Skin Two
{{Short description|British fetish magazine}}
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Skin Two is a fetish magazine covering aspects of the worldwide fetish subculture. The name is a reference to fetish clothing as a "second skin".
History and profile
Skin Two was founded in 1983 by the publisher Tim Woodward and the photographer Grace Lau.{{cite news|title=3 Legendary Fetish Magazines: Skin Two, Marquis, SECRET|url=http://sinicalmagazine.com/component/content/article/42-blogs/565-legendaryfetishmagazines|accessdate=1 February 2016|work=Sinical Magazine|archive-date=23 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823022351/http://www.sinicalmagazine.com/component/content/article/42-blogs/565-legendaryfetishmagazines|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.skintwo.co.uk/about-skin-two/history/|title=History|work=Skin Two|accessdate=20 November 2011|archive-date=11 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011093259/http://www.skintwo.co.uk/about-skin-two/history/|url-status=dead}}
Published in London, Britain and circulated throughout the globe, Skin Two magazine provides information about fetish fashion, events, parties, people and news. A major concentration of the magazine is latex and other fetish clothing and the people and events related to the wearing of this clothing and alternative fashion in general. There is also a lot of information and features on fetishism and BDSM in general. The German version of the magazine, Skin Two Germany, was started by Peter Czernich in 1987.{{cite news|title=Marquis magazine at 50: still kinky after all these years|url=http://www.thefetishistasarchive.com/index.php?menu=8&sub=53&display=497|accessdate=1 February 2016|work=The Fetishistas Archive|date=10 December 2010}} It was closed in 1989.
The magazine has also provided a stepping stone to further success for several internationally known writers, fetish models and photographers. Notable names featured in Skin Two include Tim Burton, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Dita Von Teese and Katy Perry.
Skin Two magazine is still published by Tim Woodward's company KFS Media, which has recently launched a sister periodical called KFS Magazine,{{Cite web|url=http://kfsmagazine.com/magazines/kfs-magazine/|title=KFS Magazine|work=KFS Media Ltd|accessdate=18 July 2015}} covering the wider range of alternative sexuality as a whole.
Skin Two Clothing
Skin Two is also a clothing and accessories label, which is currently manufactured and sold by UK-based fetishwear company Honour Ltd{{Cite web|url=http://www.honour.co.uk/catalog/about-us.php|title=About us|work=Honour UK}} under licence of KFS Media.{{Cite web|url=http://kfsmagazine.com/us/|title=About us|work=KFS Media Ltd}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.latexwiki.com/index.php?title=Skin_Two_Clothing|title=Skin Two Clothing|work=LatexWiki|accessdate=18 July 2015}} As of 2022, Honour has re-branded itself as Skin Two.{{Cite web |last=Latex24/7 |date=2022-04-21 |title=Honour to Turn Into Skin Two |url=https://www.latex247.co.uk/news/honour-to-turn-into-skin-two/ |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=Latex24/7 |language=en-GB}}
Skin Two Rubber Ball
The magazine hosts this ball for fetish-related wear and people into fetishism and BDSM in general. It's the central event in a weekend of fetish parties, held in London annually.
References
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External links
- [http://www.kinkyfetishsex.net/ KFS Media's website]
- [http://www.skintwo.co.uk/ SkinTwo.co.uk]
- [http://www.honour.co.uk/ Honour's website]
- [http://thefetishshow.com/index.php/2012/02/the-fetish-show-27-skin-two-founder-tim-woodward/ Audio interview with Tim Woodward on The Fetish Show]
- [https://www.arcopleasure.co.uk/bondage Arco Pleasure's Website]{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- [http://www.rubberloft.com/ RubberLoft.com]
Category:Pornographic magazines published in the United Kingdom
Category:Fetish clothing manufacturers
Category:Magazines established in 1983
Category:Magazines published in London
Category:1983 establishments in England
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