Steve Diet Goedde has received worldwide praise for his unique style and vision. His books “The Beauty of Fetish: Volumes I and II” and his career retrospective DVD “Living Through Steve Diet Goedde” have been released to rave reviews internationally.

Sin City Gallery is located inside the Arts Factory at 107 E. Charleston Boulevard, Suite. 100 in Las Vegas. Visit www.sincitygallery.com for information, updates and exhibition calendar.

I meet up with the Jade during this years Fetish Evolution weekend, where I asked her for a interview, but I got more than just a interview…

3xL: How and when did you become a model?

Jade: I modeled as a hobby for a few years, starting in 2005, mainly to document my extensive fetish wardrobe. I didn’t really take a modeling career seriously until 2007. I worked as a commercial print model when I was much younger, but I don’t count that as part of my current type of modeling.

3xL: Why did you choose fetish modeling?

Jade: I love fetish clothing! Fetish clothing is intended to provoke and arouse. Fetish fashion was always my particular kink, I started buying fetish clothing and shoes while I was still in high school! Everything from tight lacing corsets to extreme stiletto heels to shiny latex. I love the skin tight fit of fetish clothing and how flagrantly sexual it is. I love dressing in latex, whether I am at home, attending events, or doing a photo shoot. The smell, look, and sensation of slippery shiny latex on my skin is a true aphrodisiac. I am a fetishist first, model second.

3xL: Why Jade Vixen? Where did that name come from?

Jade: Jade was a name I used on the fetish club scene, I added Vixen to it since I needed a surname for my fetish persona. There were so many girls named “Jade” on the fetish scene, I had to make my name somewhat unique.

3xL: From who do you get your inspiration for your work?

Jade: John Willie’s Bizarre is my main inspiration. The idealized female figure depicted in those vintage fetish magazines (long thin limbs, tiny nipped in waist, curvy breasts and butt) was my feminine ideal. I started collecting fetish magazines in the mid-90s when I was introduced to the fetish scene, Atomage, Marquis, Skin Two, <O>, Secret. Heavy Rubber and I still have most of them! At this point, I strive to find a balance between shooting new designs for clothing designers and content for my members. Some times, a new latex design or colour will inspire me to do a themed shoot. Or the acquisition of a rare pair of collectible hand made high heels. An exotic location to shoot in also helps! I do some of my best work in the most unexpected locales.

3xL: Do you see latex clothing as a toy, a tool or something else?

Jade: I feel that latex clothing has an appeal far beyond fashion. Slipping into a latex ensemble is like undergoing a transformation into a hyper sexual, slinky, slippery persona.

3xL: Tell about your new members site – jadevixen.com, what’s it all about?

Jade: It is all about me and my extensive fetish fashion wardrobe, photographed in a glamorous manner. It has a heavy focus on latex fetish fashion and extreme fetish heels, with some exquisite corsets, lingerie, and nylons. As of right now, I have nearly 7000 images, grouped as sets of 40-70 photos. 95% of my content is exclusive to my site and you cannot see it any where else online! I try to update at least once a week to keep my members happy! The majority of my photo updates feature exquisite custom latex from some of the top designers.

3xL: And finally, what’s next for Jade Vixen?

Jade: World domination! I’m starting by accepting the Fashion Editor position for Lust, Love & Latex. More fetish performances at various fetish events around the world, and much more fetish modelling!

3xL: You are welcome on the team! I’m looking forward to hear the latest news and insights from latex fashion scene.

You can find Jade Vixen at jadevixen.com and follow her @jade_vixen on Twitter.

Barbara Nitke

The photograph of the rubber-clad woman above comes from one of her current portfolios. Visit Barbara’s blog for some wonderful behind the scenes photos and for photoshoot credits.

If you’ll be in the NYC area this May, be sure to check out her new gallery show titled Smooth Hotel at Gansevoort 69 in the Meatpacking District which features “provocative photographs of chic people misbehaving in anonymous hotel settings.” Go here for further info.

This January, I joined a amateur photography club and now have a place where I can talk to like minded photographers, learn new techniques and maybe the best thing… access to a photo studio with professional lighting and paper backgrounds.

I have only been in the studio three times and already things such as lighting are getting more manageable.

My favourite subject is, not surprisingly, Latex Kitty in her many latex fetish attires. It’s a blessing having a partner in crime and even more so, one there makes her own latex clothing.

I finish up my fetish photos in Adobe Photoshop, where I do some colour adjustments and add shadows to improve the final result. I’m not a huge fan of photo retouching, but I do clean up my photos by removing hairs, stains and small imprefections.

If you want to see more of my photos, please take a look in the portfolio section of the latex gallery.

Take a look at the spring catalogue of the Scandinavian furniture giant ILVA.

It’s Marla Rutherford‘s iconic photo of the beautiful Viktoria Modesta in the Stripe Cape from TG Clothing… PROMOTING A UGLY STRIPED COUCH!

Ouch, what a cover to be remembered for!

