N1 | December 2016

DIAN
SIMONE

When the relation

ends, Dian is there for me
 EDITORIAL

This idea started after i took a look at the group i

had set up. I think that its not enough just
sharing or posting pictures in a facebook group.
A maskers group could be much more about
posting and sharing pictures, if everyone is into
creating something different and interesting.
Thats why I come up with this idea of creating a
small magazine, of which this first number is just
about foam latex maskers. Many of us have some
sort of a secret with this kind of mask. For some
its just more or less a fetish while others go into
the next level and mix their normal lives with
latex.

I have to thank all those who helped to put this

publication together. I couldnt have done it
without them. Many of them like Daniel Handal
or Diggerman, didnt know me and immediately
helped out. Im truly blessed and proud of this
small piece of work and hope that everyone
enjoys it as much as we enjoyed working on it.

Editor and creator_ Tiago Rodrigues |

Review_ John |
F38magazine@[Link]
Special Thanks to_ B| Daniel Handal | Dian Simone |
Diggerman| Maskerism| _ | PolBatBoy |

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 NEWS

LIVING DOLLS SPECIAL FOOTBALL MASKER LATEX FASHION

The Atlantic brought up an Brenda Perez a 21 year old
article about the life of female footballer went to a seven hour
maskers. They talked with Kerry make-up session that included a
,one of the most well-known latex mask, fake beard and a wig
people on the scene, and she in order to play in a male game.
shared many thoughts about this They were impressed with this
kind of fetish. Fortunately it was new player but the big surprise
also possible to interview Daniel was when she unmasked. The
Handal, one of the first Independent reported the story
photographers who brought to with the vdeo of this masked
the galleries the secret life of player:
living dolls .
[Link]
[Link] news/world/female-footballer-
alth/archive/2014/02/what- leaves-spanish-male-team-
men-find-behind-female- NYFW saw a different kind of
speechless-by-disguising-as-a-
masks/283972/ fashion. Nan li and Emilia pfhol
[Link]
(Namilia - [Link] ) at
his first show showed the audience
female models with latex clothes
and face masks. What they called
A celebration of the deviant and
MASKED FUGITIVE
HUMAN PUPS the freakish, in their manifesto,
Shaun Miller, 31 years old, a achieved its goal: being over the
The UKs Channel 4 aired a
fugitive from justice since April, top.
probably one of the few
faced the police with a silicone
documentaries about masking
mask on, in South Yarmouth,
and pup play. The secret Life of
Cape Cod, with the intention of More at Washington square news:
Human Pups shows the daily life
fooling the authorities. After a [Link]
of a human pup, in particular
few minutes the officers noticed 09/11/namilia-ss-
Tom, who is the main character
that the elderly man looked 2017/#prettyPhoto
in this story. He spoke about his
suspicious, and took off his mask
relationships, what it is like to be
and arrested him. The complete
a human Dalmatian and the
story from Washington Post:
need to escape from the daily
[Link]
routine. The full story:
m/news/morning-
[Link] mix/wp/2016/08/21/fugitive-
en/the-filter/barking-mad- nearly-evades-police-using-
meet-the-man-who-likes-to- hollywood-quality-disguise/
dress-up-as-a-dog/
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NEWS

[The story] of my experience of wearing a mask in public is that whenever I

wore it, I was out smoking in my community

When Im in the mask, i think theres no one who can recognize who I really
am - so Ive tried to be a freak to annoy strangers and passengers. I even
ask if I can hug them (I always pick the men) and once a policeman said that
someone had reported me to him for annoying anothers. So the policeman
asked me to take the mask off. I did and pretended I was drunk and playing
a game with friends.

So the policeman accompanied me home and warned me not to do it again.

But i still go out to smoke and wear the mask sometimes after midnight.

TIAGO

It was in the weekend of Halloween when i was outside with my arnold

greyland mask. I went into a party in rubber gear and then I started to take
some selfies to post later on Facebook. While i was taking some pictures i
didnt realise that a guy passed by at the same time that i took off my mask.

He said that i looked much better than that awfull face. I asked him if he was
avaiable to take some pictures and he agreed without any problem. After
that we talked while i was hearing that face and he asked me to touch my
skin because looked so real. It was a very cool experience and here is a
picture do prove it.

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INTERVIEW

DANIEL HANDAL

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 Social media has brought down some walls, and
shown everyone the world of female masking. This
brought some understanding of the fetish. Does the
role of social media offer a positive attitude towards
the taboo on the fetish?
Social media and the internet in general exposes
people to all sorts of things they may not normally get
exposed to. This normalizes all sorts of things in
culture. There are people out there with all sorts of
prejudices, though, and some of these people may not
have an open mind some of these people, well.. they
are just not reachable. But thats ok. I think the overall
role of social media is positive. Wearing a doll mask
and looking like an animate object come to life is
treading strange ground so its understandable that
some people might feel uncomfortable no matter
What crossed your mind, when you first got into what.
contact with female masking?
Dolls reminded me of the age-old stories of the
inanimate creature come to life Pygmalions Galatea,
Gepettos Pinocchio and the androids of science
fiction with the twist that here the creator is also the
creation.

