a stunning 64 digital issues. the blog is updated pretty regularly with a combination of great fashion scans as well as shoots and information on the new issues of said magazine.



new issue has a spread on latex fetish goddess Jean Bardot and 60's boots. have a look at Boot Loves Magazine as there's both preview images and video.

the woman who runs the blog has a great eye for fashion spreads in european magazines and seems to be buying all the issues i can't afford. the results are posted on the blog.



there's also some interesting insights on her obsession with boots with her entry They never DID fit me right anyway... and highlights a curious dilemma Booted Up: Why are there so many single and female boot fetishists?.

so go over and explore the blog; there's more than just pretty pictures of gorgeous boots.

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wendy's shiny skirt

well not hers yet as far i know, though it was posted posted on her her blog here. lots of chatter in the comments about it too.

the LNA latex skirt was originally from Shop Bop and when i originally saw the entry on it, the skirt was totally sold out. guess thats the power of fashion bloggers for you.

now there's some available in medium if you want to get one. price is $66 and like the latex like leggings its best to mix and match them.

there's some debate about them over at The Fashion Police and the results are generally for it. looks like the fashionistas are for black and shiny.

you can also buy one at still available at eLuxury and Singer22 which illustrates my own observation that if something fetishy is framed in a haute couture or stylish way its much more acceptable to mass market.

is this where the latex designers are falling down and being over run by mock latex wannabes???

unsurprisingly K+T famous for their overpriced leggings are also doing a very similar skirt and why not they have the material already.

if your in the UK you can get them at Bunny Hug and on the same page check out all the different latex like leggings out there if you want to go the faux route.

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soon to be used in Supernatural?

which is a gold mine of 70's rock music and one of my favourite shows too. a track listing of music used on an season by season basis is here.

the video was originally posted on rubberist.net;



very shiny leggings. wonder if its real latex or pvc. there's clues to show it wasn't made in the US, but rather in the UK where fetish fashion is far more available.

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model worn....

for those of you who don't own any latex yourselves and want to start of with something cheaply then i do recommend ebay as a good place to find deals for several reasons.

first its an international marketplace with a much broader range of designers than lets say your local sex shop that only has molded latex items in a place you really don't want to go into into. search locally and also in ebay.co.uk as well as the german site. with the dollar strong again, its worth looking even if the shipping is a bit more along with the time to get to you.

then there's the interaction; you can email the seller for more photos and specific measurements. Small / Medium / Large can be somewhat vague as we all know. 

the price - obviously as the items can be either new or used. some start up designers will begin on ebay so you get personalised service and a seller who wants your business rather than a chain of sex shops which just has some latex in a corner with no real knowledge of it. 

now for buying used latex - there is a trick - if you wash the latex with a teaspoon or so of normal liquid detergent in a front loading washing machine (tumble ones) at the wool setting and not too hot you can deep clean the latex to such a degree that the latex is so clean it will stick too itself when it dries. saying that i'd only go for items that looked in good to very good condition. any signs of the latex going soft then its a no go.


Xu Xu sent me in a link of the other reason to buy off ebay which is various fetish models periodically have a clear out and if your lucky enough to be close to their size then its a major scoop. in this case it was Rubber Eva has an ebay store here. the coat above is simply gorgeous and there's other items ending soon too.

another link sent in was from regular contributor and photographer Black Ice who is having a clear out of camera gear and latex items used in shoots here. listings includes several molded chlorinated molded items - worth getting if you have not tried chlorinated latex before as its totally talcless!!  sadly still no word on my freebie pair of latex leggings as his shoot has been pushed back until the model returns from south america. 

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calvin klien now does latex leggings?

an advertising scan from 'AnOther' magazine sent in by Vidal Tripsa.


hmm maybe they were used by the stylist to accent the coat, or maybe calvin klien now does latex leggings? can anyone confirm this?

what next? The gap and banana republic?

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its all in the styling..

its an area that fascinates me and i'm always collecting examples and occasionally posting them.

previous entries were the 'before and after' beauty pageant were everyone looked the same with big hair and garish make-up and kate moss photoshopped.

well here's another one from the UK with Since Cheryl from Girls Aloud. the article starts: Since Cheryl Cole catapulted to fame as an X Factor Judge earlier this year, it seems the whole nation has fallen under her spell.

Groomed-to-perfection, the Girls Aloud star has attracted an army of fans, a premiership football husband, and a career that's going from strength to strength.

But it wasn't always the case. continues here (go read it for all the before and after shots).

and its just not her, but the entire band she's that looks liked just like normal teenagers and they've now been remade into models while one looks they went too far as she pretty well looks to be made of pastic.

