First and foremost:  I believe everyone that has decided to explore some kind of “alternative living” is standing and applauding Sean Penn this week for having taken home an Academy Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (otherwise known as an Oscar) for his dead-on portrayal of slain civil-rights leader, Harvey Milk.  In his acceptance speech, Mr. Penn said ,”It is a good time for those who voted for for the ban against gay marriage to sit and reflect, and anticipate their great shame, and the shame in their grandchildren’s eyes, if they continue that way of support. We’ve got to have equal rights for everyone.” I personally do not believe anyone could have said it better, or so eloquently. Wherever you are, Harvey – be proud.

A few months back, Your Humble Narrator did draw some attention to the life and the time of Harvey Milk. One of the bit-players in that all-too-real life drama was the woman who took a violent, filthy and foul little creature off the very streets and decided (despite the best efforts of those around her, I might add) to give that Dodger-like rascal a life. She raised him as were he her own flesh and blood and, in so many ways, allowed him to live a life that indeed would have been cut all-too-short due to the very nature of an existence living from garbage can to garbage can.

That Artful Dodger … was me. Her name was Papillon and though I have not been to San Francisco or her second home in the Canadian Rockies for years, I daresay the mere mention of her name must bring whispered reverence amongst those who not only knew her, but could proudly count her as amongst their best of friends (if not, perish the though, family).

What I wish to focus on is somewhat of a transformation – and the transmutation itself revolves squarely around the feel … the scent … the near obsession … with rubber. Let’s use the more fashionable term for ther remainder of this piece, shall we? I freely admit that I had thought latexwear a little odiferous, looking uncomfortably tight and seemingly a nightmare to maintain, judged by comments made within the house and by latex-enthusiast guests within it. I therefore had little use for the stuff.

Northbound Leather Latex Mini-Dress

However, latexwear personally was introduced to me completely by accident: I was charged one day with having to clean out some older cabinets and closets within one of the Chambers of the Chateau – and I won’t soon forget that overwhelming essence that permeated throughout the room the moment I unlocked and then pried open the top drawer of a somewhat old chest of drawers. What the hell is that? I remember thinking quite clearly as my nostrils were filled with the aura of … well, what smelled like an old bicycle tire collection … loving folded into individual black plastic bags. I had caught a whiff of rubberwear at a party or two, of course – but this was truly overpowering. There must have been over one-hundred latex garments in that one drawer alone.

Being still somewhat young, and curiousity being what it is (an indiscreet murderer of inquiring felines of all kinds), I gingerly reached into the very first bag and withdrew the item within. It very quickly unfolded itself – into a three-quarter length mini-dress, made from fairly thin black latex. It had a deep cut across the breast area but a fill back, and the arms appeared to be about three-quarter length (just below the elbow, I think) as well.

What I had also managed to do was create quite a mess: I had no idea what the hell all this fine white powder was that was now silently and delicately wafting around me – and seemingly all over the room. To the best of my knowledge my Lady certainly wasn’t one of the premiere suppliers of “consumable white powder” in the neighborhood – so I made the (correct) assumption that it must be a biologically-friendly latex protectant.  That powder continued to spill merrily from the upturned black bag until my senses snapped back to attention and I managed to pull the gaping “mouth” back to a normal, upright position. Minus, of course, almost every last residue of that powder. How can one small bag hold that much powder, I thought? While I still held this wondrous little black rubber dress cautiously in one hand, with as much grace as I dared I put the black bag on the countertop of the chest of drawers – only to have it immediately drop forthwith from the ledge and plop with a small, cloud-like thud onto the carpet below. Whatever remained up until that time in the bag, was now free to travel the known universe.

Now, naturally, Gentle Reader, one thought kept going through my mind the entire time:

She is going to kill me.

Frantically, I looked about the room for something – anything! - that could immediately scoop up and hide the merry little evidence of my curious stupidity that now swirled about happily in the dimly-lit room. This being not quite the age of the ‘Dust Buster”, my immediate thought was, of course, to casually seek out Good Old Reliable Mr. Hoover (the vacuum cleaner, kids – keep up with the tour!) – but in my panic I could not for the life of me remember where it was. I also realize with horror that to move about the room … would be to create little powdery footsteps behind me, anywhere I went. I could not leave that room … I could not even move about in that room, in truth, and a secondary thought just went through my mind, over and over again:

She is going to kill me. I’m doomed.

Now, you must understand one thing about the Lady Papillon, my friends: This was not a woman who abided other people’s messes. Her own? Sure! She was perfectly at home traipsing in and out of the kitchen with dishes piled as high as Mount Sinai itself: as long as each and every one of those dishes had been placed there by her. Just like a certain credit card always states, “membership has its privileges” and being counted in the Dominas “R” Us club certainly ascribes an identical idiom. There’s always some servant or six to clear the mountains of plates, after all, n’est-ce pas?

Regardless, Dear Reader, as my terror mounted, and in oh-so-too-short a time, I heard the distinct sashay-sashay  of my Lady’s long silk skirts and the gentle click-clack of her booted heels walking through the library area – and inevitably, excruciatingly and methodically towards the open door of the inner Chamber. I closed my eyes, waiting for the inevitable banshee wail that was sure to follow the moment she passed the threshold …

No, this isn't your Mom's kind of singing and dancing "Cats!"

… except that two of the three household felines, at that very moment, decided to investigate the proceedings first. Your Humble Narrator will not go into a long, detailed description of exactly what it is like when two cats, intent on playing a rousing game of ZOOM! decide to take their delightful game directly through your silkenly-dusted general area. But, allow me to say this much: it isn’t pretty.  One pure black cat became near white! One brown and white cat became even whiter! Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer themselves could not have caused more mayhem! One cat tail zigged wildly to the left! Another cat tail zagged drunkenly to the right! Mushroom clouds of latex protectant are forming right before my terrified eyes, and yet another, tertiary thought raced through my mind as I watched the tail-swishing horror unfold before me:

She is going to kill me. I’m doomed. But … at least the garden is far too small to effectively hide a body.

For one, precious, but brief moment, I remembered where Mr. Hoover was currently stashed. I thought all I had to do was quietly pick the two rambunctious kittens up, silently drop them into the bathroom right next door until such time as I could sponge them down, creep down the hall, retrive the vacuum cleaner, and deflty eliminate any evidence of my powdery, Clouseau-like buffoonery.

Alas, my feline housemates had other ideas. The moment I even gave a hint as to bend down and pick one, if not both, of them up, they immediately made a bee-line straight towards the door. Oh well, I thought, I’ll just have to figure out something else. So, Your Humble Narrator doth cringed the tightest cringe I believe yet foreseen on this good, green Earth and pondered just exactly where my remains would, eventually be found.

Especially when the cats went hissing and flitting out the door directly underneath the skirts of one very annoyed, boot-tapping Domina now standing firmly entrenched between the room – and my extermination.

