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. …
News of cosplayers in their leather, latex, and PVC descending on the just passed WonderCon spread like wildfire across the blog o’sphere last week. With reporting like this WonderCon 2025: Cosplay, space rockers and heroic hugs in Anaheim – Orange County Register and WonderCon 2025 Attendees Inspire Awe with Wild Cosplay Outfits the SoCal convention …
Surely, we love her for her music but we also have to applaud Lady Gaga on her choice of couture, lots of it lots of the time, latex. Most recently, on the heels of the release of her new album Mayhem, the Little Monsters mother showcased some scrumptious latex costuming in her Abracadabra music video, which …
On the shiny latex heels of Kylie Jenner partnering her KHY brand with latex designer Poster Girl (which we alerted you to last week), the Jenner sister shared a candid Q&A, while wearing a skin-tight tight latex dress. Kylie declared that yes, she’d wear this very same dress when picking her kids up from school, …
You know how we just love latex or any other kind of alternative, even fetish fashion being displayed, honored, and exhibited in a museum setting. We have even been around for a few, showcasing our latex couture with models either walking the runway in an indoor art space or some of our wares being showcased …
We know the Jenner/Kardashian ladies are no strangers to latex couture. Kylie, Kim, Kourtney, Kendall, Khloé, and momma Kris, have stepped out in spectacular alternative fashion choices in their time in the public eye. Many times we’ve seen any one of the ladies (or maybe even more than one at the same time) wearing our …
Once again, we can proudly say there has been a bunch of recent latex couture sightings…. The annual BRIT Awards, celebrating the UK music industry, delivered a bunch of celebs in wonderful latex couture. There was YouTube personality/author/presenter Nikki Lilly in a strapless red maxi latex dress festooned with rhinestones and single leg slit, exuding …
We can’t exactly weigh in if it was made of latex or not, but there was no ignoring the 60-foot Kim Kardashian balloon lying on a platform in New York City’s Time Square. The ‘gigantic Kim” (two words that could often be used to describe the uber-popular reality star/business mogul) was an advertisement for Kim’s …
We might not exactly term it this way, but surely, wearing latex could very well give you “heightened confidence.” These are the two exact words used in this new article from the Hans India website, exploring how a wearer enjoys such positive gains when wearing a latex catsuit. Starting off by claiming that very few …
Impossible as it is not to watch the red carpet walk into the Oscars, (and wish for a hint of latex) surely the stars making the scene of parties before and after the ceremony (certainly after) get as much press. Hinting at what they might wear at the actual ceremony, switching outfits between what is …
We certainly have seen latex used in athletic clothing, now called “Athleisure Wear.” But with adidas’ new relaunch of their latex clothing line, anyone into wearing latex for their workout need to take notice. And maybe spend a few dollars. Available only in the US presently, and only in their Women’s Original collection, what the …
Not all the latex stories we mine and munch about here are about a sly new latex bodysuit or a glove accessory. And although we’ll surely chase a Lady Gaga or a Timothée Chalamet when they wear something unusually alternative (especially if what they are wearing is made of latex), sometimes it is the day-to-day, more …
So many fashion genres and cultural interests embrace latex couture. Be it fetish parties, comic convention cosplay dress-ups, or just some celebrity wearing a latex LBD for a Hollywood award show, latex wardrobes and accessories cut across our lives in many instances. And as you have read here aplenty (and really what this blog is …
When a publication like Cosmo goes on about two recent latex couture sightings, one pretty much on the skirts of the other, I guess we need to take notice (see here). We reported here on Maya Jama’s dress last week, her couture choice still making news, in the Cosmo article above and beyond. It seems …
Lots of latex couture and latex accessories were seen out and about this week. As we know, our ‘reality stars,’ in the US as well as abroad, love their latex. From “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hill,” Erika Jayne yet again sporting our favorite textile (in the latest episode of the series she accessorized a ‘confessional’ moment …
Be it the array of naughty latex wardrobe in Cardi B’s WAP video, a one-of-a-kind meat dress, Madonna in her lace and crosses, Pharrell’s hat, or Elvis’ Nudie suit, there have been as many designs as textiles that have captured the cultural imagination…as well as the news. Now we have Kendrick Lamar and his jeans? …
Yes, Lady Gaga, give us our latex! In her brand-new Abracadabra music video, which premiered during the just-past 2025 Grammy awards, the lady who answers her Little Monsters dreams as much as wears a startling array of fantastic costumes (and quite often latex couture) once again thrills us all. Working with a wide variety of …