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IN THE HEART OF LONDON’S PULSATING NIGHTLIFE, HIDDEN AWAY LIKE A WHISPERED SECRET, LIES THE BACKSTREET BAR – A HAVEN OF UNLEASHED PASSIONS, A SANCTUARY FOR THOSE WHO DARE TO EXPLORE THE DARKEST CORNERS OF THEIR DESIRES.

THE BACKSTREET BAR IS A PLACE WHERE TIME STANDS STILL, WHERE REBELLION MEETS SENSUALITY, AND A DISTINCT AURA OF UNAPOLOGETIC AUTHENTICITY PERMEATES THE AIR. THIS LEATHERY LEGACY SERVED AS A SYMBOL OF RESILIENCE FOR THE QUEER COMMUNITY DURING THE DETRIMENTAL IMPACT OF THE HIV AND AIDS CRISIS.

THIS COLLECTION TAKES ITS CUES FROM THE RAW AND EDGY AESTHETICS ROOTED IN THE BAR’S MONUMENTAL PAST, INCORPORATING ELEMENTS OF LEATHER, RUBBER AND OTHER FETISH INSPIRED MATERIALS.

‘BACKSTREET LOVERS: PART I’ ISNT JUST A DIGITAL COLLECTION; ITS A STATEMENT OF INDIVIDUALITY, A TOKEN OF OUR QUEER HISTORY REINTRODUCED INTO THE DIGITAL LANDSCAPE. IT INVITES WEARERS TO EXPLORE THEIR INNER STRENGTH, WHERE BOLD FASHION CHOICES ARE CELEBRATE AND AUTHENTICITY IS KING. IN A WORLD WHERE CONFORMITY OFTEN REIGNS, THIS COLLECTION SERVES AS A REMINDER THAT THERE IS BEAUTY IN BREAKING THE RULES, AND TRUE STYLE IS BORN FROM THE COURAGE TO BE DIFFERENT.

 ‘BACKSTREET LOVERS’ PART I WAS SHOWCASED AT DIGITAL FASHION WEEK 2023 WITH HOUSE OF AUTONOMY BEING ONE OF ITS SELECTED BRANDS, SCREENING IN NEW YORK, LONDON AND PARIS.

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