LATEX & NUDES
James and James
Goliath Books

This latest book from Goliath is a luxuriant affair, from the padded, sensual feeling cover through to the glorious photography within. Combining fetishism, retro glamour and delicious pin up imagery, this is a mini-wonder!

The book is introduced by Bizarre magazine editor Alex Godfrey, and fans of that particular organ will no doubt be familiar with the uber-glam style of James and James which frequently appears on the cover. Others might well recognise some of the work contained in this book from Torture Garden's impressive flyers. Both groups will need little further recommendation to snap this book up, as they will doubtless have been impressed by the colour-saturated, ultra-erotic style of this photographic duo.

For the uninitiated, James and James mix fetish clothing and 'alternative' looking models with more than a nod to the classic pin up photography of yesteryear. Their use of colour is astonishing, whether it be girls posing against a stark white background or surounded by lush, deeply evocative sets. Their fetish imagery is usually playful, their glam-pastiche even more so, and the sense of fun in the book is palpable.

With models including Dita Von Teese, B-movie icon Julie Strain and porn goddess Tera Patrick, this is a glorious work, much recommended.

DAVID FLINT

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