At the passion show we found ourselves surrounded by a huge range of products, from vibrators to video, and as it turns out corsets to chain mail gloves on the Engineers of Desire stand.

I spoke to Cas, the creative talent behind the Engineers Of Desire Name.

She told us, “I am the designer and maker of most of the stuff you can see here. All the corsetry and leatherwear is all my work.”

I asked where she learned the skills which make her creations possible. “Well, I`m self taught … I trained as a metalworker and in jewellery and you can still see elements of that in my work. I started getting into the fetish scene, and really into corset wearing and started making them myself.”

That did not surprise me as we often find that the craftspeople who create these wonderful objects in leather, metal, rubber and PVC originally do so because they can`t find what they want in the market place already.

When I asked exactly what sort of fetishes Cas was in to she replied with an impish smile “Body piercing, tattoos … ” I got the feeling that list might not be exhaustive.

Some of the items on the EoD stand were quite pricey so I asked if customers are put-off by the higher priced but unquestionably beautiful items. “There is a lot of corsetry on the market, the [mass produced] and the hand made. People know the difference when they see it and they like it.”

The difference is in the unusual details and forms. I asked Cas where she derived her inspiration from. “I don`t know … at work, in the workshop, things just come to me. I work with Nico, my partner and a lot of it is just our personal taste.”

I had to ask – how much does one of the EoD corsets cost? “They start at £175 – up to £300 for one of these natural grained wild animal leather. The leather is from animals culled in northern Europe. For custom work it`s £400-£500.”

The fetish community are very visually aware, clothing for them can be very important, so do the buyers of custom items approach Cas and Nico with ideas of their own? “The people who come to me like my work and then we work together on [the item]. When they come in I can see the shape and style of the person and from there we work together [on a piece].”

The gallery on the EoD site shows how imaginative their work is. The quality of each creation is of the highest order, making each piece beg to be worn.

To find out more, visit their website, or email Cas on cascarpenter_eod@hotmail.com

Tags: Engineers Of Desire, fetish, fetishwear, corsets, corsetry, fetish corsets, body armour, leather fetishwear

We were undecided about attending the Passion Show this year. Funds as always are tight and while we wanted to be there both to have fun and find interesting stories to you, we had almost decided not to attend.

That was until TelevisionX persuaded us otherwise with the promise of an interview with Carmel Moore and Renée Richards.

We decided to take advantage of this opportunity as soon as we had entered Earls Court, so with Suze chatting to the TVX people I got to work on the sofa with Renée and Carmel.

There`s a lot to recount, this is just part one. I hope you enjoy it.

Alex: How does it feel to have a video of yourself having sex playing on a plasma screen on the front of the stand?

Renée: I feel kind of indifferent towards it, and I have a different look now so people tend not to recognise me.

Alex: Does your look mean a lot to you? Some stars have a consistent look throughout their careers, how about you?

Renée: No, not really, I`ve always had long dark hair. I just ended up cropping it all off and looking different today, a sort of younger life crisis I think.

Renée giggled at this point, then laughed when I mentioned I was due for a midlife crisis. Ice broken we continued to chat.

Alex: How long have you been in “the business”

Renée: 3 ½ years

Alex: Has that been a long 3 ½ years?

Renée: No it`s gone really quickly. I still remember my first boy-girl scene, my first girl-girl scene, my first solo … I was stripping for three years before that.

Alex: You`ve enjoyed all of it then? Don`t worry I`m not going to ask about any bad experiences.

Renée: No, no, no! They`ve been minimal actually, I`ve enjoyed most of my scenes, I`ve been quite lucky. The longer I`ve been in [the business] the more I`ve enjoyed the scenes I`ve been in, and the sex element. It`s [now] less of a “rabbit in the headlights” moment, it`s been more fun you know, more relaxed.

Alex: So at the beginning, was it quite scary for a newcomer?

Renée: Oh yes! I look back at my first boy-girl scene and I`ve got big eyes and not very natural, not being myself and not doing the things that I would naturally do. But after my fourth or fifth scene I got into it and it started to come naturally.

She laughs again realising the unintentional double entendre.

Alex: Without wanting to imply that you`re approaching the end of your career it has to be said that adult performers have a finite lifespan. You don`t look to be anywhere near that yet, but would you like to still be involved in the industry in a few years?

Renée: Yeah, yeah, I would. I`d like to live out all my pervy fantasies, direct, produce and all of that would be great fun. [I] shot one film already, last year, which was one of my pervy fantasies, boys taking it up the bum, with strapons – on girls. But I think I`m going to leave the industry this year, coming back now and again for a few photo shoots … I`m moving abroad so it`ll be a bit of a distance to travel. Even though I love TelevisionX it will be a bit too far to commute.

Alex: There`ll be a few disappointed people out there, me amongst them.

