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Rachael V

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Tony Ward

……….Rachael arrived at the hotel early for the shoot. Considering that she came from so far away, I was a bit surprised by the timeliness of her arrival. She arrived with her American boyfriend Liam, who was a delight to have hang around the hotel while we were working. Boyfriends can be a pain in the ass sometimes. Liam was just the opposite.

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Rachael V

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Rachael V

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Rachael V

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……….My love Liam is originally from the US, and he planned a two-week trip for us – so he could bring me home to meet the folks, see his hometown, meet his friends and get a taste of the United States. We are planning on moving there permanently in a few years, so it’s good to get acquainted with the culture etc., early on. I must say, traveling through America was quite something. We took a mini road trip down the Northeast coast, from Boston, MA to Ocean City, MD – making stops in New Haven, CT, Wilmington, DE and Philadelphia PA.

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Rachael V

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It was fantastic to get to see everything for real. The first week we were there, I was mostly overwhelmed by how big everything was, and how tiny my hometown of Rotterdam, The Netherlands is – in comparison to American cities and how much cheaper everything was in USD. American food is amazing. I enjoyed every single second of being there!

To Be Continued………

Rachel V

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Rachael V

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……….As I mentioned before, that first catsuit changed my life. Before that moment, I already had a big thing for high heels, red lipstick, smoking, stockings, garters and corsets – Femininity. Discovering the joys of latex opened up a new realm for me. I’ve mainly done shoots in latex ever since. I love the variety of garments available. There’s full fetish and fetish haute couture and everything in between, and I love it all. I won’t wear it all, but I love that it’s available.

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Rachael V

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I’m sad that I have difficulties wearing hoods, I would love to experience being covered in latex from head to toe. However, I’m claustrophobic and suffer from panic attacks in specific situations. Wearing a hood will trigger my ‘there’s no escape’ anxiety and I will start hyperventilating. I have high hopes for the future though. My boyfriend Liam and I drove through a tunnel the other day and I managed to get through it without needing to close my eyes (tunnels are another trigger), so hopefully -fingers crossed- I will be able to wear a latex hood someday. Or try out a vacuum-bed.

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Rachael V

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Rachael V

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Rachael V

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……….Fetish outfits make me feel super sexy and very feminine, and I love having pictures of myself displaying all of that feeling. So I started planning shoots with whoever wanted to work with me. I wanted to gain experience and learn and be the best that I could be – in order to reach the goals I had set for myself. Even though I thoroughly enjoy modeling, it’s not just a hobby. I have had side-jobs since I was thirteen years old. Working hard is not a foreign concept to me. It wasn’t easy to let my mother in on the modeling though.

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Rachael V

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I was temporarily living back home when I started out, so I couldn’t not say anything. My mother comes from a fairly conservative background, and even though she raised me to make my own decisions and stand up for myself, I was worried she wouldn’t accept her only daughter doing sexy weird stuff. When I told her about the nature of fetish, she didn’t like the sound of things at all. But when I showed her the pictures I had taken she relaxed. She saw that exploring your femininity outside of mainstream boundaries is not necessarily selling just your sex-appeal, or vulgar for that matter. She’s been plaguing me with requests to go and buy her a corset for a while now, and recently even tried on a pair of my fetish heels.

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Rachael V

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Rachael V at 3:30

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Rachael V

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NARRATIVE of a DUTCH WOMAN and FETISH MODEL EXPLORING and WORKING in the UNITED STATES

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……….Even though I keep my private life very private, I do like being able to be open about what I do. People that only know me from the scene, don’t know all that much about my everyday life. But, all my close friends and family are in on my Rachael V life. I don’t believe in living a lie with the people that claim to love you. If you truly love me, you love every part of me, including things that are outside of your comfort zone. I’m incredibly blessed with the people I have around me, who do in fact accept me just the way I am. Some of them are interested in attending a fetish event at some point, others just drool over or laugh at the display of my shoe collection in my living room. Most of them freak out when they first touch latex, and don’t really want to try it on. I still think it’s interesting how people can have such different tastes and preferences.

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Rachael V at 4:00

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In 2010 got quite busy planning shoots with whoever wanted to work with me in order to gain as much experience as I possibly could. I learned a lot from that, but also from the co-models I’ve had the pleasure of working with. In between photo shoots and school, I attended as many fetish parties as I possibly could. I enjoyed the atmosphere and the freedom, and was intrigued when I discovered that even though much more is permitted at fetish parties, men were so much more respectful than in random clubs I mostly went dancing in. Everything’s possible, but nothing’s expected and there’s so much more respect. I love that about the scene.

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Rachael V at 4:15

To Be Continued……….

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Editor’s Note: Rachael’s corset by www.Arditaff.com.