The fetish community may be accustomed to latex material used in garments, but it is a known fact that some  people get allergic reactions when wearing or even coming in contact with latex. Why? And is there an alternative?

The natural product that is latex can be found in a bigger number of objects than we’d think! There are of course the obvious examples, like condoms or the kitchen gloves used for doing the dishes. Gloves used in medical environments also represent a large market: up to ten billion latex gloves are used in the US alone each year!  Other examples are less obvious, like children’s toys, paint or bedding.

As we use latex in more products, more people are developing dangerous allergies to it. Reactions can range from (((Read more)))

Latex fashion may get more mainstream, but the media is more often than not mistaking when giving the latex attribute to a garment.

For the past year or so in publications such as newspapers, magazines or the internet, you often see a title blur out “X wears latex“, where X is replaced by the name of a hip celebrity. However, on closer investigation, it turns out that more than half the time… it’s not latex at all!  As soon as (((Read more)))

Word has spread that Scarlett Johansson will be starring in the upcoming “Iron Man 2″ movie, where she will be playing the role of Black Widow.

The super hero movie will hit theaters in 2010. Johansson will also take up the same role in the new “The Avengers” movie, scheduled for 2012. “The Black Widow is the name of (((Read more)))

Pussycat Doll’s Kimberly Wyatt is not warming up to latex.

The Pussycat Dolls have used latex clothing on a number of occasions. One of the current Doll members, Kimberly Wyatt, is not entirely warming up to the material, so it seems. In an interview with Bang Media she claimed (((Read more)))

Spend an Easter holiday in Germany with Fetish Evolution, the international large scale 4-day fetish event!  Read why below…

After so many years, it’s become almost a tradition. The Easter holiday season is coming up again, so it must be time for Fetish Evolution! This 4-day fetish event, one of Euroaprpe’s biggest and highly attended, has been loyal to its principles from the beginning.  Co-hosting the event this year is Canadian fetish icon Bianca Beauchamp (left) who teams up with returning MC illusionist & entertainer Paul Nathan. They both have already made a number of visits to Essen, making them (((Read more)))

Pop singer lead vocalist Nicole Scherzinger of The Pussycat Dolls has been seen wearing latex outfits on numerous occasions now, and knows how to leave us wanting more!

Nicole Scherzinger is no stranger to latex clothing! Some are even starting to call her a world-class ambassador for latex fashion. Nicole’s new latex love all started in December 2006 with her COMPLEX Magazine cover, when she made the following comment (((Read more)))

German sexual health teacher Jan Vinzenz Krause wanted to find just that: a perfect condom fit!  So, he came up with a spray-on condom based on liquid latex.  The name of his “baby”? The Jolly Joe!

We all know condoms.  They cause interruption during sexual play. Rip open a pack, pick the condom out, “apply”. Never a perfect fit…  or so we thought!  Enters health teacher Jan Vinzenz Krause with the Jolly Joe condom!

The principle is simple: the user inserts his erected member into a plastic tube (left), that will then spray a thin layer of liquid latex from all directions. No wonder the inventor had (((Read more)))

The famous Viper Room in LA saw Paris Hilton making a grand entrance in black latex when she hosted the opening of the Pussycat Dolls Lounge.

Fashion affectionate & Reality Show sensation Paris Hilton chose latex designer Syren as her couturier of choice to host the opening of the Pussycat Dolls’ Lounge. She commented that the tight dress “kinda turns me on”. Do note the very cute finger gloves!

The Viper Room is where the Pussycat Dolls started performing in 1995.  They were the opening act every Saturday evening for six years. Back then, the (((Read more)))

For its 2008 Fall collection, designer Nicolas Chesquière of Balenciaga Fashions included colorful fashion items made from latex!

According to designer Nicolas Chesquière, there is a difference with the traditional fetish fashion.  Chesquière reveals in an interview with The Indipendent: “I’m not saying I’m Stella McCartney or anything but, although it’s not seen that way, latex is, in fact, very noble because it comes from trees. It’s a natural texture… Usually, latex evokes sex and (((Read more)))