''Skin Two'' is a
fetish magazine
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The most well-known early examples are ''Bizarre'' (1946-1959) ...
covering aspects of the worldwide
fetish subculture
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. The name is a reference to
fetish clothing
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type of clothing or accessory, created to be extreme or provocative in a fetishistic manner. These styles are by definition not worn by the majority of people; if everyone wears an it ...
as a "second skin".
History and profile
''Skin Two'' was founded in 1983 by the publisher
Tim Woodward
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Tim Woodward was born in Kensington, London, England, the son of actors Edward Woodward and Venetia Barrett. He was educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College.
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and the photographer Grace Lau.
Published in
London
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, 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
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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
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in general. The German version of the magazine, ''Skin Two Germany'', was started by Peter Czernich in 1987.fetish model
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s and photographers
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Duties and types of photographers
As in other ...
. Notable names featured in Skin Two include Tim Burton
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, Jean-Paul Gaultier
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, Dita Von Teese
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and Katy Perry
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.
''Skin Two magazine'' is still published by Tim Woodward's company KFS Media, which has recently launched a sister periodical called ''KFS Magazine'', 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 under licence of KFS Media. As of 2022, Honour has re-branded itself as Skin Two.
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
External links
KFS Media's website
SkinTwo.co.uk
Honour's website
Audio interview with Tim Woodward on The Fetish ShowArco Pleasure's Website
RubberLoft.com
Pornographic magazines published in the United Kingdom
Fetish magazines
Fetish clothing manufacturers
Magazines established in 1983
Magazines published in London
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