What a scene, that must have been to behold in her eyes, O My Cousins and Only True Friends.. As the two beloved household felines continued their mad romp and dash through the house, leaving a trail of white powder with each swat, leap and roll on anything and everything in their path, my own beloved Mistress of the House simply raised her infamous brow … very deliberately placed her slender, tendril-like fingers upon her hip in a dignified yet dramatic and commanding curl, tapped the toe of her black leather boot once – just once – for maximum effect … pointed her other hand and one very elongated finger at the dainty rubber dress I now held clumsily in my hand, and said:

“So, boy. I see you’ve been a little busy. Would you like to try that on?“

That was my first exposure to the wonderful world of latexwear. I do not need to tell you, I look terrible in a latex mini-dress. Pray tell: What was your first experience like?

Kardynyl SynysTyr

 “Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer had a wonderful way of working together.
 And some of the time you would say it was luck, and some of the time you would say it was weather.
 They would go through the house like a hurricane, and no sober person could take his oath
 Was it Mungojerrie – or Rumpelteazer? or could you have sworn that it mightn’t be both?”

~ The Immortal T.S. Eliot, “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats”

MARQUIS AMERICA recommends Lady Victoria Valente! Located in the southern part of Germany, Lady Victoria demands absolute devotion and submission from her pets. She is demanding and challenging and will bring you to a new level of being and submission.

Here an interview she published with Tom Stahl, the worldwide Domina Guide:

TOM: Welcome Lady Victoria Valente. Great to see the both of us finally finding some time to do an interview. 

LVV: Hello Tom. I’m also glad that we finally found some time for it – considering that we have planned to do an interview for a long time now.

TOM: Prior to becoming a dominatrix – what did you do? 

LVV: Besides being employed, I was also working as a fetish model. On working days, I practiced my profession and at the weekend, I did photo shoots and was on the go a lot. Doing so, I got to know and work together with many creative photographers and people related to the scene in general.

TOM: How did you come up with the idea or what was the reason for turning your passion into your profession? 

LVV: Well, working as a fetish model and due to my personal preferences and interests, I was of course always around people sharing the same interests. At some point in my life, I asked myself – why not making the things I love to do in my spare time also into my profession? So this is how everything started at Studio Centric in Stuttgart. This is where I am quite often as a guest lady – mainly in the area of classical dominance. However, I naturally also offer visiting customers at people’s homes and at hotels. It’s best to book an appointment two to three days prior to the session to ensure that I am available at the desired date.

TOM: How do people react or what feedback does the society give as a reaction to telling that you are a professional dominatrix? 

LVV: The feedback is really quite positive. Some people are somewhat surprised. I remember a lot of exciting conversations from the past developing from me telling and the interesting thing about them is how the people also begin to openly talk about themselves – giving insight in their preferences related to SM.

TOM: Do you have a special fetish or maybe a favorite practice when it comes to what you do? 

LVV: My favorite fetishes are without a doubt high heels and real nylon-stockings. I have taken a shine to shoes with stilettos already at a young age! I own a huge collection of high heels, boots and stockings – I just cannot get enough of them and am always looking for new, fancy high heels! There are also other beautiful things you can find in my wardrobe – a wide range of gorgeous rubber- and leatheroutfits such as dresses, corsets, catsuits, trousers and skirts. My preferences concerning sessions are roleplays with for example me being the female boss – which, by the way I used to be in my previous work life – and the classical dominance. I love my feet and shoes being worshipped but also enjoy practices such as flagellation, slavetraining, humiliating, nipple torture, CBT, forced milking and anal treatments – just to name a few. In addition to that, equipped with a strapon, I always come up with the nicest ideas for little games. There is something special and very exciting to me when it comes to the game of alternating pain and lust. Of course, not only men are welcome – often also women, trannies and couples are my guests. I love how every person or every guest coming to me is different from any other guest – with different expectations and different needs. I like this fact because this way – it never gets boring!

TOM: Is there something you cannot imagine yourself doing when it comes to a session? 

LVV: I am not active in the area of medical play. Also, when it comes to adult babies or diaper fetish and vomiting-practices, I meet my limits. Now, I’m not saying that those are morally objectionable, but for me they just don’t give the fun or joy I desire.

TOM: You are still working as a model and can also be seen in many different movies. Why don’t you tell us a little about it and what you have the most fun doing? 

LVV: Yes, that’s correct. During the last couple of months, I have shot a lot of movies, which is a lot of fun to me! Already having experience with being in front of a camera working as a model, I did not have too much trouble performing and presenting myself. You see, I’m not acting in the movies – the way you can see me in these movies is just how I live out my SM-lifestyle.

TOM: Your pictures are beautiful and diverse. Where do the ideas and the talent come from? 

LVV: Well, this was really just learning by doing and the talent to present myself in front of a camera. Each photographer is different and at every photo shoot I was able to learn something. Every time, I had to get adjusted to the photographer and his or her methods and ways of working. This has all added up to who I am today. By now, I’m an experienced model who enjoys performing in front of a camera. The ideas come from both the photographers and also often from my side.

TOM: Are you the one writing the scripts for your great movies? Where are they shot? Who takes care of your styling? 

LVV: When it comes to my own productions Рthe movie ideas are my own. This is for example how the movie-series Managertraining РShe ist the Boss you are the loser was developed. I do of course also work for other international production companies. In these cases, the script is set and given by the company. I shoot movies in both Germany and abroad and especially enjoy the shoots abroad in the sun. My styling is always done by myself Рin the course of my work as a model, I have learned how a professional makeup has to look like. An important thing about the movies is at all times, that the location fits the content of the movie. This is why the movie Das Verh̦r/The interrogation was shot in a run-down basement. The location was absolutely authentic and just ideal for this movie!

TOM: What are the requirements for a male sub to be able to take part in one of your movies? 

LVV: I dislike shooting with actors I do not know personally yet. He should take the time to experience a session with me – this is the only way to see if the preferences match and there is a feeling of mutual sympathy. I set a high value on responsibility and it would be advantageous for the actor to be resilient.

TOM: Do you have plans for the future? 

LVV: Oh yes Tom I have! My own video-club – meaning a new site on which I will be showing and offering my videos. Just go to: www.victoriacinema.com

 

TOM: I want to say thank you for your time. 

 

LVV: For Tom Stahl – any time! The pleasure is all mine.

To the website of: Lady Victoria Valente

To the website of: Tom Stahl Wordwide Domina and BDSM Guide

Recently I learned from my friend Midori that the Erotic Heritage Museum in Las Vegas is up and running. This is a wonderful new facility with loads of space for permanent erotic art collections.

“The Museum seeks to bridge the gap between that which is commercial and often misidentified as pornographic, with that which is aesthetic, often identified as folk, pop, and fine art through a common visual language.

The Museum encompasses over 24,000 square feet of permanent and featured exhibits designed to preserve wonders of the erotic imagination as depicted through the artistic expression of acts of sex and love.”

Midori is doing a workshop the weekend of March 14-15th, her very popular Wild Side Weekend plus a talk on Contemporary Japanese Sexual Culture- which is sure to include her articulate and knowledgeable discussion of fetish art!
http://eroticheritagemuseum.com

Marquis America now offers Fetish Shoes and Boots to excellent prices! From the Plaform Ballet Shoes to Spike Heel Ballet Ankle Boots and Ballet Thigh High Boots we offer for both Men and Women excellent fetish shoes which will fit to your next fetish outfit wonderfully.

We are proud to offer these fetish shoes on our site, excellent quality, great prices and simply stylish and sexy.

