We all know cosplay is not just about rendering some latex wardrobe accessory to fit the specific confines of a convention costume you are preparing to wear. It’s as much about showing off one’s talent and aplomb as it is about enjoying a comradery, in person, with persons you might not have known previously or …
Latex playing its part in the many thrilling cosplay costumes at Comic-Con 2026, a fiery splash of red on hundreds in Brighton, Didi Conn showing up in London wearing her famous pink jacket, all this made the fashion news this week. Giving RR a run for his Deadpool Sure Paul Rudd, Robert Downey Jr. and …
Over a long weekend where latex costumes, PVD cosplay and all manner of home-made props reign, it’s interesting to note what makes San Diego’s Comic-Con 2026 fashion no-nos. Sure, it makes sense that there would be mandatory security screenings, no alcohol consumption allowed, and that the private live broadcast of panels, programs, or any other …
Be it a concert, a latex runway, or just a quick get together with friends, there is no arguing that COVID took the wind out of our socializing sails for quite a few years. And while things have been coming back in all quarters (somewhat) we will always feel the effects, good or bad from …
Despite some controversy John Davidson engendered this year, it does seem that we can still gush a bit about The Brit Awards’ latex wardrobe red carpet reveals. And given how so many latex wearers are also fans of fantasy and science fiction, who won what at this year’s VES Awards were of interest as well. …
There is no denying the comfortable bedfellows that latex styling and video make. Be it wild latex costuming in some just-dropped music video, some fan-shot stuff from a Lady Gaga concert, or an influencer showing off her curves in the latest latex mini. What we see 24/7 from our cell phone faces, displayed on TikTok …
We must admit that it is less about any latex news than the top picture of this blog from The Face, which had us jumping off from the piece’s 2025 year-in-fashion review. Agree with this round-up of fashion highlights for the past year or not (good highlights or bad), there’s no denying some of what …
Sorry, but it seems we don’t have any latex couture to report in this new sartorial round-up. But cosplayers and Batfans will be happy with the news below, as will those folks following Sydney Sweeney and Kate Winslet. Starting with Winslet. On the recent December 5th episode of The Graham Norton Show, the 50-year-old actress …
Even in this day and age of one story besting another in the blink-of-a-blog, we don’t really forget iconic couture, be it seen across a red carpet, on stage, or video, made of latex, leather, lace (or all 3). And when it comes to those outfits or costumes our favorite fantasy characters wear (especially when …
There is no denying the often eye-arresting body display we can enjoy, wearing or looking at, latex couture. Our favorite textile is surely one of the best when it comes to showcasing curves, revealing specific body parts and surely adding yards to naughty cosplay dressing (and, making you sweat) All of these reasons (and more) …
Be it Daily News pics of cosplayers dressed in their latex, lace, and PVC, blogs about toy debuts, or celebrity-filled panels talked over on various YouTube shows, New York Comic Con 2025 just passed, and the reviews and reveals are in. As expected, when it comes to cosplay dress up, tons of fans came to …
Latex capes, lacey undies worn outside, gloves, hats, masks, and all manner of cosplay accessories…Halloween 2025 couture is coming. Websites from Better Home & Gardens to ones featuring “spicy” lingerie to the ubiquitous American holiday superstore Spirit Halloween, parodied in a recent SNL mockmercial, are weighing in early with their predictions on the most popular …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Back in this blog we posted last week, we were wondering (pardon the pun), along with lots of fans, about the state of Wonder Woman’s new costume changes-a latex costume or not-as seen in issue Wonder Woman #15. Yes, we pretty much ‘geek out’ like the rest of you over these changes, be they big …
Once again there are many alternative–even some latex–fashion stories, to run through this week. Surely, this weekend, the premiere of the Wicked movie made lots of news. In Europe, the stars came out for the first showing of that movie, and as to be expected, celebrities showed up on the Wicked red carpet rather well …
Be they cloth, leather and lace, PVC, full-on latex wardrobes, or a combination of any of the textiles (or none at all) this time of year lots of us start to wonder what costumes will be trending for 2024. We know almost every costume shop, cultural blog, and even high-end couture site weighs in with …
On the heels of her wearing fuchsia-colored latex over black full panties, silver underwire bra, and knee-high boots in an Instagram post her performance at Lithuania’s Vilnius festival, we must give Rita Ora her due. By all accounts she looks fantastic in her half-latex couture, as she surely wowed the fifty thousand strong at the …
Sexy, suited not exactly in latex, but often in wardrobe any cosplayer would die to emulate and famously played by Jane Fonda in the 1968 movie that bore the lead character’s name, we can all pay tribute to Barbarella. Now, on the heels of a remake of the movie starring Sydney Sweeney, Dynamite Comics announced …
What we don’t seem to consider all that often though, at least not in a fashion sense, is plastic wardrobe pieces.
There are plenty of magazines out there ripe for fashion picking.
he wide variety of wardrobes seen at these events, from latex to PVC to leather to steampunk, and cosplay is mind-boggling in its variety.
What we get with HISS is all one can expect in a modern diva rap star’s video, with the diva out front, unabashedly showing all of who and what she is.
lay, a solid super-hero movie, some old “Heavy Metal” comics, begun as this good stuff often is, in a good old sexy fantasy illustration.
The new Barbie movie, starring Margot Robbie as everybody’s favorite doll, and directed by Great Gerwig, features a scene stirring up a no-show ban in some Asian countries.
Happy 4th to our friends and family in the US, and a wonderful beginning of July to us all…wearers of latex and whatever else.
Princess Leia’s ceremonial dress will be open for in-person bidding to the public at The Petersen Automotive Museum on the first day of the event.
Sprinkle in a little cosplay, and there was no stopping our most favorite textile, seen as it was just recently on Katy Perry and Erika Jayne.
PVC, possibly some latex, new iterations on classic costumes, and lots of female power; there is much to unpack in the just-released The Marvels trailer.
Comes ‘round this time of year, we not only contemplate cosplay, sexy dress, and lingerie worn as outerwear but certainly how latex fits in (literally and figuratively) into what we might come to wear on the 31st.
Making the just-dropped Pinterest top ten, couture seen on singer Avril Lavigne is showing an uptick, making the #7 spot in popularity.
It might ‘only’ ever be seen in a game, or not ever seen at all (so far) but be it made of latex, PVC leather, or carry a hint of steampunk even about it, there is no keeping a good cosplayer’s dream costume down.
One can only wonder how many Barbie and Ken cosplayers will descend San Diego’s Comic-Con next year when Barbie is released in July 2023.
A Sandman trailer dropped this week for its 11-episode Netflix premiere on August 5th, and it looks fantastic.
The pandemic all but cut off every avenue to facilitate the good feelings cosplay fantasy fashionistas, causal fans, gamers and alternate costumers usually enjoy at large gatherings.