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\"\"The Birth of The Fetish Scene<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nOr <\/span><\/span><\/span>How a Glove Puppet Rat Started It All<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

The bastard child of the Marquis de Sade<\/em> had a difficult labour – taking, appropriately, 169 years from his death to 1983, when the hand of a very famous TV glove puppet rat set <\/span><\/span><\/span>the modern UK fetish club scene in motion.<\/span><\/h3>\n

\"\"Meet The Rat<\/strong>
\nIn the neon-drenched London club scene of the early 1980s, amid the dying embers of punk and the rise of New Romantic excess, a most unlikely figure helped De Sade<\/em> birth the modern fetish underground – a cheeky, glove-puppet rat named Roland Rat<\/em>. Yes, that Roland Rat <\/em>the wisecracking TV rodent who, voiced and operated by actor David Claridge<\/em>, stormed breakfast television and saved a struggling TV-AM, <\/em>ITV’s new breakfast telly show. <\/span>(Younger readers: Roland Rat was an absolute superstar on British TV back then!)<\/span><\/p>\n

Skin Two Club, Soho<\/strong>
\nBut before Roland became a household name, Claridge<\/em> had a very different vision for late-night London. In 1982, fresh from the Blitz Club<\/em> and the New Romantic<\/em> whirlwind, he and his creative partner ‘Bill’<\/em> (latex pioneer Daniel James<\/em>) hatched a plan that would change the world. On Monday 31st January 1983, in a discreet basement, the original Skin Two Club<\/em> opened its doors at Stallions<\/em>, a gay venue in Falconberg Court<\/em>, in London’s Soho – and the contemporary fetish scene was born.<\/span><\/h3>\n

David Claridge<\/em> had already co-hosted legendary club nights. But it was a trip to a notorious New York<\/em> S&M club in Manhattan<\/em> that lit the spark. London needed something like this… stylish, inclusive and unapologetically fetish-forward, not the stuffy, secret raincoat-clad scene of the previous decades. The pair brainstormed names over lunch with friends, including music journalists Tony Mitchell and Bev Glick<\/em>. Options included Second Skin, Skin Two<\/em>, and the more obscure Under Three Layers<\/em> (a nod to a cult latex film by AtomAge<\/em> founder John Sutcliffe<\/em>). Skin Two<\/em> won out evoking the idea of latex or leather as a sleek \u201csecond skin.\u201d<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Some 80s & 90s Fetish Nostalgia<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

‘Bill’<\/em>, a theatrical costumier, make-up artist and mask-maker, was the perfect collaborator. He had already begun experimenting with latex fashion, creating the club\u2019s first rubber garments on the fly. The duo approached venues and found Stallions.Photographer Peter Ashworth<\/em> shot the first promo images at Claridge\u2019s<\/em> flat, featuring ‘Bill\u2019s’<\/em> girlfriend Lesley Beaumont<\/em> in the very first rubber dress he\u2019d ever made, and model Sue Scadding<\/em> (a Debbie Harry lookalike) in a catsuit.<\/span><\/h3>\n

So on that cold January evening in 1983, a small crowd descended the stairs into Stallions<\/em>. The dress code was strict: rubber, leather, uniform or drag, but street clothes were strictly banned. At the opening night, AtomAge<\/em> founder John Sutcliffe<\/em> was the guest of honour and brought a copy of his cult latex film <\/span><\/span>Under Three Layers<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> for screening.<\/span><\/span> The atmosphere was revolutionary for its time. This wasn\u2019t a seedy backroom or a secretive society meeting. It was a cool, creative space where pop stars rubbed shoulders with housewives, models, artists, and clubbers. Fetish was celebrated – a fashion movement was beginning.\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
Rat\u2019s Dirty Night Out: Tabloid Expos\u00e9<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n

Claridge\u2019s<\/em> double life couldn\u2019t last forever. As Roland Rat <\/em>exploded in popularity on TV-AM<\/em>, complete with his cheeky catchphrases and tabloid appeal, the British gutter press eventually got wind of his night-time activities. When the connection between the wholesome children\u2019s TV puppet and Soho\u2019s fetish basement made headlines, Claridge<\/em> had to step away. The club continued under new management for a time, but the original iteration at Stallions<\/em> eventually wound down. Claridge\u2019s<\/em> involvement became a quirky footnote in fetish lore, one that many dismissed as urban myth until the full story resurfaced in recent retrospectives.<\/span><\/h3>\n

Ma\u00eetresse Club<\/strong>
\nAfter David Claridge had to step away, the Monday night event in the Stallions<\/em> basement continued without him. The club reopened under the new name Ma\u00eetresse<\/em> in the same venue Stallions<\/em>, on the same night (Mondays). <\/span>It kept the same strict dress code and attracted a similar creative, mixed crowd. This name change happened fairly soon after the original launch (late 1983 or early 1984).\u00a0Another notable connection was <\/span><\/span>Jacquie O\u2019Sullivan<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>,<\/em> <\/span><\/span>the replacement member of Bananarama.<\/em> She has proudly declared that she helped run the legendary fetish club <\/span><\/span>Ma\u00eetresse<\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Skin Two Magazine<\/strong>
\nThe switch freed up the name ‘Skin Two’<\/em>, which was then used by Tim Woodward and Grace Lau<\/em> when they launched the now famous Skin Two Magazine<\/em> in 1984 (initially as a small fanzine) to document and expand the scene.\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
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The First 3 Issues of Skin Two Magaine<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

From Soho Basement to Global Fetish Empire\u2026 Thanks to a Rat!<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n

And what began as a one-night-a-week experiment in a Soho basement grew into a global phenomenon: rubber balls, international fetish clubs, latex couture, thriving mail-order businesses, and an entire subculture that reshaped fashion, music, and sexual expression. <\/span><\/span><\/span>The modern fetish scene owes its vibrant, inclusive roots to two ambitious \u201980s clubbers\u2026 and one very famous glove-puppet rat. Who would have thought that a cheeky rodent with a gloved hand up its backside would help usher in an era of sexual freedom, creative expression, and second-skin glamour. <\/span><\/span><\/span>David Claridge<\/em> may have had to hang up his organiser hat when Roland took centre stage, but the club he co-founded with Daniel James<\/em> proved far more enduring than any TV puppet. It showed the world that fetish wasn\u2019t fringe or forbidden – it was fabulous, and it was here to stay.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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