Brilliant Times for Skintight Outfits Whether vinyl,
PVC, or patent, rubber, spandex or latex, shiny
skintight clothing has mostly been seen as slutty,
whorish and vulgar. But since international stars have
been sporting extravagant latex attire, skintight and
shiny is now worn on the street, at the club and even in
audience with royalty. Musicians are on the cutting edge
of this trend. Recent out of the closet latex fans
include Katy Perry and Beyonce: one dancing on stage in
a candy colored pleather mini dress, the other on TV in
a revealing American flag inspired latex outfit. In her
latest video Christina Aguilera sprawls in a dark rubber
and leather costume, and in fat-positive defiance of the
current ideal of beauty, Karl Lagerfeld's sex-cracker
muse Beth Ditto, squeezes herself into a shocking pink
latex cat suit. But music's most recognizable ambassador
of the slick and tight is surely Lady Gaga. For her
audience with the Queen of England, she audaciously
decided to wear an opulent red latex dress by designer
Atsuko Kudo. We can happily bid adieu to the days of
baggy shirts and cotton leggings. Even Burlesque's
nostalgia for the square days of old is giving way to
this new love of extravagance and experimentation. What
only turned on goths, new wave fans and fetishists is
now consumed and adapted by the mainstream for itself.
Even Vogue magazine takes up the cudgel for these
formerly freakish and ghettoized materials. In an online
article, they write: "Be naughty and you sit in the
spotlight. Times change. Trends change. The fetish-look
is no longer relegated to the silent room, but with
raised head (it is) carrying a lot of style and a
charming wink. The fun of fashion with previously taboo
material such as latex paint and leather outfits is
standing in the foreground." For Latex Fashion
Photography GOLIATH PUBLISHING brought together the best
and most interesting latex fashion labels from across
the world, drawing from the trendy, the fashionable and
the erotic. On 384 pages more than 60 photographers
portray the unique creations and clothes of designers
such as Atsuko Kudo (designer to Lady Gaga, Eva Mendes,
Kate Moss and more), and Berlin label Tr?'s Bonjour
(designer to Katy Perry). Over 30 of the most famous
fetish models, among them Ulorin Vex, Eden, Bianca
Beauchamp and Mosh, present themselves as latex punks,
rock n roll riot girls, modern pinups, and space girls
and femmes fatales. !! Continues below at Section
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