On July 11-13, Chicago Fetish Weekend took place at various venues across the city.
The welcome party took place July 11 at Jackhammer, 6406 N. Clark St., with Pup Figaro emceeing the night’s event. The 11 new contestants were introduced as they drew their numbers to compete for Chicago Leather Ambassador and Midwest Rubber the following evening.
On July 12, the Chicago Fetish Weekend contest took place at the Leather Archives and Museum (LAM), 6418 N. Greenview Ave., hosted by Puma. Last year’s winners, Chicago Daddy Danger Wolf and Magnus gave their step-down speeches and passed their titles onto the new winners; Leatherboy Badu Ngozi won Chicago Leather Ambassador 2025, while Slick Cummings won the title of Midwest Rubber 2025.
A victory party took place at The Baton, 4713 N. Broadway, following the contest, and a victory brunch was held July 13 at LAM.
First photo gallery by Joseph Stevens. Second gallery by Pup Scout.
