In case you didn't notice, a lot of leather and rubber-clad booty paraded around downtown St. Pete this past weekend.
Fetish Con, one of the largest kink tradeshows in America, literally rolled out the red carpet for nubile women wearing assless latex dresses and little more than body paint. Organizers estimated more than 4,000 kinksters attended the 15th annual trade show that took over the Hilton St Petersburg Bayfront for four days.
Vesta, event co-founder, said the crowd appeared even bigger than prior years when it was held at the Hilton Tampa Downtown Hotel (previously Hyatt).
Trade show vendors were busy Friday and slammed Saturday as hardcore and mildly curious browsed booths of glass dildos, kilts and eight-inch heels.This year, St. Pete's 333-room Hilton and the 128-room St Pete Courtyard Marriott, one of two overflow hotels, were booked solid. And the show officially featured a mascot, Bernie BondageBunny, who's been attending unofficially for several years.
The event drew new faces despite losing some regulars. Several kinksters noted Fetcon was overall more subdued than years past (the legendary all-night pool parties fizzled early due to a sound ordinance). They were still able to get their fetish on at the official after-parties held around the 'Burg.
Kinksters wearing everything from latex cat suits to leather dog muzzles packed the SIP Social Lounge on Friday and the State Theatre on Saturday. Kinksters on the other side of the Bay weren’t left out as the Castle, long Fetcon’s after-party home, still held its Annual Fetish Extravaganza.
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