Here the extreme shoe: Platform Ballet Shoes

Here the Domina Single Sole High Heel

Here the Extreme high platform

Wonderful Shoes and simply erotic a MUST have! MARQUIS AMERICA

The Feast of Eros, otherwise known in the modern world as “St. Valentine’s Day”, is generally regarded as a time for lovers to renew their commitment to one another. It is also a time for youngsters to shyly exchange paper hearts and expose secret puppy-love crushes on their classmates of the opposite gender.

To quote Sir Stephen in L’Histoire d’O: “There is a degree of childishness in everything we hold dear to the heart.”

It isn’t a coincidence that the general hedonistic celebrations that take place in the dead middle of February are all shared, in one fashion or another, “religiously” amongst several ecumenical traditions. Early Christians expropriated the Feast of Eros from the Romans (whom themselves “borrowed and improved upon it” from the Greeks), invented a patron Saint for the day (Valentine, allegedly an amalgamation of several early Roman Christians with the popular Latin name ‘Valens’, or “Valor” in English). In the Hebrew mythology, the Feast of Purim falls roughly around the same time period (“Drink and carouse until you do not know the difference between ‘blessed be Mordecai and cursed be Haman!’”). Squished usually somewhere in the middle, of course, is the gigantic party known as Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, which is in reality just an ancient Purim celebration taken to typically debauched extremes.

So, Guys and Dolls, what did you do to celebrate any one of the hedonistic outpourings of lust and love?

 

My beloved lady, up and coming male to female transformation afficiando and artist Mia Mariposa,  and I hosted a couples weekend at our Leather Butterfly Loft in Toronto, Ontario. It is very rare indeed, in these days of instant access to information and sensual gratification, to encounter people with whom you share an immediate connection – and know that you have made good friends for a lifetime.

Beginning Friday the 13th evening (delicious irony!) with a lovingly prepared Chateaubriand dinner, expertly flamed with non-traditional Jack Daniels over a bed of zuccini, asparagas, Parisienne potatoes, whole chili peppers and organically-nurture button mushrooms (and washed down with a delightful Australian Shiraz with the unlikely name of Shingleback), our evening of superstitious wonder and merriment soon evolved into a full-fledged display of modern ecstacy between Mia, myself, and our incredible houseguests for the weekend – the unequalled and amazing Mistress Lynn and her perfect, adoring boy, Slave J. Having spent a harrowed entire day of travelling from their United States home, Mia and I naturally would have completely understood had our lovely houseguests had just wished to sleep after such a fulfilling meal.

But of course, Mistress Lynn being the devoted hedonist that she is, would have none of it. “Up on the rack!” and “Over the bench!” soon became catch-phrases for the entire weekend – and when our quartet was joined Saturday evening by another couple who made the trek from a nearby Toronto-area burgh, there simply was no stopping the incessant and unrelenting “commencement of mutual hostilities” between like-minded adults.

This was a rare weekend, indeed: Our small group ran the gamut of exploration from everything to boot worship, exchanging extended whipping technique and torment, to much more intimate – and very loving – physical interaction. It has been eighteen years since my late Mistress, the incomparable Mistress Papillon (more about her in particular next week: she was a true latex pioneer and worthy of remembrance) left her mortal coil, and it has been nearly that amount of time since I personally have felt so comfortable expressing our “other way to love” in the presence of people with whom we formed an instant, loving and (we believe) ever lasting near-familial relationship.

What started out as a weekend of apprehension and uncertainty ended in tears of joy and warm embraces tinged with sadness at the need to part. The weekend has taken some of the “jaded edge” off this cynical old buzzard, and we are so very proud to have met dedicated SM practitioners who were patient, kind, enthusiastic – and willing to share knowledge and experience about certain things with which Mia and I admittedly had very little experience with.

I can’t wait to fit Mia in a tight leather or latex corset complete with 10 to 12 garters, for instance. I didn’t even know those existed until our Valentine’s Day adventure. We also can’t wait to see our friends again … and that, in these days of inevitable and perpetual disappointment, is something to be cherished, nurtured and developed in the years to come.

How was your Valentine’s Day weekend? Does anyone have a similar tale to share? Did you manage to meet someone over the Valentine’s Day weekend that you are destined to have close for the rest of your natural lives? Inquiring minds want to know …

One last thought, sort of related: Is it just me, or is anyone else mystified why Cupid has been chosen as a symbol for the representation of Valentine’s Day? I mean, when I think about love and romance, truly the last thing I want to think about is a short, fat infant stalking me with a weapon …

Kardynyl SynysTyr

“… Oh, if it be to choose and call thee mine, love, thou art every day my Valentine! …”  ~ Thomas Hood

Well, one place that often gets overlooked is your local comic book store.

Not every city has a selection of fancy fetishwear and gear shops the way San Francisco does, but most cities have several comic stores, and often a very good one.

In your high-quality comic store you will often find an adult section, where specialty items like hentai comics are kept away from the prying eyes of under-eighteens.

You might find, as my gentleman friend and I did at a recent trip to Comic Relief in Berkeley, anthologies and collections of old-school artists like Guido Crepax and Eric Stanton, graphic novels by more contemporary artists like Michael Manning, and thoroughly modern hentai omnibuses that feature tentacles and lolita fashions. For hentai manga I like “Please Miss Yuri” by Syowmaru, an artist who possesses true draughtsmanship and figure drawing skills. A great way to sample various hentai artists is Comic AG, the manga magazine of “art, sex and CG culture” that features the best erotic manga from Japan. 

You will also find something I personally detest- the work of R. Crumb, which I consider to be authentically, not ironically or satirically, misogynist. To me, R. Crumb is anti-sex and anti-woman, but you will find his work right next to jolly sex-positive Cherry Poptart in the “Adult” section, so be prepared.

My gentleman friend loves “Bondage Fairies”, and this is certainly the most widely available of the “Lolita-Tentacle-Bondage-Xenophilia-Fetish” school; there are collections in most comic stores and you can order them from j-pop and manga sites like jlist : http://www.jlist.com/

NBM publishing puts out some excellent erotic titles under their Eurotica imprint, and your comic store staff can usually special order titles they don’t have on hand. “Sizzle” is their erotica quarterly, with stories by a variety of different artists- again an anthology is a great way to feel out which artists you like.

Happy browsing, and let me know if you find something you think is really great!

MARQUIS AMERICA toy review with Mistress Darkniis. She knows the toys as no other and we are proud to have her on the blog reviewing toys & accessories!

This little assortment from CANE-IAC literally made my weekend – what fun! Cane Master and Cane Mistress sent along some wonderful spanking implements for myself and my test subject to enjoy.

What I adore about the CANE-IAC line of spanking implements is that they are quality products that are completely affordable. Kudos. These folks are very serious about their craft and have some well written articles about caning posted on the site.

The descriptions that were sent along with all of the items rang very true for each one.

Lets start at the top of the list…

Masters Choice SR 28″: This is a rattan cane that has a nice handle which does feel great in your hand. Like all rattan it is wonderfully flexible and stingy! Nice to warm up the bottoms with some tapping and nice welting. As stated, this is not for the weak of heart.