The plan of going to Rubberdoll world rendezvous got

you in a rubber suit and mask to be able to enter and
photograph all those dolls. After your own
transformation, did you, at that point, really feel like
you were on the inside of the fetish world?
To be honest, I didnt enjoy dressing up. Its too
uncomfortable for me. I can however relate to the
fantasy of wanting to be objectified so I am getting my
kicks mainly by working on my project and
looking. Since my primary interest was making You said in a interview, I hope that when people
beautiful photographs in the end I remain an outsider, look at the photos, they see a complex and curious
however at times I have felt I am on the inside since I sensibility." Tell me about the feedback. Can this
can relate and I have developed friendships in the fetish be fully understood?
process. I am not sure desire needs to be fully understood. I am
not an academic though so maybe this is more of a
question for someone who studies and writes about
What was the boldest thing you've psychology/anthropology. I am sure a thesis could be
done/experienced while working on this project? written on just about anything. I will say that when I
One Rubberdoll Rendevous, we all decided to go out first started working on the project I wasnt really clear
to a club. That was a daunting experience as its not as to why I was drawn to it. Now that Ive worked on
easy to be dolled up .. being in a dark unfamiliar club it and completed the project I understand how it
added to the challenge. relates to my life.

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 With all the struggles and responsibilities in our
Id say that if normal, mundane daily lives, do you think it helps to
have this 'secret identity' as an excape?
My gut feeling is that secrets are not good for anyone.
someone likes Id say that if someone likes to dress up like a doll and
enjoys being tied up - own it and let your light shine!

to dress up like This fetish can be seen as a deep and intimate

transformation. How did you feel about undergoing
the transformations yourself?
a doll and It was like walking in an alternative universe.

enjoys being
tied up -Own it
and let your
light shine!

Are you going to have a new exibition opening up

soon?
I dont have any plans right now. But I am looking to
continue working on this project .. now that Ive
photographed dolls, I am looking to photograph
women who are doms and /or people who are into
inflatables. If you or any of your readers are
interested in being part of my project, please reach
out!

[Link]

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 DIAN SIMONE

Dian is
another part
of me

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INTERVIEW

How did it start all this big adventure of being Dian?

Because of that, I actually hated it and I couldnt see
Well Dian Simone started as Elana, but after a me wearing it. But then you try it on, make some
relationship ended, I ended the name and started alterations, you have the right dress and the right hair
using Dian Simone. Also because my ex-girlfriend and all of a sudden its your favorite mask. Before that
found out I used the name as an alias, I thought it I had several others of which the Liv Mask I have worn
would be better to get rid of it completely. the longest before the Sin Fan one. I always loved the
Describe to us youre first time with a mask. Emerald and Sheila masks of Kerry, but never got
around in buying one. The same goes for several Celes
The first time? Thats quite some time ago. I masks and the recent CreaFX mask.
remember seeing a website where they sold a mask
very similar to the Greyland mask. This is before I How did you get in touch with it in the first place?
discovered Maskon. I eventually bought one from the In a dream hahaha! As a teenager I once dreamt
site and I remember seeing another person in the wearing the mask of a girl in high school I knew. It felt
mirror. The face wasnt the nicest of faces but it was pretty awesome. And of course all the films and TV
the start of my alternative identity. I also remembered series like the V series, Hellraiser 2 and the mission
the smell, which stayed on my face for the rest of the impossible series. But my real first encounter was on
day, weird foam latex smell. the Internet as I said earlier.
Wearing a mask is all about the illusion of being What is a normal day like for Dian?
somebody else. How can you describe Dians
character? Well Dian never gets a day so its usually restricted to
a few hours. On rare occasions, I had opportunities to
Dian is another part of me. She is very different from mask for 8 hours or so. No matter how long the time I
me but also similar. She is very demanding, loves have, it always starts with suiting up, donning the
fashion and does things my other self doesnt do mask and putting on the wig and it ends with taking it
often. She is more outgoing, maybe. all off again.
When and where did you start to transform? During the day do you miss transforming yourself?
Ive always been transforming from a young age. I Not really, not on a daily basis. I do like looking at
killed my lifesize teddybear to turn it into a mask. At other women and get inspiration for Dians wardrobe
one time I even tried to be a Transformer. I always or style. But when I havent masked in a while and I
wanted to become someone else. A second persona. put it on, I do feel Dian coming alive. Its like Im
But I also felt it was something personal. So I always breathing life into another person or something.
kept it hidden.
What is one of your biggest fantasies?
Tell us about your favorite mask?
My biggest fantasies? I would love to spend an
Well up to now, the Greyland masks are my favorite extended period masked posing as a woman, doing
and the Sin Fan is currently the one I wear the most. daily things, blending in a crowd, alone or with other
Its not a perfect out of the box fit, so I have to modify maskers. Do things like: going out to a club,
it, more than the other Greyland masks.

