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Is the fashion industry cruel with the alternative have been fun… but 99.9999% of the population
models? was misera-ble! I’m holding out for the future.
We don’t think it’s a matter of being cruel. The fe-
tish world is relatively small, there’s not a lot of Do any of you do any performances or another ar-
profit but there are a lot of people who would like tistic work?
to get their face out there. No.

Which photographer would you like to work with How do you see the fetish world today?
and why? Here in the US there seems to be a lot of potential
We really respect the talents of our friends - people finding out about latex from seeing ce-
Bommi, CoJac and Ardi Foto and working with lebrities wearing it, or learning about different as-
any of them would be an honor. pects of fetish through social media channels or
FetLife. But it’s not blooming into something
Do you think the use of Photoshop has distorted that’s publicly accessible or leads to a broader
reality? community. Doors are closed, you “have to know”
Yes, but rather than focus on the body-image and then everything fails to thrive.
consequences we like to think of the positives of
creating alternate realities. Bommi took a photo Which are your interests apart from the fetish
of Ian in a Kurage outfit and placed him on ano- scene?
ther planet! He likes to travel but this was a new The world is so big and there is so much to ex-
experience! plore! We are constantly traveling, getting out into
the wilderness or exploring big cities, we are in-
Are you an exhibitionist? Do you like it? Thousand volved in local politics, love bike rides and visits
eyes looking you, admiring you? to botanical gardens. And everyone knows Shea
Shea: No, no way! Ian: Yesssss…… but I’m not sure loves cuddling sheep!
I've ever had a thousand eyes admiring me! The-
y’re always checking out Shea! Ian & Shea
Bedeseme Team
What wouldn’t you do even if you were paid all the
money in the world?
Commit suicide, because then we couldn’t spend
all that money.

Name a couple of models you admire or have as
a reference:
Ian: I could name several dreamy female models,
but the male model whose style I most wish I
could pull off is El Rey from Germany.

Shea: I’m so bad at picking favorites. I’m glad the
fetish scene is open to a wide range of looks
among men and women.

What is your definition of beauty?
Shea: flowers.

Ian: bugs.

If you could, what historical period would you
choose to live in?
Shea: I’m a cyber girl! So the obvious answer is
The Future! Ian: I’m with Shea. There are times in
the past I’d love to have been in - but our pers-
pective isn't reality. Like, if I could have been a lord
in the court of Louis XIV and had exploits with the
ladies in the dark cor-ners of a theatre, that would

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