Ballem – 10 inch Arcrylic Ball Spanker with case:

The first ball on the tip of the Ballem is fixed – the rest of them on the rod spin. The Ballem is a heavy, thuddy piece good for the OTK spanking or erotic massage. It looks like it might be a fun anal toy but the Ballem is not intended for internal use. It can be sanitized and cleaned with warm soap and water.

The Blue Lightening – Masters Choice JR 24″ – Blue Acrylic Cane:

Made of translucent blue acrylic rods, these canes are sturdy, flexible and easy to keep clean and sanitized. They are similar to the rattan in sting and welting power but easier to keep clean and “shareable”.

The Red Lightening – Master’s Choice EVER READY – 18″ Red Acrylic:

As above – wonderfully sturdy, flexible and stingy. This piece would be short enough to use OTK.

Delrin Cane OTK 15″ Loop:

This was one of my favourite pieces from the shipment. Think carpet beater… The delrin loop is flexible; the piece is relatively light and easy to work with. It can be very stingy and would make a good warm up piece to work with tapping. Again easy to sanitize.

Delrin Cane OTK 16″ – 5 Rods:

Exactly as CANE-IAC has stated; This is a great OTK item and made to be both loved and feared. The five Delrin rods are flexible and deliver a great sensation. Enough said.

White Delrin Cane TRIPLE THREAT 24″ – 3 rods:

A favourite of both the Cane Master and the Cane Mistress; thuddy because of the three rods but a very nice caning and spanking sensation experience.

The Wicked Sister 24″ – 3 Strand:

This is my new favourite toy… I am the Percussion Princess and love my floggers and whips – this is a wonderful combination of cane, flogger and whip action. This piece is definitely wicked and man does it sting!

Their description is again perfect; The Wicked is made from 3 strands of vinyl tubing. The three pieces will dance across the flesh, giving an incredible sting. If you have someone in need of a good pain rush, then this is a MUST for you. This is a nasty piece and should be used with caution. They will scream, cry and beg you to stop. (Doesn’t it sound delicious?)

 

Wooden Spanking Spoon 18″:

This one brought back memories for my tester… His mother used to use this on his arse when he was little. He thinks it was the most brutal of the bunch. It does indeed produce very nice round red marks on the bare bottom. This isn’t the same spoon where the round part would break off after you were given a couple of whacks with it either… These are good, sturdy, foodsafe spanking spoons.

Many thanks to CANE-IAC for a fun filled weekend!CANE-IAC – Special Cane Assortment

MARQUIS AMERICA recommends SINTEQUE, the absolute Fetish, Glamour and Pin Up Model!

Here an Interview with Sinteque so you will get an idea what SINTEQUE is all about and what she is focused on and we will see from her in the future:

 Sinteque is probably a pseudo. From where is it coming from and where do you come from?

I can imagine that most of your fans think you’re like on your website in you real life… Is it?
My photographs are very authentic and personal. I show a lot of my personality through them. During the creation process of the pictures I am highly involved and I am able to realize my ideas, visions and dreams in them. As a consequence I can say: Yes, that is me! I am proud of it.
Since I am dominant I would never make photos that portrait me as a submissive and be it only a bondage-jacket for a fetish-fashion catalogue. That would not be me. I know that only few models share this opinion. But it is not my intention to be a screen for every fantasy-projection. I want to achieve self-realization, to express myself. I think this message is also acknowledged by my fans. I don’t just show them pretty pictures but let them take part in my fetish-lifestyle. 

What is your personal fetish? What gives you the biggest rush?

Do you get a kick in showing off your body? Or do you do it for any artistic reason?
I think there is an exhibitionist in every model. It is enjoyable for me to show myself, play with the camera, to seduce, to dominate. I find fulfillment in this. By bringing myself actively into this process, by fulfilling myself and helping create the product I also see myself as an artist.

Who do you admire or is your idol?
I do not really have any Idols. There are some artists, photographers, model, writers, musicians … that I rather admire. I like contrarians, people with character, creative minds and people that live for the moment. My motto: Learn the rules and break them!

If you had a million dollars, what would you do with them?
Oh, what could you possible do with a million? Maybe create my own rubber residency where I live and celebrate roaring feasts, have my own latex-designer, slaves, a jester … I could probably think of thousands of decadent ideas and the million would not last very long. I love the good life: selected wines, special delicacies from all over the world, inspiring conversations, prolonged voyages, art and culture in the most diverse manifestations.

You cannot live of being a model forever… what will you do after this?
I started a new project in 2007– my baby so to say. It is an online shop!!! The Feisty Cat Store offers a handpicked selection of high heels, ballerina & pony shoes, boots, gothic shoes & boots, nylons & pantyhose, fetish fashion, mini top hats & feather fascinators, gothic accessoires, bags, false lashes and much more. Check it out at www.feisty-cat.com!

What’s you ultimate-dream-come-true?
Move to Japan and become a living fetish-manga girly … hahaha

Here is her ultimate website: http://www.sinteque.com/

 

 

Last weekend, Your Humble Narrator and True Friend took at trip down to Toronto’s iconic leather emporium, Northbound Leather, in order to procur a couple of new sets of wrist and ankle restraints. What I needed was quite specific: I wanted sets that lock and cannot be worked loose by a bratty submissive boy or slave girl. Naturally, in the past, Northbound has been extremely reliable as a premium source of exceptional quality restraints, headgear and - of course – fetishwear.

Imagine Your Humble Narrator’s surprise and ultimate dismay to discover that my favourite leather emporium in the lovely city of Toronto really didn’t have all that much to choose from: and none of it with acceptable locking mechanisms. This isn’t a criticism of Northbound Leather at all: far from. In fact, despite what appears to be a sudden lack of wonderful toys, their store (recently re-designed and far more eye-catching) has seen a marked increase in some incredibly delicious body adornments and fetishistic wear.

I would venture to say there are few fetish-focused brick and mortar establishments where customers can walk in and be visually and wondrously assaulted by such a beavy of beautiful leather, PVC and especially latex outer and inner wear. Northbound’s latex collection, especially, seems to rival in the number of pieces available for purchase to the tried-and-true staple of leather pants, chaps, coats, corsets, gloves, hats, britches, etc. etc. etc.

My question is this: Does this reflect the current overall trend in the SM marketplace? Are more leather stations, usually associated with the production and distribution of peripherals and accessories, moving more towards fetish fashion? And on top of that, has anyone else noticed that interest and demand for latex in particular has skyrocketed?

Your Humble Narrator is anxious to know, from the general populace, if YOUR area’s stores have moved towards this trend as well? Is it a case of North America slowly and finally catching up to our colonizing cousins overseas – particularly in Great Britain, the Netherlands, Germany and Scandinavia? Can you share some thoughts of local establishments perhaps quietly selling out their fetish gear stocks and replacing the shelves with lovely latex, leather and/or PVC wear?

A final thought and question: does anyone else notice just how mainstream latex in particular is becoming? Over the past few weeks especially, I have walked into several “conservative” establishments and was more than a little shocked to see a pretty young clerk dressed in a pair of thigh high rubber boots and a short latex mini-skirt, top or even a dress. Does anyone else have similar experiences to share?

