Thursday, April 29, 2010

The Wonderful World of Marquis Magazine

Marquis Magazine

One of the things I like about the fetish world is when severity and seriousness verges on artfulness and ultimately gives way to what can only be called batshit insanity. English/German magazine Marquis (formerly «O») is a glossy production in every way imaginable, from the paper stock to the layout to the latex and leather fashions it showcases. In the Id Unleashed universe of fetish publications, there's a mish-mash of cultural references, such as the rubber-clad Louise Brooks lookalike above, created by artist Marcus Gray. Gray is described in the pages of Marquis as a retro-futurist--thanks, I'll take THIS flavor of retro-futurism over the busted up clock parts favored by the current Steampunk trend.

Marquis Magazine

Speaking of retro-futurism, I can't help but think that this mid-70s ad showcasing designs from latex atelier Sealwear is making pal of the Empire Yum Yum's eyes turn into big cartoon hearts. THIS is some Radioactive Lingerie right here!

Marquis Magazine

Then there's the stuff I'm not even going to try to explain, like this Spiderman girl catsuit and hood created by a designer who goes by the single name of Gosha. He's pretty clearly some sort of twisted genius, and whether or not this is truly meant to tickle the nethers is irrelevant--there's no denying its awesome weirdness and wonderfulness.

Marquis Magazine

11 comments:

Zach S. said...

wow. the beauty of nonconformity, plus your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. the world is truly filled with wonder.

Anonymous said...

The KnowingFullWell Zone queries:

whereEVAH did Ye get sech sartorial publication? ;D

ie, glad to be of assistance, *Gwendoline*!

Ivan said...

Mmmmmmmmmm...Marquis!

Simon said...

Alright.

Anonymous said...

The ImpressedWithTheCompanyTheLoveTrainKeeps Zone gives a shout out!

Ivan--THAT Wally Wood Witzend (2?) ink. is. AWESOME! :o

Spa fon! :D

Jack said...

I dunno, I'll take steampunk over the voyages of the Pantless Enterprise as depicted in the Sealwear panel any day!

B-Sol said...

Love the latex "Louise Brooks" concept, amazing!

dr.morbius said...

I don't know that the Spider-man outfit is so outre in the context of that picture, because, damned if the "eggcrate" texture of whatever she's sitting on isn't made by a bunch of butt-plugs.

I love creative uses for kink objects.

Ivan said...

For loads more latexiliciousness, I highly recommend visiting dollsrealm-blogspot-com. She's really plugged into the scene!

Anon: Thanks! I've got a version of his Weird Science-Fantasy #27 cover on the other arm. Once I'm done spending a bunch of money, I'm saving up for some Jack Kirby and Kelly Freas inspired ink, as well.

Fred said...

Great catch, Doc Mobius. I completely missed that in the Spider-Man picture until you pointed it out (no pun intended). I guess this is one piece of furniture that you'd want to have scotch guarded before your invited guests arrived.

Tenebrous Kate said...

Joey Zone deserves a MASSIVE shout-out for sending this mag my way! He's a gentleman and a scholar, and furthermore my favorite pervert. Seriously--he's raised it to an artform. *mwah*

Jack, I'm finding myself strangely warming to the idea of pantsless latex pachinko...

Doc M, you're so right about Spiderman's chair! Although I *think* it might have been made by British latex designer Craig Morrison, he of the Bug Bag. I actually have two Craig Morrison bags with that latex-egg-crate paneling stashed in my closet. They're a bit cyber for my tastes at the moment, but I do love them so...!