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germans spot latex leggings as trend

i think i already posted this but it looks like a better video and the intro's funny.



anyone spotted latex leggings hitting the news / fashion channels? please post the links if you do.

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a new latex skin...

from leading latex designer Simon O.

as you can tell from the photo's its like a basic tan pantyhose with a high gloss shiny glitter effect.

he wrote:

"This colour is absolutly amazing on the skin and gives your skin a better look. The material is produced by a famous well known company for us and has the same quality and price as usual colours. Its only available in 0. 25 - 0.30 mm and several moulded items like gloves, stockings, condoms,.. are available in this new colour.

something else to add to my growing wish list.

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proof! models are clones...

examine this photo carefully. there is a tell tale sign that one of these models was grown in a tube and not normal. a sign of things to come?

wonder how soon it will be before models DNA will become a sell-able asset to parents who want the perfect child. for that matter, Kate Moss could continue her reign with future generations.

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state of the art 3 years ago...

i wonder what the 2009 model is like? will be able to spot them if they're walking amongst us now?



if you want to build your own then i'd suggest you save some work and start with one of these.

thanks too Il Leone for the link.

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blue doll in 3d

as shot by blackice at Torture Garden in London on Halloween.

he wrote:

"You can actually see this in 3d stereo if you can do those random dot stereograms where your rewarded with an outline of a boat or some such. Its the same technique of letting your eyes relax but you need to start with the image in a photo viewing app and make it pretty small - lets say and inch across.

Once you get it to work in 3D, zoom the image larger and larger. It also depends on screen distance too of course.

The proper way to view them is as slides and in a special viewer.

Oh and found a link to a guy shooting 3D of cosplayers which I figured you would like. Use the same technique."

and the link for that is here.

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latex love at F & art

i just revisited some of the fashion blogs i have been known to frequent (those with a disposition for latex of course) and spotted this brilliant and very graphic spread on F&art.

they do illustrate really well the idea of mixing and matching slick latex and other materials. i guess that's why the latex like leggings are still holding so much appeal.

the photos were shot by Mark Pillai and styled by 10 Magazine editor-in-chief Sophia Neophitou. Alyona Osmanova for 10 Magazine. More pictures at the supreme being blog.

i did pop down to borders to buy a copy but sadly the print quality wasn't much better than what's been put on the blog which is sad as i could imagine them being blown up to make great posters.

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looking thru a recommended blog

and found a sumptious collection of fashion imagery including loads of Dita Von Tease photos.

some of the images are clickable but most seem not to be.

thanks too thru for the recommendation of JUST_MONK3Y.

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high heel geriatric abuse

sent in from the uk by a regular reader.

...so super high heels and latex leggings do lead to kinky sex even amongst the older rock stars?

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making mannequins

a heads up for next weeks TV:

Just thought as a viewer of your blog, you may like to know about the new episode of Dirty Jobs on the Discovery channel. Mike Rowe discovers how manufacturing mannequins can be a dirty job that requires artistic skill.

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jw asked....

"Hello love the blog I'm looking for the black rubber boots in this attached image I can't seem to find anything with a nice thin sole like ones pictured any help at all would be great thank you so much "

well they are just plain rubber or pvc like molded riding boots. guess we don't really see them here as there's more cowboy boots around (and those imho were never ever sexy).

here's several on ebay here and there's way more in ebay.co.uk but the shipping will be prohibitively high as they do weigh a lot.

the best way to get them on and off is to put plastic shopping bags on your feet and then they will slide on easily. getting them off is always somewhat involved.

they're very in at the moment fashion wise but made with a higher block heel in mock leather or real leather version. if you get the rubber ones to wear around all day you'll realise that they are really 'riding' boots and not walking around boots.

oh and use armoural to give them a great shine.

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inside the balloon

i so want this balloon...



wonders out loud what it would be like to be put into a balloon like that, then stuffed with smaller balloons like packaging bubbles.

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kate moss photoshoped

this was sent in by another UK reader and again from the conservative yet surprisingly kinky Daily Mail.


Sprawled out in a lemon-coloured ballgown, Kate Moss strikes a seductive pose as she gazes into the camera for the cover of Vogue magazine.

The stunning image looked like a totally different person compared to the jet-lagged blonde walking though Los Angeles' LAX airport on Friday.

In full make-up, lying sprawling across a bed, Moss's skin looked radiant and youth on the new December issue of the style bible.

continues here

you'll have to go to the article to see how she looked after coming off the plane though she does look very much like a soccer mom.

the thought that hits me is when do the photoshop fees outweigh the model fees? and how long will these staples of the fashion industry last?