That worked I actually got a porn star to blush – back of the net. LOL

Alex: So you`re effectively stepping outside the adult industry altogether?

Renée: Yes I`ll just have to be pervy in my own home and at swingers clubs.

Alex: So you swing?

Renée: I do swing, I`m swinging tonight. I`m trying to coerce Carmel Moore to come swinging with me later.

Alex: So, whereabouts are you swinging then?

Renée: There`s a party in London apparently, big three story house, near Regents Park …

Alex: I`ll not tell anybody. Tell me, are you in a long-term relationship?

Find out what Renée told me about her relationships and what Carmel Moore had to say to me in the next part of this interview.

Tags: Renee Richards, Carmel Moore, Nasrin, Carmel Moore, Passion Show, TelevisionX

A little snippet of breaking news for you:

Sex Toys Buzz is pleased to announce that it is to review a series of toys for SexToys.co.uk.

We`re very excited about this, and believe it is the beginning of great things for SexToysBuzz.com.

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If you want to freak out Suze then put on a Jack Harper (Bob Grant) mask and sneak up behind her. I`m sure Bob was a nice bloke, but she finds his character from On The Busses really creepy. To be honest, even growing up in the 70s I found his lecherous laughs and crude one-liners rather awkward.

Why do I mention this peculiarly British character from a 40 year old comedy show? Because we were taking advantage of our free month of TelevisionX yesterday evening and Suze decided she wanted to watch Dogging Diaries 3/4 … yes that foxed me too, but I think part 3 is the intro by Donna Marie and the fourth part is the bit where her and the clippie get it on, on the top deck.

Yes, clippie. Now to most people these days Clippie is the intensely irritating default help assistant from Microsoft Office. Strangely, to Suze he is the intensely irritating bus conductor from On The Busses. For those of you too young to remember, the clippy was the bloke, or woman on the buss who sold you a ticket. You didn`t buy it from the driver as you do now. The clippy would wander up and down shouting something along the lines of “Any more fares please?”

My own recollection from trips on public transport with my grandfather is of a guy in a peaked cap, with a ticket printing machine around his neck on a worn leather strap. He`d dial up the fare on a series of knurled wheels and issue you with a ticket printed in purple ink on what resembled Izal toilet paper.

Well, let`s put all those memories of carbolic soap and hard toilet paper to bed immediately. And the bit where as a five year old I had to make my way down twenty steps and across a nettle-filled garden to the outside loo, in the dark, when stopping with my Grandparents … yes, let`s forget all that.

Last night`s televisual feast was selected by Suze because it had dogging in the title, no other reason. Dogging is not something that we`ve indulged in but true to our philosophy that we should be open to all forms of sexuality we thought we`d give it a punt.

I must say I was pleasantly surprised. Unlike some girl-on-girl action that we`ve seen in the past where the models don`t seem too keen on anything but the most cursory of contact with each other`s genitals, Donna Marie and the very willing clippie were more than happy to suck, lick and finger each other without a second thought.

The flimsy and quite frankly disposable “plot” was that she, Donna, didn`t want to ruin her freshly manicured nails being driven to the dogging venue by her usual driver. Why would it ruin her nails? Well you`ll have to watch the video to find out that particular detail, suffice to say that while on the bus Donna has no difficulty in persuading the conductor (clippie) to indulge in a bit of f-f action.

You don`t often see an f-f scene where both girls go at it no holds barred, but this was one of them. Maybe it`s a British thing, but there are no delicate embraces, no mood music, just two girls hard at it and making lots of noise. Did I mention the rest of the (Male) bus passengers are watching?

OK, so the scenario is silly, And the dialogue is daft, but this is porn, not Proust. My only criticism? The clippie isn`t credited. And Suze and myself would be fighting over her as she is soooo dirty.

Strange isn`t it that what is essentially a fantasy video about a random sexual encounter on a bus can be so effective as porn. Perhaps that`s it. It has no pretensions to being erotica, no pretence that the narrative conceals deep subplots and reveals a truth to the viewer thereby enlightening them and enriching them as a human being. Sometimes porn is just porn and to pretend otherwise would be ridiculous.

Dogging diaries 3/4 is well worth a watch, if you like full-on f-f sex. It certainly made me want to see more, perhaps if they had credited the clippy …

Tags: On The Busses, Jack Harper, Bob Grant, Donna Marie, Izal, Dogging Diaries, dogging

The Passion Show is less than two weeks away, with more exhibitors firming up their plans for the event.

TelevisionX have confirmed that three of their stars will be there, Carmel Moore, Michelle Barrett and Renee Richards (pictured).

We`re currently reviewing the TelevisionX line-up so expect more about the channel and the girls soon.