Of course, I still need those locking wrist and ankle restraints …

Kardynyl SynysTyr

“… Fashions fade. Style is eternal …” ~ Yves St. Laurent

MARQUIS AMERICA recommends Schokomaus!

It’s nice that you have found me. Hopefully I can satisfy your fetish as well!
My  name  is  Biene,  the  first  light  of  this  world  I  saw  in February  1981  and  since  then  I’m  living in the suburb of Munich,  near  theStarnberger  Lake.  Already in  the  early  days of my life I’ve discovered my fetish for the materials lacquer, rubber,   leather,  latex  and   nylon.    I  love  the  way  these materials  are  following  my  curves and reflect my feminity.
Wearing High Heels and boots is part of my daily living and I adore receiving these views on me this way. Previously I lived my fetish for my own!
With the help of my husband I’ve found out that it’s an insane pleasurable feeling to show my attractions in front of a camera. My love for the erotic photography
 and the passion for web design was the reason to start building schokomaus.com in January 2005 and every shooting is definitely a part of me I’m proud of!
In my comfortable designed member area you will find very permissive high quality pictures. I am getting a total buzz to show my breasts and more wearing loved materials. Outdoor shootings are giving me an additional kick because of the chance to be caught red-handed! Be abducted  in  my  fetish  world in viewing my diversified pictures! It’s the time for a special  thank you for  all  my  faithful  fans!

This upcoming event at Femina Potens, featuring rope artists like Fetish Diva Midori, is another performance I’m involved with. I’ll be drawing live all night as the submissives get tied up and wrapped into works of art themselves! I can’t reccommend this highly enough- it’s a chance to see true shibari artists working up close and personal!

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 21, 2009 – On February 21st 2009 the doors of Femina Potens Art Gallery will open at 7:30pm.   Step inside and experience rope cinching tight into eager flesh as bodies struggle and dance in the air in an erotic ballet of dominance and submission.  Visualize yourself in the midst of beautiful bound submissives molded into sculptural installations.  In the corner of the gallery champagne, strawberries and dark chocolate will be fed to you.  Some of the most skilled rope artists and bondage experts in the country have gathered in this intimate gallery setting to meld art and bondage to intertwine submission and empowerment in a dynamic exchange between two people and an audience starving for connection.   Doors will be locked at 8pm sharp, placing you in the center of the a hot avant-garde bondage scene.  Welcome to the Art of Restraint.

The Art of Restraint will feature rope artists Midori, Princess Donna, Lee Harrington, Lochai, and JD of Two Knotty Boys with bondage models Janice and Raina Degrey and award winning suspension model Madison Young.  Erotic performance art by Bast and Sadie Lune, visual art by Nancy Peach, Suzanne Forbes, Ellen Stagg (of the Independent Film Channel), Barbara Nitke and more. Through rope, restraint, bondage and erotic performance the performers will be delving into our most intricate neurosis. They will be manifesting them in an outward artistic expression of performance or installation.  Our performers will utilize rope, metal, flesh, and other articles of choice that play with the juxtaposition of freedom and restraint, indulgence and self-control.

Lights out at 11pm sharp…unless you are fortunate enough to be a Femina Potens Member.  Members of Femina Potens will be invited to stay for after hours with the artists and models.  To become a member go to the Donate button on www.feminapotens.org and follow the prompts.  All levels of membership will get you into this sexy after hours event.

This will be an evening of decadence and erotic debauchery.  Champagne, strawberries, chocolate, beautiful women, shibari, restraint, and groundbreaking art.  Come be a part of what the SF Gate called “The Most Happening Art Space in San Francisco”.

Advanced online ticket purchase is highly recommended through Brown Paper Ticketing:  https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/52722

‘Art of Restraint’ Erotic Rope Bondage Art Salon
February 21, 2009 @ 8:00 – 11:00 pm
Doors open at 7:30pm
Doors locked at 8:00pm sharp -  no ins and outs
$50.00 per ticket

MARQUIS AMERICA recommends HELL in Los Angeles at IVAR nightclub 6356 Hollywood Blvd in Los Angeles on February 25, 2009.  The electro industrial decadence! Go and Enjoy, you dont want to miss it!

you can find more information about the HELL party at:

www.myspace.com/hell_club

You can find pictures from the last event at www.myfetishcafe.com under Marquis and you will see the featured artist Justine Howard and cool party pics with Eddo the King as well.

Enjoy the new social network from Marquis Magazine!

MARQUIS AMERICA recommends Mistress Sienna Sinclaire! Her next radio performance where you are able to listen to her is at Playboy radio at 2/20/2009 at “Night Calls” to ask her anything starting at 4:30pm PST! She is an amazing person and well know in the fetish scene. She hast multiple talents and she is not focusing only at Domination, but does Pin Up Modeling, Burlesque performances and you need to check out her school of pain!

Meet Mistress Sinclaire. She’s based in Los Angeles but keeps herself busy by traveling the world. When she’s not attending fetish parties, balls, or events around the world with one of her many slaves, she’s resting up at home for her next event.

Mistress Sinclaire came into the fetish scene over a year ago. Tired of the same old fashion photo shoots, she wanted to try out something new and naughtier. She has always been a born dominatrix, with a take charge attitude.

Let Mistress Sinclaire tease and tantalize you in her members section where you will find photo sets of her in her best latex along with her slaves. You can also view her most naughtiest videos only seen in her members section and no where else on the web.

Mistress Sinclaire isn’t just a pretty face, she’s very intelligent and in touch with her sexuality. When not modeling or making videos for her website, she writes topics covering fetish sex which you can only find in her members section, School of Pain. Known as a sex “expert” with lots of hands on experience. Mistress Sinclaire keeps abreast on sexual topics and relationships by attending seminars throughout the world along with educating herself in all areas of sex and relationships.

Join Mistress Sinclaire by registering for classes in her School of Pain. There she will help you to tap into your inner Dom and/or sub, explore your sexuality by discovering your fetishes, how to talk to your partner about your different fetishes and so much more.

You will also find Mistress Sinclaire in the burlesque scene as she performs around the world performing her fetish acts while slowly peeling off her lubed latex or corset to reveal her amazing body. Want to see Mistress Sinclaire in person? Then visit one of her burlesque performances by going to her Burlesque section to see when she will be performing next.

Here is her amazing website: http://www.siennasinclaire.com/

MARQUIS AMERICA recommends Madeleine Le Roy, not only is she beautiful but also active in different artistic fields from performing, singing, modelling and DJ’ing as well!

 

She is with the awesome group Umbra et Imago:

www.umbraetimago.de

You have to check this website and their work is simply amazing! She is singer & performer!

 

She is also a Fetish Model and Dominatrix and you can find her in the web under:

www.madeleine-le-roy.de

www.myspace.com/madeleineleory

 

With “Mozart” – Frontman of umbra et imago Owners of the famous fetish-Gothic Club “Locco Barocco vr. Kulturruine in Karlsruhe”

Fetish-sm-Party “Painball” – every 3. Saturday

Own Fetish-Gothic-Act-Calendar ”Madeleine Le Roy et ses amies” since 2006

Cd-Release “Chateau Noir” 2008 – incl The Cover-Version of the  Kate Bush-Hit “Wuthering Heights” + Videoclip

 

Additional links for her:

www.locco-barocco.de

www.myspace.com/kulturruine

www.pain-ball.de

 

She is simply geourgeous and beautiful and you cannot miss an opportunity to see her perform!

