Easter-time over at The Baroness, East Village, NYC...

The Baroness on East 13th Street by Avenue B is New York City’s premiere latex designer boutique. We recently stopped by @latexbaroness and spoke with The Baroness herself, who explained that she first fell in love with this fabric after having received a latex scoop neck dress from a slave over 30 years ago. Although, the dress itself was not her style and not the correct size, she “crammed herself into it and felt like a sausage”, but she loved the fabric and started making #latex pieces for herself and for her slaves and the people around her. The Baroness has a strong philosophy about the art of latex and “tries to take people’s mind out of what they think latex is, which is generally BDSM or sex”. Latex is #vegan as it is made from the sap that comes from the rubber tree.

To The Baroness, “it’s all about the desire, passion, and fantasy. I don’t want people to feel like it is difficult to get dressed. My whole concept for latex is that it is elegant and provocative and is for everyone in all shapes and sizes and curves and that you should feel comfortable and attractive in it and empowered. Most of the work that I do personally is custom and I am known for using color. Nothing is sewn. Everything is glued. I do a lot of cosplay stuff and dress people for fetish events and have done work for @ladygaga @beyonce @fergie and @ditavonteese. Although I have been creating custom latex for 30 years, the shop has been open for around a decade and it allows us to actually see things on people and for people who are curious about it to just buy things off the rack.”

• Personally, we always look forward to see her seasonal window displays, with the latest one created for Easter.

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