Fetish magazine explained

A fetish magazine is a type of magazine originating in the late 1940s which is devoted to sexual fetishism. The content is generally aimed at being erotic rather than pornographic. Fetish magazines are usually devoted to a specific fetish, such as leather fetishism, rubber and PVC fetishism, cross-dressing, bondage, sadomasochism, female domination, sexual roleplay, corporal punishment, etc. Much of the content in fetish magazines is baffling to people who do not share the particular fetishes discussed and depicted.

The most well-known early examples are Bizarre (1946–1959) published by John Willie and Leonard Burtman's Exotique, Masque, Connoisseur, Bizarre Life, High Heels, Unique World, and Corporal.

An early study, The Undergrowth of Literature by Gillian Freeman (1967), concluded that such magazines provide a catharsis for those whose sexual needs are otherwise unsatisfied:^[1] she identified rubberwear magazines as the most popular at the time.^[2]

Rubberist magazines

See also: Rubber and PVC fetishism.

• AtomAge
• Dressing for Pleasure ^[3]
• Marquis
• O
• Pussy Cat (UK, N.A. Burton, 1964–1989)^[4]
• Shiny International ^[5]
• Skin Two
• Bedeseme ^[6]

Bondage magazines

Japan:

• Kitan Club (1947 - 1975)

United States:

• Bizarre
• Bizarre Life (Consolidated Publishing Inc., 1966–1971)^[7]
• Exotique
• Bondage in the Buff (House of Milan, 1982 - 1999)
• Bondage Photographer (House of Milan, 1982 - 2000)
• Captured (House of Milan, 1975 - 1999)
• Hogtie (House of Milan, 1972 - 1992)
• Hogtied (House of Milan, 1993 - 1999)
• Knotty (House of Milan, 1971 - 2002)

Europe:

• Secret (1991–2008)^[8]

Spanking magazines

• Blushes (UK,)
• Corporal (Consolidated Publishing/Eros-Goldstripe, 1960s-70s)
• Februs (UK, 1994–2003)
• Janus (UK, 1971–2007)
• Kane (UK, 1982 to present, ed. Harrison Marks 1982–1997)
• Over-The-Knee (Lyndon Distributors Ltd., 1980s-90s)
• Phoenix (UK, 1980–1991)
• Punished (House of Milan, 1978–2001)
• Roué (UK, c. 1978–1988)
• Spank Hard (Lyndon Distributors Ltd., 1990s)
• Stand Corrected (Shadow Lane, 1990s)

Femdom magazines

• Black and Blue ^[9]
• Capitulation
• Cruella
• Dominant Mystique ^[9]
• Domination Directory International
• Fetish World
• Forced Womanhood
• Obey
• The Vault ^{[10] [9]}
• Whap!

Cultural magazines

• Bizarre (UK, Dennis Publishing, 1997–2015)^[11]
• Fet-X
• Fetish Times (UK, editor Mark Ramsden, 1994–?)^[12]
• KFS Magazine ^[13]
• Demasque Magazine ^[14]
• Skin Two magazine

Other

• Splosh! (UK, 1989–2001) – wet and messy fetishism
• Girl in the Fishnet! – fishnet fetishism
• Leash Magazine (Canada) – fetish and BDSM magazine
• Whiplash (Canada) – fetish and BDSM magazine
• Smoke Signals – smoking fetishism magazine
• Wet Set Magazine (Australia) – omorashi magazine
• Modern Dungeon Quarterly (Perverted Imp Productions, 2012–) – fetish, kink and BDSM magazine^[15]
• Von Gutenberg (Canada) – fetish fashion, fantasy and lifestyle magazine^[16]
• Bedeseme Magazine (Spain, 2009) – alternative lifestyle, fetish and kink magazine^[17]
• Massad Magazine (Netherlands, 1968) - fetish and BDSM magazine

See also

• Fetish fashion
• Fetish model

Notes and References

1. Third Way . Mar 1982 . 5 . 3 . Hymns Ancient & Modern Ltd . Anne Borrowdale . Pornography - a different approach . 10 .
2. Book: Slade, Joseph W. . Pornography and sexual representation: a reference guide . 2 . Greenwood Publishing Group . 2001 . 0-313-31520-5 . 401 .
3. Web site: Dressing for Pleasure. FUEL. 30 March 2018.
4. Web site: PUSSY CAT - 25 Years Jubilee Album; The World's Leading Rubber & Rainwear Magazine by Burton, N.A. (editor): Pussy Cat / N.A. Burton, London - Alta-Glamour Inc.. Abe Books. 30 March 2018.
5. Web site: The A to Z of sexual fetishes. Glamour Magazine. 20 December 2016 . 30 March 2018.
6. Web site: About Us. Bedeseme. 1 December 2022.
7. Web site: Bizarre Life. Volume 1, Number 10. Summer 1969. Biblio. Bilife Publications. 30 March 2018. 1969.
8. Web site: Stygion. Danny. 3 Legendary Fetish Magazines: Skin Two, Marquis, SECRET. Sinical Magazine. 30 March 2018. en-gb.
9. Book: Varrin, Claudia. A Guide to New York's Fetish Underground. Citadel Press. 2002-01-01. 9780806523781. en.
10. Book: Lindemann, Danielle J.. Dominatrix: Gender, Eroticism, and Control in the Dungeon. University of Chicago Press. 2012-10-03. 9780226482569. en.
11. News: Bizarre Magazine, British Bastion Of Fetish, Freaks, Extreme Tattoos And Porn, Closes After 18 Years. The Huffington Post UK. 16 January 2015. Louise Ridley. 2 March 2018.
12. Book: Kerekes, David. Headpress 23: Funhouse. Headpress. 2002. 23. 9781900486187. 181.
13. Web site: KFS Magazine. KFS Magazine. 2 March 2018.
14. Web site: Demasque Magazine. Demasque Magazine. 24 September 2021.
15. Web site: Modern Dungeon Quarterly Number 1. Todd. 14 March 2012. The pervert's Library.
16. Web site: Von Gutenberg Magazines. Von Gutenberg.
17. Web site: Be Different, Be Yours... Alternative lives, Fetish & Fashion magazine. Bedeseme Magazine.