''Skin Two'' is a

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covering aspects of the worldwide

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. The name is a reference to

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as a "second skin".

History and profile

''Skin Two'' was founded as a fetish nightclub in 1983. In 1984, ''Skin Two'' magazine was produced by the publisher

Tim Woodward Timothy Oliver Woodward (24 April 1953 – 9 November 2023) was an English actor. His credits included ''Galileo'' (1975), '' Piece of Cake'' (1988), ''Families'', '' Heartbeat'', '' The Europeans'' (1979), '' Tales of the Unexpected'' (1982), ' ...

and the photographer Grace Lau. Published in

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, Britain and circulated throughout the globe, ''Skin Two magazine'' provided information about fetish fashion, events, parties, people and news. A major concentration of the magazine is

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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

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in general. The German version of the magazine, ''Skin Two Germany'', was started by Peter Czernich in 1987. It was closed in 1989. The magazine has also provided a stepping stone to further success for several internationally known writers,

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s and

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. Notable names featured in Skin Two include

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, Dita Von Teese and

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. Tim Woodward's company KFS Media, later 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

Tim Woodward hosted this ball for fetish-related wear and people into fetishism and BDSM in general. It raised money for charities and was the central event in a weekend of fetish parties, held in London annually. Tim still runs a fetish nightlife business called The Chardmore Society.

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
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