Bow Down by Lindsay Goldwert

Author:Lindsay Goldwert
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tiller Press
Published: 2020-01-13T16:00:00+00:00

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The Baroness1 is a legendary designer of latex clothing with a small shop in New York City’s East Village. When Lady Gaga wanted something eye-popping to wear in her video for her song “Born This Way,” The Baroness designed an amber latex collar that made her look like an alien empress. When Beyoncé hit the carpet at the 2016 Met Ball in a glossy rosy-peach latex Givenchy gown, it was The Baroness who oversaw every aspect of its fit. She has created bold and expressive costumes for the FX series Pose to showcase the wildly creative ballroom dance culture of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Fashion-forward artists like Solange Knowles, Nicki Minaj, Sia, and Katy Perry have worn her creations. Her work has been photographed for Vogue Italia, Interview, and countless magazines that worship the art of couture fetish fashion.

Latex is tight; it has a unique scent. You literally need to lubricate your body to put it on (I found this out firsthand). It makes sounds when you snap it. It hugs you; you feel it against every inch of your body. Latex is the material of desire. It’s unapologetically kinky. It’s shiny and clingy; it’s the stuff of superheroes.

The Baroness’s outrageous costumes are the stuff of New York City kink party legend. Do you want to dress like a nun, a cruel governess, a nurse, a Disney character, or a warrior princess? She will design your dream in latex. A male customer may feel empowered to express a darker, kinkier, secret part of himself that he’s never shared with anyone before. A nonbinary person may see their body as it looks in their dreams. The Baroness dresses everyone with love, but also with a critical eye.

The Baroness creates kink couture that goes way beyond basic black. In her cheerful shop, you can buy red opera-length fingerless latex gloves, electric blue latex miniskirts, and elegant dresses in pearly silver. She takes her inspiration from the golden age of Hollywood; many of her latex blouses, jackets, and dresses are named after glamour icons like Joan Crawford, Lana Turner, and Jean Harlow. Need something special for a wilder occasion? More adventurous shoppers can snap up waist cinchers, intricate latex masks, bra and hip cages, rubber masks with tiny perforations for breathing, and a straitjacket that inflates like a puffer fish.

The Baroness is tall and elegant with neon pink hair. When I met her for a French 75 cocktail at one of her favorite bars in the East Village, she wore a black silk blouse with gold printed skulls, a latex pencil skirt, stockings, and heels. She carries herself like, well, a baroness. She makes every seat she sits in look like a chaise longue. She is a total original, a mix of manners and minx.

“I didn’t have a choice; it was my destiny. I came out of the womb an oddball,” she told me. “I grew up in Britain, where everyone wore uniforms. Everything, including the lifestyle, was more conservative.

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