Tom of Finland - The Movie is a film that has been eagerly anticipated by our community for several years. As many of us reading this know, Tom of Finland was actually called Touko Laaksonen, and was best known for his depictions of leather-clad, super-masculine guys. His artwork became the symbol of the [...]
Whenever there is change, it’s a great opportunity to reflect on the past and look ahead to the future. With Mr LeatherWest 2016 making way for the next holder of the title, it is a good time to look back on what has been achieved and to look to the possibilities ahead. Dave [...]
Sunday 31st July 2016 saw another piece of leather history being written with the first ever Mr Leather Wales being appointed. This great achievement comes against the furtherance of gay leather culture in south Wales, championed by both our Mr LeatherWests (2015 & 2016) and our #LeatherDragons campaign. Five sexy and eligible candidates stepped [...]
Going along to the second Leather Social: Cardiff, Phil S’Berg “finds where you get a mix, you get a buzz” and the afternoon makes him recall a classic 1970’s Leatherman’s Handbook. The streets of Cardiff were thronged with cyclists, spectators and with quite a lot of lycra on display as the city played host to [...]
Some of the guys enjoying the Leather Social: Cardiff. Image courtesy of The Eagle Bar, Cardiff (all rights acknowledged). On 17th April 2016, a new chapter was begun in story of Leather Wales and the Rise of the Leather Dragons with the establishment of The Leather Social: Cardiff. The Leather Social is [...]
LeatherWest reporter Sam Benger reports on the launch of Leather Social Cardiff offering leather men in South Wales and the West a new event to meet-up with like-minded men. In association with The Leather Social (based in London and Berlin), LeatherWest has teamed up to extend the concept of the "no leather dresscode, just come along, [...]
LeatherWest reporter Sam Benger reports on the next step in the campaign to build a Leather Wales by going out on the road to meet people at Cardiff's watering hole for Leather men. During 2015, there's been an upsurge in the profile of the local leather community in the West. With Bristol firmly established as [...]
Guest writer Boy Dustin writes about his leather journey as "One boy’s International Experience" that started in deepest Georgia, in the heart of the Southern United States. Now living in the UK, pursuing his postgraduate degree, he's a culture and history lover. His journey now leads to Cardiff for Pride Cymru to join the men of LeatherWest, and reflecting on [...]
Gallery of pictures from Pride Cymru in Cardiff, when leather men kept being stopped for pictures, 'getting papped', stopping traffic in one case and where there was a distinct leather "Welcome in the hillside" in the streets of the Welsh Capital.
Picture courtesy of and copyright of Huw Dale Photography, 2014. All rights reserved. On the eve of Pride Cymru in Cardiff, Neil Mr. LeatherWest in making a call for leather men to stand proud, stand tall and help to build a leather community in Wales, relates a personal story of his very own leather [...]
