Photo Study #33: Asian Rubber Throttle Jockey

A while ago, I had seen the picture below and it had really gotten me amped - I loved the thought of layering a skintight catsuit with a slightly looser aviation-type coverall.

The only problem... I don't like to layer. With the exception of having sheath shorts underneath a catsuit, or a pair of bondage shorts over a catsuit, I generally avoid doing it ... I'm afraid to tear the latex.

Looking for the coverall was a bit difficult; I couldn't really find something at the price point I wanted that also had the right "look" - many of places that I normally go to were too expensive or the ones that were cheaper really looked like crap.

So I figured that I ask my buddy Pinky (as we've only corresponded by email, I'm not sure if Pinky is a he or a she) at Aqualatex if they could do it. Aqualatex is an ebay seller from China, and unlike other places like Latex Catfish, they do a beautiful job of finishing their stuff with perfectly joined seams and no excess glue.

And the answer was ... "Of course!". Aqualatex already had my measurements, so all I needed to tell Pinky was "This is going over the catsuit you made me, so make this a little bigger and a little looser."

Almost perfect. Almost.

The reference pic showed snaps. So I get the inner catsuit on and chicken-wing my way into the jumpsuit. Yes, it looks great and fits great across the body, but the damn third and fourth snaps from the bottom front kept popping open. I guess with 0.4mm latex, you can't use really heavy-duty snaps. A call to Pinky explaining the problem and we come up with an "extender" strip to give me a little more leeway - and it works like a charm. And it was free - except for the shipping.

While I was waiting for the extender to show up, I figured that a wide rubber belt would also do the job (or hide the problem). I place a call to Mr. S Leathers and in a week, I had my 3" rubber belt.

The hood. Mmmm. This comes from an Etsy shop called "Mr. Latex" (also in China). The quality and fit is excellent. I gave the owner my measurements and when it arrived, it fit perfectly. Some of you eagle-eyed readers may see a resemblance between this and my Spexter suit's attached hood - and you'd be absolutely correct. I can now get that mirror-eyed look on any catsuit with this hood. And I highly recommend Mr. Latex for great communication and great product.

I also was thinking more about this suit combo as well since it really fits and feels great. Since my red latex suit, I also decided that something like this would look amazing with some faceless hoods as well. The hood below is from the excellent folks at Latex101 - they are in Scotland, not China. They not only have a great selection of colors, but also use the micro-perforation technique (first pioneered by Kink Engineering) to give you very good vision and breathing in an (apparently) solid mask. I opted for noseholes anyway, and got a few colors. The mask definitely works and feels great. I did make the semi-mistake of ordering a bright yellow hood; the microperforation is visible from some distance away, so for the illusion of an unbroken expanse of latex, stick with darker colors. 

My idea with these hoods is a group of latex paramilitary (or latex convicts) whose rank/designation is color coded. Communication is by sign language or telepathic links.

All in all, I am extremely happy with how everything turned out.

Also, Aqualatex makes some impressive "standard" suits. Check out their Dainese latex motor suit...