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When the relation
ends, Dian is there
for me.

going shopping and so on. If there ever is an

opportunity to have a perfect bodysuit, I would love to
try a day at the beach. I also would like to make a film
about masking. I actually have written a story for a film
concept. But I am wondering how to pull that off even
if I am a filmmaker.

Dealing with a mask fetish and sometimes managing

a relationship at the same time, is not easy. How do
you manage?

When the relationship is serious, I hardly mask. I even

have thrown out my entire wardrobe and masks to
focus on the relationship. I always say that one woman
Find us on
is enough to share my life with and Dian would feel like
the third wheel. Of course when the relationship ends,
Dian is there for me. I have never told anyone I have
dated or had a relationship with what my other hobby
facebook!
is. But I can imagine that it is not an easy thing to do.
Still it would be nice to find someone to share it with
or at least somebody who understands it.

[Link]
groups/gfmaskers/

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So I looked in the
mirror and thought, It
would be a waste not
to go outside in this
outfit and smoke
one
A story? Usually its going out the door scarfed, going
round the block, smoking one and going inside.
Sometimes you get looked at, but usually they cant
I took a deep breath and took off my heels to go down
look behind the mask, because people dont expect
the stairs. My room is in the attic, so I have to pass
you to be masked in the first place and are not looking
everyone elses room, go past the kitchen through the
for it. The bad thing is I cant go out all the time as I
living room to go the back garden and hope the night-
can only do this when no one else is in the house. (I
light doesnt go off, once I go outside. So I unlock the
live with some other housemates, who I share the
door, close and lock it. I go down silently and swiftly
house with).
and I make it to back door. I open it and the light stays
So one night almost everyone had left the house, out fortunately. I put on my boots, close the door and
except me and one other person. This other guy hardly have a smoke. Mission accomplished. At least thats
leaves his room. So I was all dressed up in my room, what I thought. I was ready to go inside again and then
masked and I was trying out a basic blue dress, leather I look through the window and notice the light in the
jacket and some ankle boots. So I looked in the mirror kitchen is suddenly turned on. My flatmate is
and thought it would be a waste not to go outside in downstairs! I quickly hide behind the wall and think of
this outfit and smoke one. So I hesitated and listened what to do. Worst case scenario I stay here all night
for noises from the room of my housemate to see if outside, no way to go inside again. Or he goes outside
there were any indications that he would get out as well for a smoke and discovers me. I peek through
anytime soon. I waited five minutes or so to verify the the window again. The light goes out! I put my head
coast was really clear. Then I sneak outside, close the against the wall. Saved! Hopefully. I wait a few more
door, sprint up the stairs without making any sound, minutes to make sure the coast is clear. I was
pass his room go up one more level, open the front breathing heavily and burning up, but I made it! And
door, close the door and lock it. that was the last time I went outside masked.

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 POL BRAK BATBOY

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After hours Batboy comes alive in a small village in
Poland. After the first transformation when the face
becomes his own, Batboy can finally relax from a
hard day at work. He goes around the house waiting
for his boyfriend, who is excited about seeing that
cool bald guy again.

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WEB

Masking is a fantastic process and

some are very expert in this activity.
The whole process is exciting and
many times you go into the
character and the mask becames
you.

Here are some vdeos that I have

chosen for you, about latex
masking. Hope you enjoy them.

Blatexpiggy228 has given us a very interesting video about

[Link] masking in a neoperene diving suit. Looks like he truly loves
watch?v=k1k3DzdWklE
that face

[Link] This one is from Rubberbiker, a French masker. In my

watch?v=Kod5TZHLbe0 opinion one of the most courageous maskers I know. He
uses his face and suit in the street with no problem at all.

[Link] Antnia is a very intereting masker. With a huge collection

watch?v=NzH068SHVyw she uses many different faces. In this one shes using a
Lolita greyland mask.

[Link] Dian Simone gave a very interesting interview and was one
watch?v=egyfHPyneAI of the first maskers to support this project. Here she is
showing her fabulous latex face.

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TIAGO RODRIGUES

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We are very complex and inside our minds, there
are so many different views and many ways to see
and feel things. The amazing part of being masked, is
the possibility of changing and follow our vision.
Tiago Rodrigues

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FICTION

Hi Im Maskerism.

I Hope you enjoy this small project of mine. Simply, the mask
transformation. I used my Greyland mask named Greymas to
create this sequence. I love the feeling of latex getting
thighter and tighter until it completely fuses and becames my
skin.

Well, at least I can imagine it. ;)

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COMIC

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 Special Thanks to Diggerman |
[Link]
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