Two women in handcuffs and latex miniskirts and tops

Latex fetishism is the fetishistic attraction to people wearing latex clothing, or in certain cases, to the garments themselves. Sometimes this is called rubber fetishism also, as latex is closely-related to rubber (the latter usually being thicker and less shiny, more matte). Latex or rubber fetishists sometimes refer to themselves as "Rubberists".
PVC fetishism is closely related to latex fetishism and refers to shiny clothes made of the synthetic plastic polyvinyl chloride (PVC). This is sometimes confused with the similarly-shiny patent leather, which is also a fetish material. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1371x2000, 599 KB) Description: Photomodels Jassi and Dana wearing rubber-miniskirts and -tops Source: own photography Date: 1. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1371x2000, 599 KB) Description: Photomodels Jassi and Dana wearing rubber-miniskirts and -tops Source: own photography Date: 1. ... It has been suggested that Glamour_boxing be merged into this article or section. ... Latex rubber is used in many types of clothing. ... Matte refers to the following: the surface surrounding a framed picture, between the picture itself and the frame; usually made from coloured card a surface with a non-glossy finish (also matt or mat) a filmmaking technique a smelted sulfide material in extractive metallurgy a form of the name Matthew... Polyvinyl chloride Polyvinyl chloride, (IUPAC Polychloroethene) commonly abbreviated PVC, is a widely-used plastic. ... Patent leather is leather that has been given a high gloss finish. ...

The terms "PVC", "vinyl" and "PU" tend to be used interchangeably by retailers for clothing made from shiny plastic-coated fabrics. These fabrics usually consist of a backing woven from polyester fibers with a surface coating of shiny plastic. The plastic layer itself is typically a blend of PVC and polyurethane (PU), with 100% PVC producing a stiff fabric with a glossy shine and 100% PU producing a stretchy fabric with a silky shine. A manufacturer's label may say, for example, 67% polyester, 33% polyurethane for a fabric that contains no PVC; or 80% polyvinyl chloride, 20% polyurethane with mention of the polyester backing omitted. To add to the confusion, the plastic layer is often textured to look like leather ("leatherlook", "pleather"), as opposed to smooth ("wetlook", "patent"). A drawing of a self-service store Retailing consists of the sale of goods/merchandise for personal or household consumption either from a fixed location such as a department store or kiosk, or away from a fixed location and related subordinated services (Definition of the WTO (last page). ... SEM picture of a bend in a high surface area polyester fiber with a seven-lobed cross section Polyester is a category of polymers, or, more specifically condensation polymers, which contain the ester functional group in their main chain. ... A polyurethane is any polymer consisting of a chain of organic units joined by urethane links. ... Manufacturing is the transformation of raw materials into finished goods for sale, or intermediate processes involving the production or finishing of semi-manufactures. ... Pleather (plastic leather) is a slang term for synthetic leather made out of plastic. ...

One reason why latex, and other tight shiny fabrics may be fetishised is perhaps that the garment forms a "second skin" that acts as a fetishistic surrogate for the wearer's own skin. Thus, wearers of skin-tight latex or PVC garments may be perceived by the viewer as being naked, or simply coated in a shiny substance like paint. Latex and PVC can also be polished to be shiny and can also be produced in bright colours, adding further visual stimulus to add to the physical sensations produced by the material. The tightness of the garments may also be viewed as a kind of sexual bondage. The smell of latex rubber is also a turn-on for some rubber fetishists, and such garments are usually impregnated with chemicals to enhance the odour. Rubberists also enjoy the idea of exhibitionism and some fantasise about going out in public wearing fetish attire. Some do this, especially in the more liberal areas (Berlin, New York etc). The concept of a second skin is common to a range of clothing-related fetishes. ... A model in bondage cuffs with a leg spreader In the context of BDSM, bondage involves people being tied up or otherwise restrained for pleasure. ... Turn-On was an American television series that aired in 1969. ...

However, some latex enthusiasts are also turned on by the wearing of draped latex garments such as cloaks. Other rubber paraphernalia, such as wet suits,gas masks, splash suits, Mackintoshes, galoshes and Wellington boots, are also often added to the scenario. Some PVC enthusiasts are turned on by PVC Hazmat suits and other forms of industrial protective clothing. Two divers, one wearing a 1 atmosphere diving suit and the other standard diving dress, preparing to explore the wreck of the RMS Lusitania, 1935. ... Belgian 1930s era L.702 model civilian mask A gas mask is a poo worn on the face to protect the body from airborne pollutants and toxic materials. ... Fire fighters wear splash suits when dealing with sulfuric acid to protect themselves against the vapor and any splashes or spills. ... Mackintosh shop, Burlington Arcade London A Mackintosh is a form of waterproof raincoat, first sold in 1824, made out of rubberised fabric. ... Heavy type galoshes Galoshes are a type of rubber boot that one slips over shoes to keep shoes from getting muddy or wet. ... A pair of Wellington boots The Wellington boot, also known as a welly, a wellie, a gumboot or a rubber boot, is a type of boot based upon Hessian boots worn and popularised by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington and fashionable among the British aristocracy in the early 19th... A HAZMAT suit is an overall garment worn by people to protect themselves from hazardous materials or substances. ... Protective clothing is clothing designed to protect either the wearers body or other items of clothing from hazards such as heat, chemicals and infection. ...

