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 [...]
Jake's video still shows guys from the LeatherWest region gathering at The Leather Social: Cardiff before the first Mr Leather Wales competition in 2016 Documentary film maker Jake Hardy, stumbled across our community while on a trip to Berlin. What happened next gave rise to a thought provoking short documentary film and [...]
2017 will see the release of the first of two movies about Tom of Finland - the Finish artist who's work is so synonymous with the gay leatherman's world. This movie, directed by Dome Karukoski (considered to be one of the most successful Finnish film directors) will be released in Finish cinemas in February [...]
A brand new worldwide photo competition is about to get off the ground in December 2016 and you're invited to be a part of it. Join in and submit your best gay fetish photos. If your photographs are successful in the competition, you could be the winner one of the following cash prizes: 1st [...]
Collaboration (n): the action of working with someone to produce or create something. One hot afternoon in Soho, London saw a collaboration that combined the talents of two creative lovers of leather to produce a set of stunning images. Matt Spike is one of the UK’s top photographers who has a passion [...]
Leather men are on the march this Summer throughout the West. There's lots of talk about a "leather resurgence" doing the rounds at the moment. This Summer, Bournemouth provides strong evidence of this, reports LeatherWest's Chris Malford. Known as "Leather on Parade" local leathermen will be joining with their leather brothers from Bournemouth, Dorset and the [...]
Gathering to parade at Bristol Pride 2014. Leather men will gather at Bristol Pride, to have the biggest leather presence ever, reports Sam Benger. Known as "Leather on Parade" local leathermen will be joining with their leather brothers from Bristol and the West and further afield to form a dedicated leather squad in Bristol Pride's Parade. Leather flags [...]
Mr LeatherWest 2015, Neil of Swansea, reflects on the events of Birmingham Pride, who, by helping to organise 'Black Hide for Pride', resulted in the highest ever profile for leather men in the heart of the UK. Any hesitation that 'Leather men on Parade' would not receive a warm reception proved unfounded: immediately. The crowds love [...]
Here at LeatherWest, we just can help ourselves. We're suckers for great, rich, deeply horny and sexually intense images of leather men. When one of our favourites, Neil Z Page, releases a whole new set of images this year, we just had to post a new gallery. Many leather men in the West will be familiar [...]
Leather clad comedy duo hit Old Market for Bristol's Leather Easter Topping and Butch on Good Friday in the Old Market Quarter Good Friday sees leather wearing comedy duo Topping & Butch live at The Palace on the crossroads of Old Market. Described by The Independent at “Fun, flirtatious and delightfully silly,” Topping and Butch [...]
