Jeans More Controversial Than Latex…Thanks, Sydney Sweeney! Once again, it’s not latex that causes a stir — this time, it’s jeans! In the new American Eagle fall campaign, “Euphoria” lead/current “IT” girl Sydney Sweeney is outfitted in head-to-toe denim couture, standing beside a billboard that reads “Sydney Sweeney Has Great Genes.” She crosses out “genes,” …
What was first thought to be a teddy bear made of human skin, found outside a convenience store in Victorville, California, last weekend, was finally discovered to be a toy made of latex. South Carolina artist Robert Kelly lays claim to creating the bear through his company, Dark Seed Creations, which sells the item online …
We held a hopeful chance of catching some latex couture when we reported on Lady Gaga’s opening day set at the Coachella festival this summer. And we did see some in the stage costumes the Queen of the Little Monsters wore at that UK summer show, a preview of her UK/American Mayhem Ball Tour. Just …
Have you ever wanted to be, or are you now, a latex or alternative fashion model? The organizers of Vancouver Fetish Weekend have issued a call for models for their headline fashion show. The big fashion reveal runway event is part of the city’s largest annual gathering of kink, fashion, and alternative art, and you …
Yes, the World of Wearable Art show is coming around once again (as we recently told you here), and a new Dawnamatrix latex wardrobe entry has made it in as a finalist. This is our 9th WOW entry and the 4th collaborative finalist piece I designed with Ben Gould. Once again, it is an unprecidented …
It’s understandable when we wear latex couture any of us could be quite taken with how we look in the various wardrobe choices our favorite textile allows. From the curve-hugging of a latex catsuit to a naughty piece of latex lingerie, accessorizing with gloves, hats, or a mask, latex can truly elevate one’s style — …
As always, we try to keep you updated on latex couture happenings, alternative fashion moments, cosplay, and anything else unusually fashionable (or is it fashionably unusual?) that happens in any given week. The three stories below might interest you… First off, as we have been hearing for a while now, The Devil Wears Prada 2 …
The way they’ve been acting at Wimbledon you’d have thought somebody walked on court in a latex catsuit. The All England Lawn Tennis Club has dealt with numerous seemingly self-inflicted wardrobe controversies in recent years. Back in the dim and distant years of the mid-80s, Anne White committed what many consider the first real fashion …
We have previously reported on how some of our latex couture is being featured in and as the costumes on some of the lady Japanese Pro Wrestlers of the Sukeban league. And during this holiday weekend of Anime 2025 (occurring tomorrow through Sunday to be exact), Sukeban will be providing their first-ever World Championship Fight …
We might not ever see either of them in any latex couture (EVER) still there is no denying the popularity of the power couple, Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce. And after all this time of them being the current most popular twosome in the world, it was reported this week that Swift and Kelce just …
Any chance we get to champion the World of WearableArt show, the pack of global designers who participate in it, and how our latex designs have been so welcomed (and won) there, we love to chime in. Receiving this most recent update from The Post of Te Upoko O Te Ika about this year’s WOW, …
And sweet Sabrina wasn’t even wearing any latex! This week Sabrina Carpenter revealed an alternative cover to her upcoming album Man’s Best Friend. The more sedate picture she offers this time she claims is approved by God. Sabrina also added in one of her posts the words: “THE CAPTION IM DEAD,” whatever that all means. …
Surely, we’ve seen lots of Cardi B in latex dresses, walking red carpets, and plenty in the public eye even though her last album was released seven years ago. But now we have the lady ‘dropping’ the cover for her new album as well as a clip for the first single from it, “Outside.” The …
As you have read, we scour the net, the news, and pretty much all we can for latex looks, wardrobe styles made of our favorite textile, and celebrity alt. fashion moments. This reporting is as much to tickle us pink as to alert you…if you are not already alerted. This week actress Sarah Niles and …
Cosplayers, science fiction fans, the latex faithful to film buffs to book lovers; so many people appreciate fantasy-based illustrations. Be they in Heavy Metal magazine, as the very backbone of our comics, or inspirations for or from upcoming movies like The Fantastic Four: First Steps or the Superman reboot, there’s no denying the power of …
Never let it be said that a latex dress doesn’t surely show off a woman’s attributes or isn’t perfect for streetwear… Strutting about in a yet-to-be-released piece from her from her fashion brand Khy, Kylie Jenner was seen around LA town this past weekend in a metallic gray-colored, body-hugging latex dress, sporting a left thigh …
This latest article on the Bustle website, a recent Beyoncé onstage wardrobe malfunction and how they do seem to be one of the sexiest accessories any man or woman could wear, gives rise to the below rumination about chaps…latex or not. Although one could argue that there’s a bit of a redundancy in the above …
This summer, are you traveling a bit, looking to maybe catch some unusual museum exhibits, maybe even with one or two showing a hint of latex? In their just released The 10 Best Fashion Exhibits to See This Summer, Harper’s Bazaar lays out a few suggestions, pretty much far and wide. Here are a few …
