2007 Rubber Ball Weekend Fetish Expo and Xpo at the Barbicon Photos are Live!

After a long day of editing, the first photos from the Skin Two Rubber Ball Weekend are now live! This year I was able to photograph the Torture Garden party on Friday night as well as the Rubber Ball on Saturday night. Additionally, there were also two separate expos to attend, the official Skin Two expo and the Xpo, sponsored by theFetishistas.com. Lady Venus took the camera on Friday to photograph the Xpo at the Barbicon, and I was able to photograph the SkinTwo Expo Saturday afternoon before the Rubber Ball. I’ve been working on editing all of the photos since arriving back in the USA, and will be posting galleries during the next few days. I will likely have Torture Garden photos up tomorrow, and the Rubber Ball on Thursday or Friday. While I’m busy plowing through over 1500 pictures, Lady Venus wrapped up a review of both expos. Following is her review: This year was the second year that we packed up our latex and flew to London for some kinky, lubed-up fun. We got very lucky and the entire weekend greeted us with nearly perfect weather! Within an hour of getting to our hotel on Friday morning, we hailed a taxi and made our way to the Barbican Xpo. There was clearly lots of latex fashion to be had; however, we chose not to partake in purchasing anything. That damned US dollar exchange rate against the strong British pound left us annoyed and feeling poor. If the exchange rate ever evens out, I can assure you that a gorgeous new frock from Overt Clothing (www.overtclothing.com) will become part of my (Lady Venus') latex wardrobe. Young designer Heather Meikle just completed schooling and her final project revolved around latex. Her designs are fresh and original, incorporating delicate patterns, stripes, and even sparkly rhinestones in her 1950s retro-inspired designs. Of course these designs were featured in the fetish fashion show sponsored by TheFetishistas.com. Other fashions highlighted included Breathless, The Ultimate Leather, Engineers of Desire, Libidex, Pretty Pervy, Ectomorph, Jed Phoenix, Slightly Scarlet, Lacing Lilith, Libby Rose, and Rubber 55. Some well-known names in the fetish world like Dante Posh and Mia Sinstress, Kendra James, Miss Mya,and Perish to name a few, donned the gorgeous creations and slinked down the catwalk. In addition to the ubiquitous latex creations, hats abounded. There were several booths featuring tiny, lovely hats with lots of feathers, netting, and bright colors. It seems that the retro glamour girl look from the 1940s and ‘50s and extreme rubber creations are all the rage. The next day we hopped another taxi to ExCeL London for the Skin Two Expo. Unfortunately, jet lag got the better of us, and we managed to catch only the last few hours of the Expo. Between ending the night at Torture Garden at 4am and preparing for the Rubber Ball Saturday night, there just didn’t seem to be enough time to fully enjoy both expos. We actually caught the last two hours of the last day of the expo just when things were winding down, so there aren’t as many photos as Michael would have liked. Walking through the Expo we spied Midori browsing and stopping by a booth to chat. Kendra James made an appearance as well. In the back corner was a roped off area where attendees could test out their singletail skills. A few folks offered pointers to some brave souls who tried their hand at cracking a whip. Cracking the whip is not easy after just several brief minutes of instruction, but while walking around the many booths, periodic (and loud!) cracks of the whips could be heard. It sounded like at least a couple of people were getting the hang of it! Fortuitously, we were able to see a short fashion show that featured Strictly Sensuous Cloaks & Capes and Good Time Girls. One of the seemingly more popular items for sale was shoes and boots. Foot fetishists were likely in bliss watching an endless stream of ladies try on sexy stilettos, towering boots, and toe-baring strappy sandals. Thanks once again to FetishMovies.com for sponsoring our trip to London for the Skin Two Rubber Ball weekend. This year, FetishMovies.com sponsored the Rubber Ball, as well as the Rubber Ball Expo and the Xpo at the Barbicon. Without the generosity of companies like FetishMovies.com, many of the great fetish events we’ve had the opportunity to photograph would not have been possible! Take a moment and visit FetishMovies.com and try the site out for free for 20 minutes by clicking this link. There are over 80,000 fetish videos including videos by Skin Two, Marquis Media, Gwen Media and more! Check back tomorrow for photos from the Torture Garden party!