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 [...]
Cruising, starring Al Pacino, has a rare public screening. Rare leather film double bill portrays a sleazy, sexy, dangerous world for leathermen in 80’s New York. [no_toc] Cruising, the 1980's classic thriller staring Al Pacino as a leather clad undercover cop in the depths of the New York leather circuit, is set to delight and thrill [...]
LeatherWest lansio eu Nadolig 2014 fideo. Monchrome, 'ffynci', ffyddlon i'r olygfa Nadoligaidd, sydd, ar ôl mynd firao, yn anfon cyfarchion Nadolig i dynion lledr yn y byd.[no_toc] "Roeddem yn awyddus i ddweud Nadolig Llawen i dynion sydd wedi cefnogi'r LeatherWest eleni ", meddai LeatherWest yn Black Arrow ( Tim), "Rydym wedi cael blwyddyn aruthrol yn 2015 [...]
LeatherWest launch their Christmas 2014 video. Monchrome, funky, faithful to a festive scene, which, having gone viral, sends Chrsitmas greetings to leathermen everywhere.[no_toc] "We wanted to say Merry Christmas to all the guys who have supported LeatherWest this year", said LeatherWest's Black Arrow (Tim), "We've had a tremendous year in 2015: our first presence at [...]
An action packed blockbuster, regularly featuring on Leathermen's favourite film lists, is set to return to Bristol for a special screening with specially brought-in warm-up DJs, presenting a one-off social opportunity for leathermen with a twist. This coming Friday at Bristol's Watershed on the harbourside (venue of the Leather film screening during Bristol Pride Week), director James Cameron's hard-edge rollercoaster action blockbuster, Terminator 2: Judgement Day is riven with homoerotic images [...]
Sam Benger reports on Leatherwest releasing the official video trailer for the forthcoming first ever Bristol Leather Weekend in October. Befitting a 'Leather Pride' event, the video evokes an urban setting not out-of-place for Bristol and pays homage to the City as a global hotspot for Urban Street Art. "We're paying homage to Bansky", says LeatherWest's Black [...]
"If this sling could talk....". Fresh from release this year, leathermen and their friends have the opportunity to attend the screening of Age of Consent, a documentary style film with plenty of graphic scenes. This looks at events in recent UK gay history using The Hoist in London as a backdrop. [no_toc] LeatherWest are proud to support [...]
Leathermen stand proud at Bristol Pride. Chris Malford reports [no_toc] Leather arrives with a bang for the week long Bristol Pride festival, voted the UK's second ‘Best Pride’. With the Leather film night, socials, 'being on parade' and pitching up at the fair on Castle Green, LeatherWest is encouraging Leather Men to enjoy the #FreedomtoWearLeather! Also, a [...]
