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January 10, 2008

Another first for Providence: Fetish fair this weekend

Bodices, boots, belts … the New England Leather Alliance’s convention is coming to town this weekend.

But it's definitely not a Wild West-cowboy sort of thing.

This is the first year that the group's Fetish Fair Fleamarket will be held in “the hip, up-and-coming, artsy city of Providence,” according to the Leather Alliance’s Web site.

It's the 30th such event for the group, which will include classes, vendors, art shows, outreach programs and demonstrations. It's open to the public -- but adults only.

It starts tomorrow with a fashion show at the Biltmore Hotel and continues through Sunday at the Rhode Island Convention Center and the Biltmore and Westin hotels. Admission is $20, less for members.

Don't be misled by the title. The event is not a free-for-all. It has quite a list of rules for attendees:

No smoking, no one younger than 18 allowed, no animals, no public sexual activity and no nudity -- and prospective attendees are advised to be “PG-13, at most."

“If you want to show more or do more,” the rules ask, “please get a room.”

FYI: The Biltmore and Westin are already sold out, the group's Web site says.

Contact the Leather Alliance for more information at 617-876-NELA (6352).

-- projo.com staff writer Brandie M. Jefferson

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