Tags: adult movies, adult movies online, TelevisionX, IP TV, adult channel, Carmel Moore, Michelle Barrett, Renee Richards

The Erotic Awards Showcase is an annual charity event held annually in support of Outsiders. I mentioned it yesterday in the event round-up, but wanted to plug it again because the more I read about the Outsiders organisation the more I felt I wanted to do something to support them.

I would have loved to patronise the event myself, but travelling to London on a work night would have been a little impractical. LOL

I asked Mat Fraser, the MC of the event about the EAS.

Mat Fraser told us, “I like to MC the Erotic Awards showcase and finals both because I support Outsiders as an organisation, and because I think its important to have visible confident disabled people as part of the production of it all, not just the reception, because it is damned sexy and fun, and because its a celebration of all people`s sexuality, disabled and non disabled, queer, straight, straight up, bent, bent over, and most of all free. Free to be whoever we want to be.”

We couldn`t agree more, everyone should be free to fulfil their potential.

 You can find more information on the event here.

Tags: Outsiders, Outsiders Charity, Erotic Awards Showcase, Mat Fraser

We`ve been meaning to sort out an events section on A-Rouse.com for a while. So finally having kicked my arse into gear, here it is. There will be a more organised section soon, but for now here`s what`s coming up in the adult world over the next few weeks.

14 May (7:30pm – 11pm)
Erotic Awards Showcase, Clapham Grand, 21-25 St John`s Hill, London SW11 1TT
“Charity night of explicit striptease and performance art”

Website: http://www.theclaphamgrand.com (bookings – still looking for event website …)

17 May
European Gay Porn Awards, ufaFabrik, Viktoriastraße 10-18 Berlin, Germany

“All in all, we`re committed to celebrating the very best porn and to allowing the gay public to participate in that celebration. We believe that porn represents an integral but too often unacknowledged and understated aspect of life for many gay men.”

Website: http://www.europeangaypornawards.com

22-25 May
Sexpo, Adelaide Showground, Adelaide, Australia

Billed as “[The] Health Sexuality and Lifestyle Exhibition[,] is a four-day public event looking at all aspects of health, adult entertainment, sexuality, and adult lifestyles. The aim of the exhibition is to allow adults to access frank and accurate information on all such matters, all in one convenient location.”

Website: http://sexpo.com.au

24-25 May
Passion, Earls Court, London

“The Passion show is many things – it is an exclusive arcade of erotic boutiques, selling gorgeous gifts; cheeky-chic couture and corsetry; luscious lingerie and hot hosiery; arousing accessories and fabulous footwear; provocative photography and rampant art; titillating toys and bespoke bondage; ravishing and decadent R18 DVDs … and just about everything your heart desires, plus a few more sinful treats that you haven`t even thought of yet.”

Website: http://passion-uk.com

May seems to be a busy month.

As for Passion I`m still digging around, but I`ll be revealing a few of the adult stars who will be attending tomorrow.

Since taking over at Adult Blog Hub we`ve been trying to make changes to the site to improve it and how it serves its members. The most obvious change was the initial colour scheme update. Since then a number of internal changes have been taking place, the visible signs of which are just appearing.

Members will probably have noticed the “bulletins” box that has appeared on the member home page. This allows us to send you bulletins about your account and general messages without having to bug you with emails. We`ll be expanding this feature and our use of it in the future to bring you even more features.

However, there`s still a lot to do. There are the Search Screens and Quick Links which need attention, and a whole raft of other jobs that week, by week we`ll be addressing.

So, if you have any suggestions for improvements while we`re at it …

Before I forget, we added a new category to the site “Services” specifically for those bloggers who offer personal services and whose blog is very much a vehicle for those services.

So, if you want adult web news, come right here to A-Rouse.com.

If you`re interested in our Sex Blog click here.

And if you want our sex blog directory, click here.

Here’s a handy guide to the sections on Adult Blog Hub:

Journals – Erotic journals

Creatives – Writers, filmakers and performers

Resources – Resources for adult bloggers and readers of adult blogs

Aggregators – Bringing together erotic content from various sources

News & Information – Adult buzz

Professional – Professional porn blogs

Services – Adult personal services

It all started here “Perhaps if I watched 2-3 hours of porn or spent 2-3 hours reading h-anime in the evening I could make my dreams much more sexy. What do you think? Wanna try it with me?”

Shay is conducting an experiment that aims to find out a little more about what effect porn has on, amongst other things, dreams. There`s a form to fill in and an instructions from your Sexy Professor Shay about how much porn your should watch and what you should and shouldn`t do. No guilt involved, I mean it`s for the good of science and the advancement of human knowledge so what`s wrong with that?

As Shay says:

“… watching all that porn is going to make anyone have certain urges … urges that we’re going to want to release. So, do you think masturbation or sex should be allowed or would that spoil our results? Perhaps some of us should try to abstain until morning as an extra experimental condition.”

So trip over to Shay`s site and read up, join in and fill out the form.

You can read all the related posts here.