Scent

The scent that comes at you before you even lay a finger on the smooth texture of the fabric, as soon as you open the wardrobe, the draw or the self sealing bag it is kept in. Have you stored it powered, or clean? If it’s powered, a light smell of baby powder with rise to greet you. Johnsons Baby Powder, a distinctive smell all of its own and the vaguely chemical smell mixed with the odour of innocence. If you chose to store in another brand of talc, you may be assailed by a more flowery smell combined with the rubbery scent that makes you weaken. Stored clean, then all you'll get is the over whelming smell of rubber. No talc, no imagined smell of purity.

Latex stored in powder will glide over your fingers when you touch. The hanging items can be freely stroked as your hand touches it, running quickly over the surface, sliding between the layers. Flat folded items, each layer will lie heavy on the other, a hand slid between these folds will feel the weight pressing down. If you chose to store clean, the natural tackiness will result in your fingers skipping over the outer surface, tripping, to get to the next sticky part.

You select a piece or pieces to wear. It may be a top, does it have arms? It may be a pair of trousers, tight or loose or even a skirt, simple A-line with a zip up the front. Will you be wearing gloves too? Each item will require careful donning. These trousers are not denim; you can't just drag them on with wild abandon. This is not a cardigan you can tug at. These are not work gloves with ridges for support. You'll want too dress quickly, but beware. A fingernail out of place may do damage, but only if you have long ones that shine with scarlet polish, if you a boy, then not so much to worry about. But first the talc you used to store with comes in handy. It will help the item flow over your skin, caressing you as it moves. If you stored clean, then talc before pulling on, hair plucked at this point will take away the pleasure of that first kiss of latex. Dress slowly, enjoy the moment. Draw it out and savour the moment as you would a fine wine or delicate morsel. Roll the scent that the stretching and heating releases around on your tongue, taste it as the air around you fills. Breath in deeply as it engulfs you.

If the initial touch of the glassy fabric didn't get into your head, then the freed essence will convince you, again, that this is for you, always.