If I live my fetish life I want to be authentic

GearGuyDrs, 36, from Dresden, lives in leather and rubber and melts for a dominant man in boots. He tells you how rubber and leather took over his life, what happened when his top sent him blindfolded to a stranger in Berlin, and why he never fakes a role.

Submission feels natural to me

Boy Sendian82, 33, is a submissive bottom from Long Beach who feels free only when Sir switches his head off: rope, leather straitjackets, a muzzle. He tells you what happened when a Dom in a full cop uniform gave him one command.

Why do you like … sneax/boots, sox & feet?

Drubskin, Toughcookie and Nacktleben answer five questions about their love of sneakers, boots, socks and feet. They talk about what attracts them, the role of smells and how it all connects with dominance and submission.

I can now call myself a bootblack

Jeff, a shy leatherman from the far north of Scotland, finds his place at the end of the bar: on his knees, with brush, polish and a boy's devotion to boots. He tells you how Sir sent him to a master bootblack, how his Berlin debut went and why a shiny boot means so much.

I am always in boots

Bootedskinhead, a versatile kinkster from Hampshire, UK, is always in boots. He talks about his love of 30-hole boots and football socks, chastity and bondage, the kind of guys he likes and his dreams of a big gathering.

Probably I could even try to be a switch!

Lord Agonia, 23, is an Italian dom in Brighton who rules in leather, latex and boots and stays calm, polite and fully in control. He tells you why trust beats violence, what turns him on most and why he might even try being a switch.