As one year ends and another begins, we all think about what the next 12 months might bring. For us, 2017 is a year to be optimistic and to look forward with confidence. We are all very good at moaning (the British have turned it into an artform). However, we are far less [...]
‘Tis the season for giving and let’s be honest, Leathermen love to give in so many ways! Once again Tom Bristol has been keeping his eye out for special gifts that any discerning leatherman would love to find under his tree tree this year. There is nothing like opening a special package that promises [...]
BLUF Bristol holds its 11th meet in the City, marking a busy day and night for leathermen in Bristol's Old Market Quarter. Established in 2011, and now on its 11th meet, with a record 100+ attending the 10th meet during UK Leather Pride, the local BLUF Bristol group are taking over the cellars downstairs in the The [...]
Easter got very leather, reports Sam Benger, where everyone wanted a bit of the BLUF action and leather pups made an appearance for the first time in Bristol.[no_toc] For BLUF men, the full on leather crowd, Easter always marks a time for some some good quality leisure time. An Easter break trip to Berlin springs to mind. [...]
BLUF Bristol holds its ninth meet in the City, making Easter this a year all the more leather.[no_toc] BLUFBristol #9 is on Easter Saturday. For many leathermen, the Easter weekend is known for the laid back streets of Schöneberg and the delights of the Berlin Leather Weekend. Nevertheless, for BLUF members and their admirers, there's [...]
Chris Malford previews the first ever UNION leather night in Bournemouth. [no_toc] UNION, launched by LeatherWest a year ago, is a leather night designed to bring "all the tribes of leather together in union". Be they pups and handlers, bikers on or off their bikes, full on leather uniformed BLUF men, leather skins with 20 hole boots demanding attention or daddies [...]
Right on the crossroads of the Old Market Quarter, the Leather Market attracted a large crowd through the day, extending its attraction to more groups of people than before. Roving reporter, Sam Benger finds "He who hesitates..." needs, instead, to "seize the opportunity" or lose out.[no_toc] Banners on buildings and flags flying - leathermen and passers by were invited into [...]
Growing in reputation, the Leather Market returns for its now fifth outing with a new venue and with an expanded range of gear and goods. Sam Benger investigates how to get great gear at great prices and why it's an opportunity to "slip into something new". [no_toc] Started in the winter 2012 with an idea by a Bristolian leatherman's e-mail [...]
Details have been released for an afternoon workshop on the Saturday of the forthcoming Bristol Leather Weekend (#BLW2014). Hosted by Master Nigel and Bootbrush - both some of the best tutors in pup play around - participants are going to be treated to an intensive and enriching workshop. Master Nigel has been a highly visible member of [...]
UNION Leather nights designed for all the tribes of leather to come together: BLUF, bikers, street and urban. On the same weekend as Folsom Europe in Berlin, Sam Benger reports that the next UNION leather night in Bristol will provide a broader mix of leathermen than before - providing an antidote for those feeling a [...]
