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Latex rubber is used in many types of clothing.
Rubber has traditionally been used in protective clothing, including gas masks and Wellington boots. Rubber is now generally being replaced in these application by plastics. Mackintoshes have traditionally been made from rubberized cloth.
Latex rubber as a clothing material is common in fetish fashion and among BDSM practitioners, and is often seen worn at fetish clubs. Latex is sometimes also used by couturiers for its dramatic appearance. Worn on the body it tends to be skin-tight, producing a "second skin" effect. It is also a lot more shiny than the more matte rubber. There are several magazines dedicated to the use and wearing of it.
Latex clothing
Latex can be used to make leotards, bodysuits, stockings and gloves. Latex is also often used to make specialist fetishistic garments like hoods and rubber cloaks.
Latex clothing is generally made from large sheets of latex which are delivered in rolls. The "classic" colour for fetishistic latex clothing is black, but latex is naturally translucent, and may be dyed any colour, including metallic shades or white. Instead of being sewn, latex clothing is generally glued along its seams.
Because latex sheet is relatively weak, latex clothing needs special care to avoid tearing. Whilst latex can be repaired using materials similar to those provided in a bicycle repair kit, the result is rarely as attractive as the originial appearance of the garment.
Latex clothing is often polished to preserve and improve its shiny appearance.
Putting on latex clothing can be difficult, because latex has high friction against dry skin. To make it easier to put on, wearers often use talc to reduce friction against the skin when putting the clothes on, and then, because stray talc is very visible against the rubber, will polish off any visible talc.
Latex may also be painted directly onto the body as liquid latex , which is also sometimes used to close seams in the creation of latex clothing.
See also
External links
- Free latex fetish photography by Alexander Horn
- Community website for fans of latex and rubber clothing
- Marquis magazine's online latex and rubber news
- Skin Two, one of the largest online latex/rubber fetish communities which also publishes its own magazine
- Skin Two Rubber Ball
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