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why?

does american apparel sell sharpies?

a full range can be found here assuming you don't buy them a normal stationary shop. what next - golf balls at lingerie boutique?

is it to customize their plain basic clothes with personal touches? would these touches be doll joints?

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in case you hadn't heard

Britney Spears wears latex in her new video 'Womaniser' which you can see on youtube here.

the Daily News splashed the headline "Oh, la la latex! Britney Spears, other stars embrace rubber clothes and the full article is here.

the article goes on to list the various celebrities and singers who have gone tight and shiny or kinky booted as well as mentioning where the vest came from. wonder how sales are doing?

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Anne Hathaway SCS (shiny clothes shoot)

found on Kinky Gerlinky Forum as posted by Biro. thanks!

which also makes me think that having a correspondent from specific forums might be a good idea? anyone one want to volunteer?

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balloon room

i remember when i was really young, like just 10 or 12, i was totally fascinated by balloons.

i even managed to get a foot into one and was enthralled how my skin was no longer skin - but latex. it stayed with me and must of imprinted in me somehow.

well you all know where i am in relationship to latex - i have far more than my foot in it ;-)

another fantasy that arose at the same time as it was pretty well impossible to wear deflated balloons for more than a few minutes is to be sucked into a balloon and made into a living balloon.

here's a viral video that won an award and i'd imagine what the prelude to the transformation into balloon girl could well be like.

download the mov here.

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kinkbox starts to get it right

one of the bitch sessions i've been sharing in second life and on yahoo with other latex wearers is the lack of fashion oriented clothes.

i'll admit all the basics are there. just nothing really up to date and current in latex.

so for example; flip through a fashion magazine or even the fashion supplement sections in your newspaper and tell me if you can find anything current style wise somewhere online in latex. ebay's even worse as all that's there are catsuit leggings.

one new site thats taken a fresh and modern look at fetish clothes is Kink Box simply judging from the layout and well photographed imagery on the site. the range is a bit more diverse though not as wide ranging as any modern clothes catalog by any stretch but its a good start.

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the strangers masks

i've still not seen the film but the film posters and stills do have a certain dark and kinky feel too them. the two woman's masks are much closer to idealised and cartoon dolls than the female masks that are on ebay and other sites.

i had a look around as did someone else on yahoo answers for the masks.

the blonde girl mask seems to be be the hardest to find but one pop'd up on ebay here. however either the images is pretty crappy or the mask itself. can't really tell but it did sell.

the easiest Strangers mask to make by anyone with a bit of sewing skills is the bag man. more complex is the retro pin up girl. both are available at unsurprisingly - The Strangers Mask. the measurements make them look somewhat small. the same problem i discovered with the blank white masks i had posted about earlier.

so keep you eyes peeled as there maybe proper ones released in time for next halloween.

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paris hilton on ellen in latex like leggings

as posted by cmcb on Kinky Gerlinky Forum.

to view go to the Rapidshare avi and download it.

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Marcel Ostertag is still fetishy for fall

i had a feeling that i should revisit the designer which i wrote up back in Feb in the post german designer goes fetish.

besides my finely honed shiny instinct; i reasoned that fetish clothes are better suited to fall / winter than summer due to the way they hold heat.

and wow was i right!

seems Marcel Ostertag is fetishy, maybe even more so as these images illustrate. check out the super heavy and buckled corset like belt too.


visit his home page to check out the full collection.

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the cost of becoming barbie

The £½m Barbie: The woman who's spent 20 years in search of plastic perfection

Only her earlobes (and her brain) remain untouched by the surgeon's knife. And, says Sarah, who's spent 20 years in search of plastic perfection, she's not finished yet...

Sarah Burge has just completed some essential maintenance on her body. One of her bottom implants recently dislodged itself and had to be replaced, along with the one on the other cheek, to avoid any discrepancy in shape or size.

On top of that, her breasts had lost some of their pertness, so she had yet another 'uplift' as well as some strange substance injected into them to fill them out nicely. After two facelifts, a third wasn't strictly necessary but, hey, she thought, why not while we're at it?

Then a touch of liposuction on her stomach to flatten it out further after an earlier tummy tuck didn't quite do the trick, and the maintenance was nearly done. Two weeks ago, the body MoT was completed when Sarah had an implant inserted into the tip of her nose to make it upturned and cute.

Throughout all of this, there has been an ongoing assault on her face with the Botox needle, injectible fillers, dermabrasion and peels. Since embarking on her peculiar odyssey 20 years ago in search of the perfect plastic body, the 49-year-old mother-of-three has had more than £500,000 worth of treatments and around 150 surgical procedures. She's broken the world record, she tells me, for the amount spent on cosmetic treatments, which was held until now by another loon - sorry, lady - who liked to make the best of herself, called Cindy Jackson.