I have been so lucky to get my hands on a copy of Christine Kessler’s new photography book named “Nylon Girls” – featuring some of the hottest fetish models from around the world posing in stockings and pantyhoses. This may sound a little boring for a latex fetishist, but fear not, there are also models in latex stockings and other latex fashions in the book, as Christine is a huge fan of latex.

Nylon Girls has 112 full color pages and has an introduction by the legendary Eric Kroll (Fetish Girls) and is packed with Christine’s erotic photos of nylon vixens.

Christine’s photographs are a very natural with a soft lighting which makes her models look both sensual and sexy. The book has more than 50 photos series (2-5 photos in each) with fetish models, that should be familiar to you, if you are a regular here at Lust, Love & Latex, such as – Mosh, Darenzia, Emily Marilyn, Ancilla Tilla, Ulorin Vex, Apnea – just to mention a few.

You can order “Nylon Girls” from my UK Book Store or US Book Store.

With the slow-drip success of multiplex cinema 3D options for Superman Returns, Up and now Avatar it’s seems the world could now be ready to adopt the stereoscopic format. But what about its fetish potential?

Fetish scene photographer Mark Bennet has been working with video and still film 3D for over ten years and has now released some amazing results for latex fans – without the need for 3D glasses. Mark’s portfolio at www.Start3D.com boasts a series of stunning pictures of foxy 3D rubber clubbers. The effect is achieved by a camera that shoots through two lenses eye-wide apart, simultaneously (while having a glamorous fetish girl stand in front of course).

Mark’s upgrade to the 120mm format, a resolution twice that of IMAX, has resulted in commissions from Turner prize-winner Keith Tyson and the Covent Garden-based Saco hair salon, plus he has captured Anish Kapoor’s ‘Dismemberment of Jeanne d’Arc’ and renowned Lewes firework night procession in Sussex, England, also viewable in his collection.

Mark is also the man behind Black Ice webzine and currently can be seen snapping for Torture Garden.

There will be an reception on sat. dec. 12 from 7-10 pm where you can meet Christine and some of her models. Entrance is free and there is a age requirement of 18+ years.

Christine will have a limited number of copies of her new book – Nylon Girls – for sale. The book is not yet available in the US!

More information here…

The photograph has such a casual and innocent elegance  that I couldn’t resist sharing it with you.  Black rubber bathed in golden sunlight and a simple outdoor setting provide a  different feel than the usual latex fashion studio work. Plus the model, YKat, is stunningly gorgeous. Eric says the following on the shoot and his photography:

This shot was taken in the Sunset District of San Francisco before we went to Mike West’s Rope::Burn show.  The dress is from Syren and YKat is currently doing some fitting work for one of their designers.
YKat started modeling for me about five months ago. She is also a photographer and shoots both digital and film. I am strictly a film user. I like the look of film as well as the process. I shoot medium and large format film almost exclusively. I have many cameras: pinhole, twin lens reflex, field, rangefinder, plastic cam, and panoramic. I also collect expired film. My most recent find was 12 boxes of Tri-X Pan that expired in 1981. I have also got some color negative and instant film with extreme color shifts. I’ve only shot a few packs of Fuji instant peel film (FP-100C45 and FP-100B45). I miss the negative option of Polaroid, but find the Fuji to have great color and tonal range.

View more from the set here.

I thought it would be interesting knowing a little more about the “little” frenchman from Lille… so here is my interview with Maxime Avet:

3xL: Hey Maxime! Thanks for letting me interview you.

Max: Thank you too, it’s an pleasure for me!

3xL: Where were you born and how did you end up sharing first name with a soft porn magazine?

Max: I’m born in a north of France, near Lille – I never choose my name Maxim cause its my real name not a nickname. My parents had hesitation between Maxime & Alexander, and they made their choice ! But I glad that that my name match this Maxim’s mag.

3xL: What did you want to be when you grew up and what was your first job you ever had?

Max: My first job ? It was a nightmare :p it was a “quick job” for 2 nights, I worked for a big supermarket to organize the “merchandise”, crap job ever!!! I wished that I can do archeology studies and then I finally made literature studies, because i get more interested in it.

3xL: Where are you currently living and is there a fetish scene?

Max: I’m still living in the north of France in Lille, to be honest I’ll don’t really want to move from here to another part of France, if i’m move its probably for London. In Lille there is no fetish scene, but I’ve made two fashion fetish parties here! It was a blast, cause I’ve mix fashion and fetish peoples.

3xL: Frenchmen are legendary for their charm and conquest of women. Do you believe this to be true?

Max: Well i’m not in good position to talk about that *laugh*, frenchmen likes to charm girls that’s true, but we have (most of us) a true sens of relationship and feelings. We don’t really have the vision of “conquest”, I think charm is seen as a “way to collection women” but it’s not that at all.

3xL: I know that you have a fascination for latex, but what initially drew you towards this material?

Max: Yes, I’m a real fetishist, I’ve discovered it around my 12, passion for shiny clothes and I finally discover that between, latex, pvc and leather, I’ve been addicted only to latex. It was hard at the beginning to talk about it to your girlfriend when you are young because it’s not totally usual. SO i did my first fetish stuff around my 19 years old.

