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Today, the industry features new challenges due to the fact latex fashion business is becoming more and more competitive. As the number of latex manufactures worldwide increases, smaller vendors face a rising demand of complexity and quality. Today, the problem is mostly related to quality. There are not many companies that create complex latex outfits because it’s too frustrating and hard to cut and create the complex shapes that the client wants. If you’re one of them, then you know how this can really take its toll on your profits. Everybody knows the Devil is in the detail.

Laser cutting isn’t something entirely new, but most companies still cut latex by hand, as an industrial latex cutter is quite costly. Being laser cut, means that there is a no-touch cutting of latex, which results in really continuous and smooth cuts with zero nicks and zero chances to tear. This makes it a lot easier to create complex designs, so, now you can have the latex designs you always dreamed of come true!

Laser Latex also has reasonable prices that mostly depend on the complexity of your designs. Naturally, with large orders the prices come lower, and it allows you to turn all of your fantasies into reality – and make a nice profit as a result!

Put this date in your calendar: Thursday 30th June, from 7pm onwards at Resistance Gallery, 265 Poyser Street, Bethnal Green, London E2 9RF.

There will be an exhibition of works by Terry Mendoza and other artists or performers who is seen as a part of the Fet-X family.

Fet-X would love you to come and celebrate with them: artists, designers, friends and supporters are all welcome. Come along, meet interesting people, get the new magazine and maybe get inspired to start new projects.

RSVP. For joining send an email to: event@fet-x.com

To celebrate the launch of LatexEXPRESS, Libidex are having a flash sale on their website, offering customers a full 50% off this range. This offer will last just for a few days from 6.00pm on Thursday 26 May until midnight on Tuesday 31 May, UK time.

Libidex Director, Simon Rose, says of the launch: “Our Instant Orders range has proved very successful (especially internationally) since it was launched last December so we wanted to give it a more distinctive name. LatexEXPRESS is unique to Libidex, and we believe it is a name that will be recognised and understood by our customers all over the world”.

Libidex work hard to ensure that the LatexEXPRESS section of their website is always very well stocked and ready for customers to purchase their latex garments, especially when a flash sale is taking place. The range is constantly being added to, whether with brand new items such as catsuits, stockings and hoods, or expanding the existing range of sizes and colours. There are currently thousands of items available in over 100 different styles, including several new designs unique to the range.

All LatexEXPRESS items come with a full guarantee and are of the same high quality workmanship as all Libidex items.

For more information on LatexEXPRESS and the ‘Flash Sale’ please visit www.libidex.com.

The Stockroom Inc. claim that Greydanus has stolen, used and distributed some of their latex designs for the latex that she created for Kate Perry.

The company is seeking an injunction blocking Greydanus from selling latex clothing and costumes.

Press release from Associated Press.

Abigail Greydanus comments on the lawsuit on her blog.

UPDATED: This Fetishistas is following the news about the lawsuit.

The Knockoff Knockdown blog by Kink Engineering, comparing designer’s original work to cheap knock-offs of the designs stolen by others for a quick buck. Readers can submit their own photos of stolen latex designs.

The NY RubberBall’s piracy page tells you about why the pirates do what they do, what to look for and how to spot fraudulent sites, so you avoid being ripped off!

Illustration by ArrakisArt.

The ‘Liberation Club’ is designed to attract regular customers of Libidex and other fetish aficionados by offering them discounts of up to 20% on all purchases of Libidex clothing, bonus points on what they spend at Libidex, plus a certain amount of free repairs and made-to-measure items.

Other benefits include money off tickets to clubs and events such as Torture Garden, Erotica, Club Rub, Antichrist, Wasteland Amsterdam, Club Subversion, Club Domina, and Night of Venus, together with a Club newsletter with exclusive special offers and even a Christmas present.

The Club offers three levels of membership: Platinum at £200 per year; Gold at £100; and Silver at £50. And, until the end of November 2010, anyone joining the Liberation Club will get 25% off their first year’s membership fee. Members will have their own personalised membership card to use to obtain discounts at the Liberation shop, and an exclusive membership number to log in with on the Libidex site: www.libidex.com. Full details of the Liberation Club and online application form are on the Club website: www.liberationclub.com.

Libidex’s owner and head designer Simon Rose believes it is the first loyalty card to be launched by any fetish fashion house. “I’m pretty certain this is a first, but even if someone else has beaten us to it, the Liberation Club offers extremely good value. For example, a Platinum member paying £200 a year would only need to spend £500 a year at Libidex to recoup the membership fee, and save money on purchases too. So you really can’t lose!

“We’ve had a good response so far with a fair number of members already signed up. So I hope some more people will take advantage of the special offer we’ve got this month and become members too.”

Designers and retailers pay to have their products listed, instead of RubberPages.com acting as a reseller, much like Shop.com in the vanilla world.

Users can then browse categories and do advanced searches for their ideal item. Every product listing has a full description, colour samples and customizable details to help users make decisions. Prices are also available in seven different currencies and updated daily.

Another interesting feature to help users save time and hopefully money is the custom design request. After joining the site for free, you can post a request for any type of product and all of the listed retailers can choose to bid on it.

Matt, the CRO (Chief Rubber Officer) of RubberPages.com, explains  “I started this site because there can be a lot of factors to consider when buying rubber and every day it seemed like a new retailer emerged with a unique set of products. I am confident that there are a ton of people out there with the same frustration and hopefully this site will help them. In fact, I will make my next purchase using RubberPages.com”.

I don’t think Matt, will be the only one.

www.libidex.de, which went live on Saturday 31st July, is being run in partnership with Hans Telles of German latex label el-Conde. Hans will be operating the site for Libidex in Germany, handling orders and dealing with German-speaking customers direct.

Libidex believes the new site will make buying latex easier and more convenient for customers in German-speaking countries, which are Libidex’s second largest market after the UK. They will be able to discuss their requirements in their own language with German-speaking staff, and will not have to pay the additional costs of postage from the UK, since all garments will be despatched from Libidex’s German centre.

The site carries a full description in German of each garment, together with pictures, and there is an easy-to-use shopping cart system. All prices are designated in Euros, and payment is accepted by bank transfer or credit card. Prices are the equivalent of those advertised on the UK website, and at the moment both sites are offering a discount of 25% on normal prices during the Libidex Summer Sale.

Simon Rose - New Prospects for Libidex in the German Market

Libidex’s Simon Rose believes the new site will improve service to customers as well as generating new business for Libidex: “While we already have quite a few customers in German-speaking countries, I don’t think we should assume everyone there can or wants to speak English! The feedback that we’ve been getting is that there are a lot of German speakers who prefer to discuss their purchases in their own language, and we hope that having a centre in Germany that operates under regulations they are familiar with, will not only be far more convenient, but also make them feel happier and more reassured when they buy from us”.

The magazine will include regular sections on other subjects, so there will be something for everyone – but their focus is on cool fashion and design, rather than hardcore BDSM.

Skin Two Magazine claims has greatly increased their international distribution network and are moving towards the mainstream. Future issues will also be available digitally from the Porn Mags Online, so that readers around the world can download it for £5.

Personally, I’m happy to hear this news and will be looking forward to be see my old glossy friend again. What do you think? Leave a comment.