Darklands Antwerp 2018 packs fetish shopping, stage shows, playgrounds, darkrooms and parties under one roof. MasterMarc, se7en and a crowd of kinky friends tell you what makes it the hottest start to the fetish year, and why they are already counting down to the next one.
Locky Pup, a sneaker-loving Aussie pup, travels 40 hours to Darklands in Antwerp for rubber, leather, the ball pit and a public mummification. He tells you what the parties and demos are like, and his tips for first-timers.
Antoin, event manager at Recon, talks about the sixth Fetish Week London in 2015, what makes the event stand out from other fetish events, the challenges of organising it and the highlights of the week.
Puppai Buumi has just been crowned Mr. Puppy Europe 2019, and the UK pup wants the sash to do more than shine. He tells you about his #LendAPaw campaign for mental health, life as a title holder and what he says to kinksters who struggle.
Brock, organiser of Mr Puppy UK, says the contest is only half the night: after the crowning comes Pup Social After Dark, where the rules relax and naughty pups run free. He tells you what it takes to stage it and why a pup title matters.
Matt, the new event manager of Recon, takes you through Fetish Week London 2018 (8 to 15 July): rope, rubber, pups, sports gear and the huge Full Fetish party. He tells you what waits in the new venue, from play areas and slings to the dance floor.
Jack Chang is the DJ they call the King of Fuck Parties, and he has played fetish nights from Berlin to Tel Aviv. He tells you his rules for a perfect night: a strict dress code, a deep, masculine sound and nothing commercial.
Demetri, then executive director of Folsom Street Events, talks about what to expect at the Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco, the history and the charity work behind the world's biggest leather event, and his own first steps into kink.
Boy Kevin shares his weekend at Mid-Atlantic Leather in Washington, DC: a party at the DC Eagle, a day of spanking at the Green Lantern, shopping for gear at the vendor market and a few scenes in the host hotel.
Jeroen is the man behind Leatherpride Belgium and the Darklands festival in Antwerp, and he promises a winter fetish getaway like never before. He tells you what to expect: double the space, 40 international brands, a Camp K9 for pups and big parties.
Matt, the French pup crowned Mr. Puppy Europe 2018, is far more than a pup with a sash. He tells you how a year as a handler's dog led him into BDSM, and why pup play is the fetish that opens every door in the kink world.
rubngum, 45, is a gearhead and SM top from Chur who calls himself gear-sexual: sealed in heavy gear, he loses himself completely. He tells you how he designs extreme fetish gear for Blackstore, throws the Gearblast parties and what depersonalisation does to him.
Bas, a Dutch leatherman based in London, was Mr. Hoist 2015 and represented the British leather community at International Mr. Leather in Chicago. In this interview he talks about what leather means to him, how open leather communities are and why respect matters.
Fetish Week London 2016 kicks off with a secret premium party in an underground club full of rubber, leather, pups and a pair of Stormtroopers on the door. Organizer Antoin and four guests tell you how the opening night went and which events they refuse to miss, from Best in Show to the rubber gear party.
Nigel is the webmaster of BLUF, a worldwide club for people who like leather uniforms and breeches. He explains what the club is, how its strict dress code and member events work and what it aims for in the community.
Darklands '19 in Antwerp puts thousands of kinksters under one roof for a weekend of gear, rope, rubber and darkrooms. MasterMarc takes you through the fair, the Mr. Puppy Europe crowning, the night parties and the people behind the sashes.
Leather, rubber, pups and up to 10,000 kinksters under one roof: Jeroen, the organiser of Leather & Fetish Pride Belgium, takes you to Antwerp for the 2018 edition. He tells you about the highlights, the dress code and what to expect on your first visit.
Pup Se7en is a Folsom Europe virgin, and Berlin wore him out in the best way: a pup walk with around 200 pups, leather and rubber on every corner and a dungeon night in the Quälgeist. He tells you what a week of kink feels like and what he will do differently next year.
One year after the first lockdown, the German-speaking fetish scene is still waiting for its clubs and events to come back. Klaus Kirschner, spokesman of the umbrella organisation LFC, talks about the damage of the pandemic for the community, how clubs keep afloat and when events like Mr. Fetish Germany can return.
Pup Cassy kicks off the 10th Fetish Week London at the Circa Club on the Embankment, then rolls on to a bondage masterclass full of rope and mummification. Find out why this year's crowd is hotter than ever.
Pup Cassy, a rubber pup who lives to party, kicks off Fetish Week London at the Recon Members Party. He takes you into a cabaret house of fire breathers, muscle-clad showmen and a gunge-filled bathtub.
Pup Cassy, a rubber fiend, hits London's Rubber Night under the Vauxhall arches, where everything is tight, shiny and leaves little to the imagination. Find out why he got no work done at all.
A review of Folsom Europe 2018 in Berlin, the biggest fetish get-together in Europe. It looks back at the people, the street fair and a new dungeon venue, and twelve guests from the scene share their personal highlights of the weekend.