We might be waiting with bated breath for a hint of latex or at least some alternative couture other than the obligatory naked dress when we watch red-carpet walk-ins. But for an event as relatively new and unpredictable as Netflix Tudum 2025: The Live Event, we had high hopes. And this time, there were some …
Sorry, not a hint of latex couture in the bunch, but here’s some fashion news to wrap up the month… The Phoenician Scheme is so bright we have to wear Oliver Peoples shades. Wes Anderson’s latest film, “The Phoenician Scheme,” stars Benicio del Toro. Besides the wildly comic turn the actor manages in the movie, he …
We had hoped that with as many changes as she managed, host and performer Jennifer Lopez might have included at least a hint of latex in at least one of her outfits during last night’s American Music Awards 2025. She didn’t. Neither did any other notable. Lopez did manage into sparkling bodysuits, nearly naked …
We reported a couple blogs back how some new restrictions were being placed on Cannes red carpet wardrobe choices that had far and away nothing to do with latex or any other textile being forbidden. This time the two big takeaway no-no’s were dresses with overly long trains and big dresses—“voluminous outfits” as they were …
We’ve seen it before, we’ll see it many times in the future…celebrities pushing a new product line or collaborating with a brand stepping out in a publicized paparazzi-filled event while wearing latex couture. This past week we had Bella Hadid and UK T.V. and presenter/host Amanda Holden working fragrances and iconic chocolate crackers respectively (both …
And to think this could all be rectified with a strict adherence to latex wardrobe… Starbucks baristas from seventy-five American coffee stores have been striking since this past Sunday. Why? The workers, numbering over a thousand, are protesting the coffee giant’s new company dress code. Starting this past Monday, Starbucks is demanding that their workers …
And here we thought the occasional latex wardrobe piece might be considered too sexy…. It seems the 2025 Cannes Film Festival is now banning naked dressing. The grande dame or daddy, depending on your gender POV, of film has banned a fashion trend that many have come to consider de rigueur on the festival’s famous …
What began as a niche interest shared by a small yet growing like-minded population, folks as much influenced by reading authors like Jules Verne as a love of Victorian-era aesthetics, grew into a fully realized and marketable subculture that we often see ‘dressed’ in latex. And with the attention Janelle Monáe’s motorized clock monocle received …
Black dandyism, a high-priced dinner, museum charity…and latex? Let’s explore what we saw, and didn’t see, last night on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the 2025 Met Gala. Madonna, returning to the gala after nearly a decade away, wore an ivory suit, tailored trousers, a matching blazer, a white button-down shirt…and …
At the end of this week, before the ‘Oscars of Fashion,’ which will take place this coming Monday, we have to wonder again about what we may or may not see when it comes to latex couture at the Met Gala. With this year’s costume exhibition titled ‘Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,’ the Gala’s dress code …
Sure, we knew there would be western wear in it, but during Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter show, was there latex? We had hope, seeing as Beyoncé wore latex on her last album’s cover and plenty during the outings she had for it. In Queen Bey’s new tour, which will take her to 32 stops across Europe and …
At Dawnamatrix, we do our best to explore the possibilities of male latex couture. This new article elaborates specifically on men wearing latex and puts us in mind exactly what is out there for men regarding building a latex wardrobe or just adding some latex pieces to their overall style. And while we know women’s …
What is it with bodysuits, latex, lace, leather, etc? Many have explored the versatility and style of this one-piece. And surely, it is not only Dawnamatrix who has championed latex bodysuits. Be they underwear or outerwear, used for layering or to complete a perfect silhouette; sporting snap crotches, zippers, high cut or thong-backed; fully covering …
Yes, we just reported on Lady Gaga’s set pretty much starting off Coachella 2025 with her 4 set pieces, latex costumes, and music. But there were lots more on hand this first week of the festival than just what was happening on stage when it came to alt. couture….at least in what celebrity audience members …
Did anyone think that the desert heat would deter Lady Gaga from wearing oversized dresses, hats, and boots and leather, lace, and latex? Returning to the infamous Coachella festival for her first time in nearly a decade, Lady Gaga acted very much the Grande Dame headlining the opening day of the music extravaganza with a 20-song …
Not that it sported any latex couture (there’s one demerit) but when Vogue World debuted in New York in 2023, it turned a section of The Big Apple downtown into a combination of runway and parade, all out in the open air, with vogue models and even Lil Nas X performing. In London, the ‘world’ …
So, it seemed silicone and not latex was the star, in some ways, of the just passed Paris Fashion Week. As were some very interesting haute couture runway reveals. Here’s a quick roundup of a few morsels: XR Brands’ “Ripped Silicone Male Chest” and “Perky Pair Silicone Breasts” saw their fashion runway debut. Both of …
Oh, if there was only one latex swimsuit in the bunch! This is surely a cry latex fashionista could have over the popular HBO series The White Lotus. Premiering in 2021, we are now into the third season of the popular anthology series, and so far, there’s not been any latex couture to be seen. …