Q: What first sparked your interest or first got you involved with latex fashion garments? How did you discover the material? Was it a personal interest or intrigue, maybe seeing celebrities wearing outfits made from latex, were you approached by a designer? Skin Two is a world-renowned alternative fashion enterprise. Established in 1984, the brand boasts a clothing range and magazine, and previously a club which hosted distinguished events within the industry – the Skin Two Rubber Ball attracted the likes of Dita Von Teese. Skin Two’s clothing collection perfectly captures everything about the counterculture that the brand has always kept as a focal point. A range that has been crafted with care, with the history of the brand at its forefront. From the latex dresses to the latex care kits, you can trust Skin Two to deliver exactly what you want. A: Every shoot is different, it’s all about the planning! Some days it’s 8 hours other days it’s 2 hours. It all depends on the location, the day, the theme and the outfits. I like to keep my shoots fun and as relaxed as possible.

Q: What would you say to anyone interested in wearing the material? What would be your best piece of advice for anyone who is thinking of trying latex but hasn’t done so yet? Please note: Despite sharing a history and the Julip brand name, as of late September 2013 Julip Originals has fallen under different ownership to Julip Horses ltd (producers of the HotY models) and as a result is now for all intents and purposes an entirely separate company. We do not take any responsibility for any services offered or products produced by Julip Horse ltd and vice versa; neither party has the authority to make any commitment on behalf of the other. definecolor{Mycolor2}{HTML}{00F9DE}: The colour Mycolor2 is created using the HTML model. Colours in this model must be created with 6 hexadecimal digits, the characters A, B,C, D, E and F must be in upper-case. Colours defined by either model can later be used within your document not only to set the colour of the text, but for any other element that takes a colour as parameter, for instance tables (you must add the table option to xcolor), graphic elements created with TikZ, plots, vertical rulers in multicolumn documents and code listings. colorlet{Mycolor1}{green!10!orange}: A colour named Mycolor1 is created with 10% green and 90% orange.colorlet{LightRubineRed}{RubineRed!70}: A new colour named LightRubineRed is created, this colour has 70% the intensity of the original RubineRed colour. You can think of it as a mixture of 70% RubineRed and 30% white. Defining colours like this lets you derive different tints of a main colour—common practice in corporate branding. In the example, you can see the original RubineRed and the new LightRubineRed used in two consecutive horizontal rules.

A: The trend is increasing among celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Katy Perry and Shani James but that hasn’t increased the wear hugely by regular people. I have seen Youtuber’s doing latex try ons stemming from House of CB selling a small latex collection inspired by celebs and TopShop selling one latex dress. I’d like to be able to buy it at a normal highstreet store but I enjoy the exclusivity of latex not being so mainstream that everyone is wearing it and dressing the same. A: Last Halloween I went to a Halloween party in a pub where my friend used to work in full latex. The reaction was amazing, all positive, people wanted to feel the fabric and said it looked so good. My parents on the other hand are not a fan of latex. They wish I would just wear “normal clothes”. My mum’s accepted that I won’t change, my dad on the other hand always says normal girls don’t wear clothes like that. People will think you’re not right in the head that you look like a bimbo, which I find funny.

Celebs Can’t Get Enough Latex!

Q: Latex is a unique material and totally different from the majority of other fabrics which are commonly used during the making of fashion garments. What was your reaction the first time you ever wore latex clothing? How does it make you feel?

Very few people have done as much to publicise and influence the changing trends and views of latex fashion as Ashley Merwin. From her frequent outdoor adventures in latex fashion to her attendance and visits at cosplay events, Ashley was recently kind enough to take the opportunity to speak to Latex24/7 about her love of the material and her experiences in modelling and public opinion. There are numerous ways to wear latex with your outfit as underwear or outerwear with individual pieces which match your everyday wardrobe. For role-playing games, for a romantic dinner or an erotic evening with an open ending you are always dressed in latex sensual and enjoy the body feeling already when putting on your clothes. textcolor{red}{easily}: Changes the colour of inline text. This command takes two parameters, the colour to use and the text whose colour is changed. In the example the word easily is printed in red Q: With the uniqueness of the material, and like any form of niche modelling, there are often increased challenges which would not be present with traditional photoshoots. What challenges does latex pose for you as a model? begin {enumerate } \item \textcolor {mypink1 }{Pink with rgb } \item \textcolor {mypink2 }{Pink with RGB } \item \textcolor {mypink3 }{Pink with cmyk } \item \textcolor {mygray }{Gray with gray } \end {enumerate } \end {document }Here at Latex24/7 we’re always eager and pleased to speak to anyone who shares our love of latex fashion. We were therefore incredibly excited when latex fashion model Ashley Merwin agreed to speak to us. rgb: Red, Green, Blue. Three comma-separated values between 0 and 1 define the components of the colour. Q: Please provide a short overview of yourself and your modelling career so far. For example, when and how did you first get into modelling? Q: Are there any upcoming projects which you will be involved in, which you could give us a sneak peek of? Where should we look out for you next? Q: Which latex fashion brands have you worked, or collaborated with? What were their outfits like to model?