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{{Short description|British fetish magazine}}
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'''''Skin Two''''' is a [[fetish magazine]] covering aspects of the worldwide [[fetish subculture]]. The name is a reference to [[Fetish fashion|fetish clothing]] as a "second skin".

==History and profile==
''Skin Two'' was founded as a fetish nightclub in 1983. In 1984, ''Skin Two'' magazine was produced by the publisher [[Tim Woodward (publisher)|Tim Woodward]] and the photographer [[Grace Lau (photographer)|Grace Lau]].<ref name="sini">{{cite news|title=3 Legendary Fetish Magazines: Skin Two, Marquis, SECRET|url=http://sinicalmagazine.com/component/content/article/42-blogs/565-legendaryfetishmagazines|accessdate=1 February 2016|work=Sinical Magazine|archive-date=23 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823022351/http://www.sinicalmagazine.com/component/content/article/42-blogs/565-legendaryfetishmagazines|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.skintwo.co.uk/about-skin-two/history/|title=History|work=Skin Two|accessdate=20 November 2011|archive-date=11 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011093259/http://www.skintwo.co.uk/about-skin-two/history/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Published in [[London]], Britain<ref name="sini"/><ref name=arc/> and circulated throughout the globe, ''Skin Two magazine'' provided information about fetish fashion, events, parties, people and news. A major concentration of the magazine is [[latex]] and other fetish clothing and the people and events related to the wearing of this clothing and alternative fashion in general. There is also a lot of information and features on fetishism and [[BDSM]] in general. The German version of the magazine, ''Skin Two Germany'', was started by Peter Czernich in 1987.<ref name=arc>{{cite news|title=Marquis magazine at 50: still kinky after all these years|url=http://www.thefetishistasarchive.com/index.php?menu=8&sub=53&display=497|accessdate=1 February 2016|work=The Fetishistas Archive|date=10 December 2010}}</ref> It was closed in 1989.<ref name="arc"/>

The magazine has also provided a stepping stone to further success for several internationally known writers, [[fetish model]]s and [[fetish photography|photographers]]. Notable names featured in Skin Two include [[Tim Burton]], [[Jean-Paul Gaultier]], [[Dita Von Teese]] and [[Katy Perry]].

Tim Woodward's company [[KFS Media]], later launched a sister periodical called ''KFS Magazine'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kfsmagazine.com/magazines/kfs-magazine/|title=KFS Magazine|work=KFS Media Ltd|accessdate=18 July 2015}}</ref> covering the wider range of alternative sexuality as a whole.

==Skin Two Clothing==
Skin Two is also a clothing and accessories label, which is currently manufactured and sold by UK-based fetishwear company Honour Ltd<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.honour.co.uk/catalog/about-us.php|title=About us|work=Honour UK}}</ref> under licence of KFS Media.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kfsmagazine.com/us/|title=About us|work=KFS Media Ltd}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.latexwiki.com/index.php?title=Skin_Two_Clothing|title=Skin Two Clothing|work=LatexWiki|accessdate=18 July 2015}}</ref> As of 2022, Honour has re-branded itself as Skin Two.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Latex24/7 |date=2022-04-21 |title=Honour to Turn Into Skin Two |url=https://www.latex247.co.uk/news/honour-to-turn-into-skin-two/ |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=Latex24/7 |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Skin Two Rubber Ball==
Tim Woodward hosted this ball for fetish-related wear and people into fetishism and BDSM in general. It raised money for charities and was the central event in a weekend of fetish parties, held in London annually. Tim still runs a fetish nightlife business called The Chardmore Society.

==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.kinkyfetishsex.net/ KFS Media's website]
* [http://www.skintwo.co.uk/ SkinTwo.co.uk]
* [http://www.honour.co.uk/ Honour's website]
* [http://thefetishshow.com/index.php/2012/02/the-fetish-show-27-skin-two-founder-tim-woodward/ Audio interview with Tim Woodward on The Fetish Show]
*[https://www.arcopleasure.co.uk/bondage Arco Pleasure's Website]{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 
* [http://www.rubberloft.com/ RubberLoft.com]

[[Category:Pornographic magazines published in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Fetish magazines]]
[[Category:Fetish clothing manufacturers]]
[[Category:Magazines established in 1983]]
[[Category:Magazines published in London]]
[[Category:1983 establishments in England]]

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