Doris Kloster's Demimonde: A Visual Exploration of Fetish [Paperback]

Doris Kloster (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 29, 2003

Doris Kloster is one of the world’s leading fetish photographers. Unlike the work of most of her contemporaries in this field who specialize in photographing fetish and fashion models in artificial studio settings, her work shows the secret real-life decadent world of dominance and submission. The previously unpublished color, duotone, and black-and-white photographs presented in Fetish World were shot on location in many private dungeons and provide an unforgettable insider’s view of dominatrixes and their slaves in full costume and highlighting their use of sexual props and positions.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press (January 29, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560254068
• ISBN-13: 978-1560254065
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,118,787 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great work!, May 23, 2003

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"sinstyle" (QLD Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Doris Kloster's Demimonde: A Visual Exploration of Fetish (Paperback)

I have now collected a number of the fetish photography books available. This book is of particular interest because of it's photo-journalistic feel. The images are beautiful and the image reproduction is of the high standard that I have come to expect of the Carlton publications.

Kloster has captured a rich selection of photos that the reader gets glimpses of people's lives rather than looking at models who have been dressed up in the right gear (as I have often noticed in other works). The locations are excellent and I love that she has not relied upon studios. I enjoyed the fact that you get a sense of the of contrast between the location and the subjects, particularly in the urban/industrial environments.

I would recommend this book to anyone with an interest in fetish photography, the fashion or the lifestyle. This is a beautiful book that I am proud to own.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Art Book!, March 14, 2007

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Rubens Munhoz Burgel "Rubens Bürgel" (Curitiba, Brazil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Doris Kloster's Demimonde: A Visual Exploration of Fetish (Paperback)

This book is truly a work of art. The quality of the pics of this book is wonderful. Several images just need a frame to decorate your wall. We have spent hours pouring over the detail in this book. It makes a wonderful gift or addition to a collection. Highly recommended.
This is a coffee Table book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Really Juicy Monograph, June 30, 2008

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Patrick Callanan "Print Addict" (Reston, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Doris Kloster's Demimonde: A Visual Exploration of Fetish (Paperback)

If fetish is a style, a look, an image, this book is its bible. It's sexy, juicy, brilliantly staged and photographed. I cannot avoid the feeling that there is substance beneath the style, and this book sometimes gives a hint of what may be hidden in it. Anyway, it's captivating, luscious, and mesmerizingly intense. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.