MARQUIS AMERICA toy review with Mistress Darkniis. She knows the toys as no other and we are proud to have her on the blog reviewing toys & accessories!

The electro sex stimulator by RIMBA; I have been playing with my Violet Wand since before they became popular and readily available in the Fetish community. My trusty Radiostat went on many journeys with me and made many, many people very happy! The next evolution was obvious to me – the TENS unit.

The Rimba electro sex stimulator sex toy works with all the Rimba Accessories! A new, battery operated, pulse generator that sends electrical impulses to the electro parts/toys which can be connected to this power box and placed on any body part. Pressing the different keys can change the pulse width so that the treatment goes deep into the skin and into muscles. This electrical therapy will have a positive influence on your sex life. The power box can run 7 different programs. Each program can be adjusted over 16 levels of intensity.

A lot of us have had experience with this technology at the doctor’s office for knee injuries and various other muscular-skeletal ailments. Take this lovely muscle twitching, pins and needles tech and attach it to your genitalia for a sexual thrill!

The first unveiling of this Rimba power box and the Electro Sex Glove was actually at a dinner party with some vanilla friends of mine. My lifestyle choices may not be their thing but they are continually intrigued by it. Tonight was no different. They always like to see the new things that have come in for review; and this was one of the items that was “more out there” for the crowd.

Even though vanilla; my guests actually had a blast getting zapped by the glove and we all tried out the different settings and intensities to see what they all did. I almost think that I could have turned one of them over to the dark side!

Lifestyle unveiling was again done with C.O.P.E. I have a rubber puppy friend that has been stricken with MS and had asked after a fireplay session with me, if I would like to do some TENS work with him – I couldn’t pass that offer up! Product testing with this item was a blast!

The electro gloves are worn over top of a pair of latex or nitrile gloves so that the wearer is insulated from getting (most of) the shock. We tried them out dry first. Each setting has a different sensation – it also depends on the intensity setting and whether or not the touch of the glove has light or hard pressure, fingertips or palms.

Water based lube soaked gloves were next. This apparently increased the sensation about ten fold; for the wearer as well. I don’t mind getting zapped a little it makes the play more fun. Sensations can go from the pins and needles type of sensation to twitching muscles, to a deep tissue thudding. I worked on his torso and his legs – the hands-on method of play was simply hot! An evil zapping massage. I can’t wait to try these on the weighted balls of my boy!

Because this is an electrical toy it leaves a rash-like burn similar to what you would get from the violet wand play. Bring your aloe vera gel for your partner’s aftercare.

There are many different types of electrode attachments available for the Rimba TENS unit. I will look forward to trying them all.

MARQUIS AMERICA recommends Silent View Photography
“Absolute silence, as it is found inside a camera silens, is sensed as an unpleasant or frightening experience as result of the absent of reflexion and therewith the absent of acoustic orientation in space. It leads to sensory deprivation which may induce hallucination or thought disorder caused by the lack of external stimulation. It is used for inquisition and brainwashing and belongs to the white torture as it leaves no visible signs of torture but still is able to shatter human personality within short time.”

Silent-View photography is an art photo project consisting of a photographer (Silent-View) and a model (Fraeulein von Rosenfelde), that tries to implement impressions which may develop in a camera silens into pictures. Escape into the inside as the only way to deal with the isolation.

Since 2005 both of them implement with their pictures particularly gloomy and bizarre, sometimes unsettling themes, but extended their repertoire in 2007/2008 to fashion, glamour and band photography as well as to video art and are always in search of the extraordinary.

By special lighting, individual styling, extravagant poses and striking locations they create a surreal simulacrum of our world. It resembles scenes out of a dream, hallucinations, delusions with joy at the illusion, but never is ordinary or chumming up.

A concept that has been extended and improved through all the time and now speaks its own metaphorical language. The aim is to awake unmistakable impressions and to convey strong emotions. Critical, provocative, expressive, abysmal, but still with a subtle wink and spiced with a pinch of cynicism.

Normally, both of the artists create everything themselves, from locations, make-up, clothing to editing their works. For special projects or jobs they collaborate with selected models, fashion-labels and make-up artists.

http://www.silent-view.com/ 

MARQUIS AMERICA recommends Dirk Hooper!

ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, February 4, 2009 – Fantasy and fetish photographer Dirk Hooper will have several photos on display during the “My Fetish Valentine” art show at Art N Soul Studios. Hooper will be joined by Lehigh Valley’s own Scott Nichol and Ed Mironiuk from New Jersey. This is Art N Soul Studios’ first group fetish show and is curated by owner Craig Smith. “My Fetish Valentine” will begin on February 7th with an opening party that begins at 7 p.m.

Dirk Hooper stated, “Art N Soul is a great venue to show work and the fetish theme is a slam dunk for my genre of photography.” Hooper’s exhibition in Utrecht, the Netherlands wrapped just prior to the opening of the show in Pennsylvania. “This has been a great start to the year,” Hooper remarked, “I’m excited to share my own vision and the contribution of the Toxic Goddess models with such a new and diverse crowd of people.”

“My Fetish Valentine” opening party will begin at 7pm and run into the night. There will be food, drinks and a DJ spinning tunes all evening long. Fetish wear is encouraged but not required. You must be 18 to enter the event and 21 to drink alcohol. Due to the nature of the art and for the privacy of the participants it is requested that no cameras or video devices be brought to the event. Art N Soul Studios is located at 516 West Hamilton Street in Allentown, Pennsylvania. For more information please call Art N Soul Studios at 484-338-4856 or visit Dirk Hooper’s website, DirkHooper.com.

Dirk Hooper is a world renowned fetish and fantasy photographer, fine artist, graphic designer and writer whose work has been described as “forbidden tales to rival the likes of H.P. Lovecraft and the Marquis de Sade.” Dirk’s publishing credits include such diverse media as comic books, music CDs, art books and slick fetish magazines. He has also cultivated a reputation as a fine artist in established venues like the prestigious Fred Jones Jr. Art Museum and as an underground visionary in galleries like the Electric Chair, “the Dirty Show” in Detroit, “Fetish Project” in Brussels, Belgium and “Siberia” in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Dirk has work in the permanent collection of the Kinsey Institute based at Indiana University.

Please go and check him out: http://www.dirkhooper.com/

 

 

MARQUIS AMERICA with Marlayna’s wisdom and incredible insight! Enjoy!

 

 

Over the last year I have been telling all in person and print about the amazing time I had at last years bang out at the luxurious and oh so grand Venetian Hotel! Oh, what a night that was and our entourage was a sight to behold. This year once again we had the notorious and boob-a-licious Bam Bam and her gal-pal Marjorie along for the XXX high heeled ride. Our newest addition to Shavonna’ flock was a charming trans-gal from Los Angeles name Michelle. Whose demure nature hid a fierce and confident lady who has set her own agenda and is living her life on her own terms. Now as I am known for the blatant plug! NO, NO, NO Not what you are thinking or would like to! SMILE!

I am referring to my well known shout outs and blatant plugZZZZ to my dear friends. I am not donehere and will ramble at ya more about the party but first this message from my heart!