Latex fetishism often involves dressing up in the material, or looking at it worn by sexual partners, or fantasies about wearers of skin-tight or other latex garments, such as divers and workers wearing industrial protective clothing. Another common stereotype of is the image of a dominatrix wearing a skin-tight latex or PVC catsuit, usually jet-black. A skin-tight garment is a garment that is held to the skin by elastic tension. ... A diver is an person who practices scuba diving or surface supplied diving. ... A dominatrix or mistress is a woman who takes the dominant role in bondage and discipline, domination and submission or sado-masochistic sexual practices, which are commonly abbreviated as BDSM. The male equivalent is master. ... Woman in red Catsuit A catsuit is a skin-tight one-piece garment with sleeves and long legs, and sometimes with feet or gloves, sometimes with a hood. ...

For hygienic reasons, many sex toys such as dildos and butt plugs are made from rubber or similar materials, and this is also a factor in rubber fetishism. Some rubber fetishists are also medical fetishists or have an interest in klismaphilia - medical gloves and catheters are made from latex, as well as condoms. A sex toy is a term for any object or device that is primarily used in facilitating human sexual pleasure. ... A 7-inch silicone dildo A dildo (or dildoe, a rare alternate spelling) is a sex toy, often explicitly phallic in appearance, intended for bodily interaction during masturbation or sexual intercourse. ... Butt plugs are sex toys that are designed to be inserted in the anus and rectum for sexual pleasure. ... Medical fetishism is a paraphilia where the activities and paraphernalia of medicine are eroticised. ... Klismaphilia (sometimes spelled Klysmaphilia) is the paraphilia of deriving sexual pleasure from enemas. ... A blue nitrile medical glove. ... Catheter disassembled In medicine, a catheter is a tube that can be inserted into a body cavity duct or vessel. ... A 67 m long condom on the Obelisk of Buenos Aires, Argentina, part of an awareness campaign for the 2005 World AIDS Day A condom is a device, usually made of latex, or more recently polyurethane, that is used during sexual intercourse. ...

A substantial industry exists to produce specialist latex or rubber fetish clothing garments for rubber enthusiasts. Fetish clothing includes any type of clothing and clothing material which is commonly fetishized. ...

The International Association of Rubberists is a free online support community for those who may be struggling with their fetish. It is also a vast source of information on the rubberist subculture and its related industry. There is also the extremely popular website www.crfriends.de, created by a German couple with a rubber fetish as a free portal for those interested in alternative lifestyles. A rubberist is a person with a fetish for rubber, latex or, more loosely, PVC clothing. ...

Lots of latex or rubber clothes appear on websites such as eBay, and in recent years clothes made in PVC have been prevalent in young people's fashions, particularly in jackets, skirts and trousers. Several mainstream designers have made latex clothing. As fashions come round and round again it would seem that PVC, latex and similar materials will appear again in mainstream street fashions as well as continuing to be central to the fetish scene.

The artwork of Allen Jones has been strongly influenced by the imagery of rubber fetishism and BDSM. Allen Jones (born 1937) is a British pop artist famous for his exhibition of erotic sculptures, like the set Chair, Table and Hat Stand (1969), each of which turns a woman into an item of furniture. ... A collar is a common symbol in BDSM. BDSM is any of a number of related patterns of human sexual behavior. ...

In the recent Batman film series, which make heavy use of these materials, Batman's costume is of rubber; in Batman Returns, Catwoman wears PVC. The upcoming major fan film, Catwoman: CopyCat, publicised by several newspapers and popular websites (e.g., The Internet Archive), uses an entirely latex costume for the femme fatale.[1] Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still sometimes as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... Catwoman is a DC Comics character, associated with the Batman franchise and created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. ... Internet Archive headquarters. ... Mata Hari, exotic dancer and convicted spy, made her name synonymous with femme fatale during WWI. A femme fatale is a stock character, usually a villainous woman, who deceptively misleads and ensnares the hapless hero and/or other males in order to gain some end they would not freely help...

Among the numerous specialist rubberist magazines devoted to this fetish are AtomAge, Dressing for Pleasure, Marquis, «O», Shiny International, and Skin Two. AtomAge magazine (later AtomAge International magazine) was a fetish magazine published in Britain by the clothes designer John Sutcliffe in the 1970s as an offshoot of his AtomAge fetish clothing business. ... Marquis is a fetish magazine owned, operated, published and primarily photographed by Peter W. Czernich. ... «O» was the name of an international fetish magazine published in Germany. ... Skin Two is a fetish magazine covering aspects of the worldwide fetish subculture. ...

See also

• Dry suit
• Inflatable fetishism
• Leather fetishism
• Neoprene
• Scuba fetishism
• Sexual fetishism
• Spandex fetishism
• Wetsuit

It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Wetsuit. ... Inflatable fetishism (a/k/a inflatophilia) is a sexual fetish in which the person with said fetish is sexually attracted to or aroused by inflatable objects and/or toys (not necessarilly sex dolls. ... Leather fetishism is the name popularly used to describe a fetishistic attraction to people wearing leather, or in certain cases, to the garments themselves. ... Neoprene is the DuPont Chemical trade name for a family of synthetic rubbers based on polychloroprene. ... Scuba fetishism is sexual arousal by scuba diving, snorkeling, or the wearing of diving equipment. ... It has been suggested that Glamour_boxing be merged into this article or section. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... A surfer in a wetsuit. ...

External links

• Skin Two, one of the largest online latex/rubber fetish communities which also publishes its own magazine
• AtomAge Magazine Appreciation Site, with images of all the AtomAge magazine covers and a section on the history of AtomAge