So here I am face to face with the £1⁄2million woman. I had been expecting a cross between the Bride of Wildenstein and Zsa Zsa Gabor, with Leslie Ash's lips. It's not that frightening. In fact, the work is pretty good. Yet something is not quite right. Upon closer scrutiny I realise what it is: Sarah's face, while delicate and doll-like, is too small. Those three facelifts and liposuction on her chin - yes, really - have caused her visage to shrink.

the article continues here on the Daily Mail homepage.

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Toyah Willcox

spotted on Rubberist.net as found by rubber ron



wonder when the full video will be out?

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show room dummies

as suggested by contributor pye who is going to see the band Krafwerk when they play in Australia sometime soon. i've never heard the song so it was a nice find.



when looking up the song and video i discovered that duran duran covered it and also dressed like Krafwerk.

now i maybe totally reading between the lines here - a wild stab in the dark - but they also did the song and super kinky video "Electric Barbarella". am i stretching to wonder out loud that some of Duran Duran are ASFR / Doll fetishists?

he's married to a model after all who i did have a mannequin based on her.... wonder if he has it too?



one industry insider said: "pop artists like that would have alot of secrets; best drugs and the most expensive kinks"

anyone care to prove it one way or another? simon are you reading this blog ;-)

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Christina Aguilera's a kinky superhero

in the Target advert for her new greatest hits collection.



i wonder if her full wardrobe is from Target too?

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halloween rubber doll in 3D

sounds like a title for a cheesy horror film now doesn't it? well its all true.

the images were sent in today from uk correspondent blackice after shooting at leading London fetish club 'The Torture Garden'.  

he wrote:

"Shooting again at Torture Garden on the 1st of Nov, (sat) - a delayed Halloween party and managed to cross paths with a latex/rubber doll. Only one spotted. Mind you there was only one Elvis too. A connection?

Both she and her outfit was completely latex.

I was running tests with my large format 3D camera (2x res of IMAX or 60x res of Viewmaster reels) and caught the doll first in 3D and then later in the night on the stairs with the Canon 5D.

The stereo 3d Scans will be sometime this week."

so more when it comes.

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lesbian mannequins....

this was sent in over the weekend when i was away on a last moment work conference. i was checking my email on sunday at a mall cybercafe (and btw this blog is blocked) and while i saved the search i misplaced the sender. sorry! thanks for sending them in.

these would make perfect illustrations to TSG's short fetish fiction which i published on the blog earlier called The Wand. though for sure the images should spark off some other ideas for those lurking writers out there.



the link which was sent to me is here where there's a few PATINA female mannequins. if you would like to have this gorgeous couple adoring your boudoir then click here.

i've also had an encouraging email from a fictionmania authoress Jenni Andrews who stumbled on this blog only to discover she's not alone in this weird or strange fetish. she gave me a link to one of her stories "Stiff Consequences" on the site as it deals with the same kinky subject matter.

the details in the permanent transformation into the mannequin is really well done but there's a pretty icky 'eating scene' that makes this NSF and really too extreme to be hosted on my blog. she did kindly offer to do a more 'G' rated version although its simpler to just link to the original and give a bit of a warning to the squeamish.

hopefully she'll find inspiration and write more which i can post here.

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more space age retro 60's fashion

ties in with the ASFR post, here's another video montage of 60's spacey fashions for your enjoyment and to spark some design ideas.



still want those boots!

come to think of it, i decided "what is the actual point of having over the knee boot if you don't wear them???"

so i have been.

then i thought to myself; what's the point of having knee high boots when you wear thigh highs? so those are now gone and i embrace my over the knee thigh high boot future with a hunger a fetishist can only know.

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secretly show off your ASFR leanings...

this was sent in by a UK reader who found it at New Look when looking to see what they had in the way of latex or latex like leggings.

now how much more of a way is there to show your ASFR interest than wearing giant retro robot? well actually wearing a gaint retro robot of a silver zentai suit is one idea. this however is mainstream fashion now.

and they would look good with the metallic silver or gold leggings now wouldn't they?

good news they were on sale, bad news they're sold out otherwise i'd have one of my UK regular contributors buy me one.

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playing with dolls

this was posted in comments and after having a look-see i decided it needed to be more obvious.

it seems to be some sort of demo or a media virus for dressing up and interacting with dolls here. light and amusing and worth a look.

wonder what they'll be doing with it?

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