 

This evening and once again I have to pucker my lipZZ and give a big Hollywood Kiss and ‘shout out’ to our intrepid lens man and photo-op king James (Jim) Campbell from Mayflower Productions.

Screw the line about every photo and a story! Every photo burns an image in your mind and his are what we in the scene refer to as fetish eye candy!

 

 

 

What I felt when he was shooting me was like he was a Picasso with a camera! And with just a gesture or look had me working it! HELLO! Right now you are looking at his work so I think they say it all and more!

 

Oh, what a night. No time for photos in front of the limo and I am sure we looked like “F-TROOP with Col. Jim Campbell “Hooker” in the rear! Oh what a sight and well, you know! LMFAO here!

 

In Costa Rica I was overwhelmed a so much was hitting me and you can read in between the railroad lines on that one! A gent who had been living there said to me, “It will start hitting you in two to three weeks.” Three days and nights after the party I was still there in my mind. Like being in the MOMA and seeing the art Andy Warhol created only a zillion times better and on a whole different level.

 

Now we do not have a situation where a group of people sit around and say, OK Scottie, Beam us down a DJ and all the fixings and go-go for one of the hottest bashes of the T & A weekend! Since I want to make sure I have it right I am going to give all who presented the event a shout out. The party card reads:

 

NYCFetishTribe.com Presents (A KELLEY DANE & MIKE B. CREATION) 7th Annual Ultimate After Party: Presented by Marquis Magazine HELLO! Our hosts for the evening were Dicey Doug, Eddie the King, the ever popular Mike B. aka “the mayor”. Of course the menu served us up Kelley Dane along with the charming Powder. 

  

The UTIMATE AFTER PARTY was held for two con-sex-u-tive nights Jan 9 &10th There was an Open Bar, Private Penthouse Suite and music by: TERRO CHIC, DJ JESS & XRIS SMACK

 

 

Can I SAY I heard a rumor Kid Rock was there or NOT go there at ALL? What I do remember quite well is meeting Erik and asking him about me submitting content on ‘spec’ to Marquis America.

 

Well one thing led to another after I contacted him and here I am less than three weeks later writing in my second BLOG posting! I am attaching a few photos from the party taken by either myself or Jim and it is my understanding that images from the event are posted on the NY Fetish Tribes Myspace page! I could write ten pages on the party as it was be far one of the most boob-a-licious Sin City bashes I have ever had the pleasure to attend!

 

At this moment I am waiting to hear from my new Sin City drag scene illuminati and gal pal Medusa LaVamp. Unless she is pulling my wig-hat what I am hearing is that she is going to get yours truly, Shavonna and Jim the VIP a go go at the RuPual –“Drag Race” After Party @ GYPSY. We shall see!

 

More information and members on the tribe and friends you will in the new Marquis Fetish social networking site:

 

www.myfetishcafe.com

 

JOIN and keep in touch with everybody from the AVN afterparty!

I’m in this show, and there are also lots of other works- really special are the photos by Fakir Musafar of many famous tiny-waisted women corseted within an inch of their lives! Very much worth seeing!

‘CINCH – THE ART OF CORSETRY’ VISUAL ART EXHIBITION AT FEMINA POTENS ART GALLERY

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 7, 2009 – Being laced into a
corset, can be an exquisitely sensual experience as you are pulled
gradually in from the top and bottom towards the middle. The sensation
of being embraced tighter and tighter is empowering. Join us while we
honor the corset through classic, modern and alternative depictions of
an exquisite garment that has been around for 100′s of years.

‘Cinch- The Art of Corsetry’, engages the artists in sculpture,
bronze, photography and mixed media to celebrate one of history’s
sexiest traditions. Wearable art corsets will be created from
untraditional materials- corsets made from books for our literary
scholars, and metal for those who prefer it a bit more raw.

We invite you to celebrate each artist’s interpretation of corsetry:
Fakir Musafar, Ehren Reed, Suzanne Forbes, Catherine Murty and Angela
Fortain. Join our live corset models at our opening reception on
February 7th, 7:00 – 10:00pm. Get cinched up and have your breath
taken away by our latest exhibit, ‘Cinch – the Art of Corsetry’.

‘Cinch- The Art of Corsetry’ Visual Art Exhibition
February 7 – March 1, 2009

Opening Reception Feb 7th, 7:00-10:00pm

Femina Potens Art Gallery

2199 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94114

Visit www.feminapotens.org for more information

The slave trade

People on the Irish fetish scene aren’t hurting anyone, except each other. As the strictly vanilla Joanna Kiernan learns the ropes of fetish dressing, she meets the Irish men who like to submit, the women who dominate them, and the people who are partial to a little bit of pain on a night out. Joanna’s portrait, left, by Sarah Doyle, all other photography by Peter Buckley

MARQUIS AMERICA recommends stiletto shoes, avialble soon at the Marquis fetish website. Labeled super sexy in the genre of high heel shoes for women, stiletto shoes are most coveted by women who love to be seen a notch higher than others, in fashion and otherwise.

Read on to know more about the stylish stiletto shoes that instantly raise the sex appeal of your dress from zero to sixty. The article also talks about the latest trends is stiletto shoes in terms of style, shape and color to help you make a more informed decision when you go on a stiletto shoes shopping spree next time.

What are Stiletto Shoes?
‘Ultra thin shoes with ultra thin heels’, is what our ultra trendy stiletto shoes can best be defined as. The popular shoe derives its name from ‘Stiletto Dagger’ which is endowed with a murderous long slender blade. Aptly named, stiletto shoes are no less dangerous than their namesake with the length of their heels typically varying from 4 inches to 8 inches or more!

Stiletto shoes are sometimes also defined as shoes with heels having a diameter at the ground of less than 1 cm (slightly less than half an inch). Stiletto-style heels shorter than 5 cm are called kitten heels.

Stiletto shoes became popular in 1950s when a thin metal rod was placed within the heel to make it strong enough to support the weight of a person. Today, stiletto heels have become extremely popular and are found in various types of shoes and boots such as sling-backs, pumps, mules, ankle boots etc. Stiletto shoes have become on and off ageing fashion accessories several times since then. The slender stiletto heels however, staged a major comeback after 2000, when young women adopted the style for dressing up office wear or adding a feminine touch to casual wear like jeans.

Nowadays stiletto shoes are highly popular. While the kitten heel versions have become an everyday office and party wear, higher heel versions are associated with the image of femme fatale and are known more their erotic nature than for their ability to make height.

Latest Trend in Stiletto Shoes
Stilettos are a hot rage these days! More and more women are realizing the inherent power of stilettos to make the wearer look slimmer, taller and sexier. Shoe designers too are harping on the growing penchant for stiletto shoes amongst women and displaying creativity more than ever when it comes to stiletto heels. From ballet and fetish styles to sleek and classic, there’s a stiletto shoe for woman of every age, style and attitude.

Style – Stiletto shoes are available in chic and intriguing styles. Lace-up, ankle boots, knee-length, thigh high, court shoe, pumps, mules and pointed toe shoe, all genres of womens shoes are experimenting with spindly stiletto high heels and are being lapped up by fashion conscious ladies.