Ale Tedesco, Aymeric Deville, Peter and Cody Pup are halfway through Fetish Week Maspalomas and hungry for more. They tell you where the hot parties are, what happened in the pool and in the dunes and what they have planned for the packed weekend.
Justin, a New Jersey kink traveller, is back from his seventh Folsom Street Fair and holds nothing back: sun on bare skin, a dungeon full of brothers, three scenes in one night. Read his interview and day-by-day diary and find out why he now goes for the people.
Amsterdam Pride 2017 turns a whole city into a rainbow party, with kinky pups, boats full of beats and a stripping pole on the water. Pup Seven, Pup Hero and Mr. Puppy NL Pup Bentley tell you what they loved, who they met and why they can't wait to go back.
Wolfgang from LMC Vienna opens the doors to Black Vienna: leather nights, a rubber and sportswear party, a naked party and a club in a former subway. He tells you what happens after dark, where the dark rooms wait and why Vienna is worth the trip.
Olaf, the man behind Berlin's Fugger Cigar Lounge, says the cigar belongs in a Master's hand. He tells you how smoke, ashes and a kneeling slave turn into pure power exchange, and why newcomers are welcome at his lounge.
Erick Joseph, the new International Mr. Bootblack 2016, lives for leather, polish and the heat of a boot scene. He tells you how three days of blacking won him the crown, why a stand can get hot, and which kinks he loves: pup play, fire play and electricity.
Pup Bolt slides into a full rubber suit and a shiny hood and takes you through a whole Folsom Europe weekend in Berlin: steamy rubber nights, a street party full of pups and the legendary Lab basement. Find out what to wear, where to go and why Folsom is still the jewel in Europe's kink crown.
Pup Cassy hits Deconstruction, the closing party of Fetish Week London, after eight late nights in a row, and it becomes his favourite. Find out why the dark room, the chilled crowd and one week of debauchery made the perfect finale.
Demetri helped turn Folsom Street Events into a global leather party and raise millions for charity. In his farewell interview after 11 years, he tells you the best moments, like the Leather Last Supper, and why he goes back to the fight against HIV and AIDS.
Fetish Week London 2016 turns the city into a playground of rubber, pups, ropes and darkrooms. Pup Brock, Matt Spike, Pup TiBo and more tell you which parties were hottest, from Full Fetish at the Coronet to the Rubber Gear Party.
Thorsten Buhl, Mr. Leather Europe, takes you inside International Mr. Leather in Chicago, where he finished fifth among 59 contestants. He tells you what the medal means, why leather, puppies and rubber belong together and why he wants a community with a voice for everyone.
Jeroen runs Leatherpride in Antwerp, six days where leather, rubber, pups and sportswear collide. He tells you why Darklands, an indoor gay fetish festival, is the place to lose your inhibitions.
Philip, the boss of the fetish contact and chat platform Recon, looks back on 15 years of Recon, the birthday party during Fetish Week London, the events, the store and the team behind it, and gives a hint of what members can expect next.
Patrick, the new programme manager of Maspalomas Fetish Week, takes you through nine hot days of dunes, pool parties and sleazy nights around the Yumbo Centre. He tells you where to cruise, how strict the dress codes are and why you should not pack light.
David is a fisting enthusiast from Belgium who now lives in Berlin and organises fisting parties. In this interview he talks about what fisting means to him, trust and preparation, and his FFunDeluxe and I Love Fist events.
Pup Cassy steps into Full Fetish, the main event of Fetish Week London, in a vast Southwark warehouse hidden under pulsing arches. He takes you through the moody lights, the huge crowd and a night that never wants to end.
Matt Redding, 54, is a New York and New Jersey pup who codes by day and wags his tail at night. He tells you how he went from secret pup to visible pet player, what puppy gear does to his headspace and why his private pup parties feel safe for everyone.
Antoin, organiser of Recon's London fetish events, is back from Sydney's Mardi Gras and ready to talk. He tells you how the parade felt and what Fetish Week London 2016 brings: a new pup event, a film double bill and a sumptuous dinner.
Uwe, one of the organisers of Mr. Fetish Germany 2015, tells what visitors can expect from the weekend in Cologne, hosted by the clubs Rheinfetisch and FGCnrw. He talks about the programme, the candidates, the two fetish parties and the venues.
Slugger reports from MIR 22, the Mr. International Rubber weekend in Chicago. He describes the kink mart, the play space and the close-knit community, and why he keeps coming back.
Tyrone Rontganger, German Mr. Leather 2013/2014, brings classical music to the leather crowd with his Berlin concert series Classic Meets Fetish. He tells you how two silver-haired leathermen, head to toe in Langlitz, gave him the idea.
Raymond, Mr. Leather Amsterdam 2017, and Reto, Mr. Leather Switzerland 2017, are the royal couple of the European leather scene. They tell you why leather feels like a second skin and how two titleholders fell for each other.
Pup Cassy hits Unleashed at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, where shiny pups, handlers and stage acts collide. He tells you how hard it is to stay on duty when the whole room tries to send you deep into headspace.