3xL: Is fetish a lifestyle for you or an expressive art form?

Max: To be honest it’s both, I’m partying in fetish clubs, I had fetish girlfriends, and I love latex of course. But in other part my photography passion is not only latex but I love doing fashion fetish pics, the glamour and fashion side of the fetish is a nice art view of the fetish scene.

3xL: How long have you been photographing and did have any formal artistic training?

Max: Ive learn photography by myself and with my parents artistic influences, I’ve refused to enter in a photography school because i think that photography don’t need lesson, you just need eyes and talent. I made myself completely by books, advices and behavior!

3xL: How do you personally define fetish fine art versus pornographic imagery?

Max: I think fetish and pornographic imagery have few links but I never use those links cause I fed up of people think fetish is obviously BDSM or Porn stuff, Ive always strictly separate fetish from porn. Even some Fetish Porn imagery are truly awesome, I’m staying more on the esthetism of latex shine and women beauty. I’m sometimes doing more sexy, soft porn pics but never really used them.

3xL: Where do you find your inspiration for your photos and is it hard to come up with something new?

Max: To be honest all people get influences to another people in any domains, so bringing something new is a real challenge. I find my inspiration everywhere, thought books, paintings, movies, lifestyle etc.. The more difficult is to realise exactly what you have in mind with the most perfection! And when you success to that I think you have what I call talent!

3xL: We often hear from budding fetish photographers how difficult it is to find models in their city. How have you overcome this obstacle?

Max: I love the sentence “when you want, you can”, at the beginning i asked some of my friend to do pics for me, and I finally met a real fetish models who introduce me to another one and finally links were created. After that the fact that I’m traveling a lot makes the links easy to make between models and I.

I’m traveling in USA in November and I really can’t wait to finally meet a lots of model I’m wished so much to work with!

3xL: Which models have you enjoyed working with the most and why?

Max: Wow hard question, as ive enjoyed to work with a lots of models, particulary Adreena (uk), Ulorin Vex (uk), SisterSinister (sw), Calamity Amelie (sw) Bianca Beauchamp (ca) , Rubberdoll (usa), Eden (DE), Emily Marilyn (usa) and Sohui (UK). They all gave me the time to do nice pics. I’ve lots of “souvenirs” with a lots of models because they been really open-minded, professional and been really cool on shooting.

3xL: What is your favorite photo of your own so far and why?

Max: Again it’s a real difficult question… I think the one which people recognize a lot my work, kind of my most “popular” is the one with Eden in a transparent dress, with who I’ve made my first magazine cover few months ago. Another one I like a lot is the one i’ve shot with Hazmat in a messy room.

After those two pics Ive lots of unique pics I really like , because as I said, all shootings are unique moments of life and each gave me something new.

3xL: What cameras do you use and what are your personal must-have equipment on a shoot?

Max: I’m working on a old shit Canon 350D, but I’m going to buy the new 5D Mk 2 hopefully before Christmas. Must have? Hmm soft light and beautydish light :p , you don’t need “must have” to be creative, just use your brain and your eyes.

3xL: What kind of in-camera manipulations do you perform to glam up your portraits?

Max: I don’t do any in-manipulation, I have no filter, I just use lightening.

3xL: Today photo manipulation is an essential tool of any photographer. How much time do you spend Photoshopping your photos?

Max: I’m not a fan of hard retouching, I make only essential retouches. So much photographer edit a lot too much and finally the model looks like more a doll than reality. So I mostly edit softly face and background imperfection and lightening effect.

3xL: How has the internet helped you in your creativity?

Max: I never really used internet for my creativity, I of course watch works from other photographers and models. Even for tutorials and stuff like that, I’m sometimes use one to help me for one shot or two but I don’t spend my time on internet to search my next effect, I prefer discover new stuff thought photoshop.

3xL: What advice do you have for beginning photographers?

Max: Be patient and give your best! That’s the key! That’s what I’ve done. I gave my best to make my skill better, meet models and people from the scene.

All advices are good to take, after that just make them useful for grow up your skill.

3xL: Your photos often are of fashion latex and not normally of heavy rubber. Is this a conscious choice?

Max: I’ve really never tried heavy rubber pictures, but I would love to try sometimes, just need to fix the good idea with the good model to make a good result, I’m sure it will happen in a few. But in photography I prefer from far fetish fashion, I keep heavy rubber for private.

3xL: Which up and coming latex lines should we watch out for?

Max: There are lots of nice designers but ive to amdit some of them make really amzing design. I really like Maggie Delena, Vex Clothing, HMS, Blacklikorish, Simon O, Bodycult, Tres Bonjour. I think they have a really nice vision of the Fashion Fetish. Very elegant, glamour and fashiony !

3xL: If you could be any other person, who would it be and why?

Max: Hmmm I think I would love to be a painter, probably Magritte or Dali, I’m so in love with their art vision. They just outdone themselves and don’t fear to express they want and have inside. I’m fascinated by painting, that gave me a lots of inspiration.

3xL: Thank you so much for your time!

Max: Again thank you for this interview!

To contact Max or see more of his works, please visit: MaximsPhotos.com