To further accentuate the fun of sleek and sexy stiletto shoes, designers are playing with buckles, zippers, clasps to glitter, rhinestones, crystals and more. Two tones, flames, animal prints are also making a mark in stiletto shoes.

Shape – A popular trend observed in stiletto shoes these days are pointed toe shoes. These shoes are slender and elongated in shape just as the stiletto heel themselves and make the foot appear smaller and sexier. However, women also have the option of going in for more rounded or squared toe stiletto shoes if the slimmer versions are bit too uncomfortable for them.

Color – A lot of experimentation can be seen in terms of colors when it comes to stilettos shoes. Classic shades of brown, grey and black are sharing shelf space with the bolder and flirty tones of deep red, purple, white, pink, yellow and green. Gold, silver, clear and glitter are also catching attention at the same time.

http://www.2articles.com/trackback/6535

PARIS (AFP) — Dita Von Teese, the onetime blonde from small-town USA who morphed into the black-haired global superstar of strip, credits her celebrity status to a love of femininity exaggerated to the hilt.

Currently in the French capital for a run of shows in that quintessentially Parisian cabaret, the Crazy Horse, the diva of glam sex recounts how a teenage passion for underwear propelled her rise to celebrity, both as stripped-down “Queen of Burlesque”, and dressed-up fashion icon.

“Lingerie is my first love,” says the 36-year-old, a tiny Snow-White like figure, demurely though elegantly turned out in a calf-length dark green number by designer Roland Mouret — and incredibly high high heels.

“I started wanting to learn about the history of lingerie and that’s how I came across pictures of pin-up girls, and when I found pin-up girls I found burlesque stars, and that’s it.”

Von Teese, a familiar face at top fashion houses such as Dior, Jean Paul Gaultier or Elie Saab, and consistently rated one of the world’s Best Dressed women, recently outed her own lingerie for Wonderbra.

“She earns a living peeling off her clothes but is celebrated for what she wears,” said Crazy Horse manager Andree Deissenberg.

A onetime fetish model formerly married to gothic rock star Marilyn Manson, Von Teese grew up with a passion for 30s and 40s Hollywood glam, trained as a dancer and a costume designer, and did her first strip when a teenager — creating a vintage-inspired outfit with elbow-length gloves and seamed stockings that piqued the clientele.

“I always had an interest in fetishism because I like things that exaggerate the feminine form,” she said. “Extremely high heels, waist-crunching corsets, all the things that really exaggerate the feminine shape, and long red nails and make-up that’s very feminine.”

“Apparently that also appeals to fetishists.”

Fetishism, she added, was more than whips and chains and being mean. “It’s also about worshipping femininity and extremes and finding beauty in extremes. That’s what always appealed to me.”

On the way, she said she became interested in why people had a fetish for seamed stockings, high heels, or feet or rubber or leather.

“I was always really interested in knowing what makes people tick.”

“When people think of being beautiful or sexy, it’s important to remember that those things are different for everyone,” she said. “There’s such a broad scope of what turns people on.”

A corset-wearing tight-lacer, Von Teese has featured on the cover of fetish magazines while wowing burlesque audiences by performing in giant glasses of champagne or martini, straddling a 9-foot lipstick, feather-fan dancing or walking the stage in just diamonds or Swarovski crystals.

“People ask me what is the difference between burlesque and striptease and there really isn’t one,” she said.

Burlesque was like early 20th century song-and-dance vaudeville, but more risque, with more skits on sex and stripteasers as the stars — such as her heroine Gypsy Rose Lee.

“I’m just trying to bring back the original art form,” added softly-spoken Von Teese.

At the Crazy Horse, where she performs through to Valentine’s Day, Von Teese aptly is playing as “resident artist”.

As the cabaret is far smaller than Paris’ other legendary night-spots, the Folies Bergeres, Moulin Rouge or Lido, and with a tinier stage, Von Teese has had to rethink and redevise her numbers, performing alongside the club’s troupe of scantily dressed dancing girls.

Paris, she said, where she spends increasing amounts of time, is the ideal city for the art of burlesque.

While the US invented showgirls and the art of striptease, “unfortunately it seems that now in America they’ve lost all sense of what burlesque really is. It’s just something very racy for them,” she said.

“It’s not like in France where they still remember names like Mistinguett and Josephine Baker”, the leggy singer-dancers respectively from France and the US of the years before the Second World War.

“In America they’ve completely forgotten this and have a hard time coming to terms with the idea that striptease could’ve been a form of classic entertainment,” she said.

“There was a reason Josephine Baker found more accolades here than where she was from, so even in the 20s and 30s it was a lot freer here than where she came from,” said Von Teese.

“I like coming here to be appreciated.”

article by AFP news www.marquisamerica.com

MARQUIS AMERICA toy review with Mistress Darkniis. She knows the toys as no other and we are proud to have her on the blog reviewing toys & accessories!

The Imperial by Vergenza

Primal desires translated through machined metals. Aircraft-grade spun aluminum as the new hot fudge chocolate sundae. These are just part of Vergenza’s manifesto.

This piece by Vergenza is simply a work of art… A frighteningly beautiful work of art. It dwarfs the N-joy at eleven inches long and 1.75 inches thick. It is lovingly crafted of spun aircraft aluminum with a jewelry grade polish.

When this beautiful behemoth arrived I was both delighted and surprised to open the box… Delighted because of my love of shiny metal objects and surprised at its shear size and weight! I wasn’t expecting it to be so heavy!

One of the reasons why I originally chose this piece is because of the fact that it is made of metal. I love the aesthetics of the metal pieces in my medically themed dungeon space because they blend right in with the rest of the decor. I am also an avid fan and skilled user of the Violet Wand so anything metal means I can figure out some way to zap some painful pleasure into my submissive.

This piece was unveiled at C.O.P.E. the local monthly play-party that I attend. I always sit with another dear friend that is a wand enthusiast so I just had to show him and his girl. Another Dominant that is a welder walked up when he saw it and I had to have him hold it – it is not hollowed out which gives it it’s weight. He knows his stuff and gave a wicked evil grin saying “airplane grade aluminum” and spouting off the alloy mix numbers etc…

A successful attempt with the Violet Wand was had – the arc was beautiful to behold! The surface area that you have to work with is wonderful so the sensation would be similar to the mushroom shaped probe in most Violet Wand kits. I wasn’t willing to juice it up and try it internally on anyone just yet – there may be an addendum to this article though!

I am by no means a size queen… I am of tiny stature; larger than life! All I can recommend for this piece is lots of lube and patience! You have a few options open to you. There are two different ends – I prefer the ridged end to pleasure myself with, it feels really nice! Because of the length you can actually use it to share if you want – 11 inches is enough for some double-ended action! I am sure it also has anal possibilities which I will not attempt personally, but am sure I can find a willing victim.

If you are a size queen you will truly enjoy and devour this lovely. If you aren’t; it is still worth the bruised pleasure you will experience for something different. If you are kinky you simply have to have one in your toybag. I’m sure if you were “artsy” you could find some way to display this on a mantle and no one would be the wiser!

The Vergenza pieces are easy to clean up and worth the price as you will NEVER have to replace this toy. And last, but certainly not least; also great for temperature play!

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