Bella Rubber 2008 to 2020
Many moons ago in 2008 I started a Latex Design business called Bella Rubber with my best friend. Back then there wasn’t any Melbourne Latex designers and latex was just starting to take off in the Fetish scene.
We started off making one off couture designs and we wouldn’t make anything in black! With 80 colours to choose we decided we wanted to see a room of colourful latex and not a sea of blackness in the fetish scene.
The progression
Bella Rubber went from we to I in the early stages. With that transition I set up a home based studio and the demand for other latex services became apparent and with that I started to offer -
One off couture designs
Latex repairs & alterations
Latex clothing making classes
After a few year into the business I launched another offering called - Buy The Metre.
Bella Rubber became the official Australian supplier of latex sheeting.
Importing it directly from the factory in Asia, I imported in a few 1000 metre of latex rolls in an assortment of colours and started to sell it to locals by the metre.
What I didn’t expect was how many other industries used latex sheeting, from the beauty, bakery, art, photography and of cause the fashion industry.
The glue and solvent became to much for my body and I stopped offering the one off couture option.
And with my travels increasing, I handed the “Buy The Metre” section to my Mother Vivienne.
I still did the odd repair and class, however my love for being a Pro Domme won over.