Note: Savage Wear provided the latex skirts for the test station free of charge. Opinions are my own.
June 5th to 7th, Zenithhalle Munich. Three days. My very first real own booth as an exhibitor at BoundCon 2026. And let me tell you, it was a lot. A lot more than I expected, a lot more than I could handle alone, and honestly? A lot more beautiful than I would have thought.
Thursday: Setup, Sweat & “We’ll Figure It Out”
The build-up on Thursday was a whole mood. Not a good one, at least not at the start. We had a 3×2m booth as part of a big shared space with ViviShine, BildeSpill (photographer extraordinaire), and party organizers Klub Bizarre. What sounds like a smooth collab on paper turns into a logistical puzzle in real life, and nobody warns you about that in advance.
Where do you run the cables? How do you position the lights? What does the fire safety regulation actually say, and why is the crew only telling us now, on site, that we need to adjust? You wait for decisions, you wait for someone else to finish their part before you can start yours. Flexibility is not just helpful at a setup like this. It is survival.
Good thing we had each other. RubberCullen was with me the whole time, and our friend Shiny_Toy helped with the build and was around when we needed extra hands. We all pulled together, and somehow the stand came out beautifully.
We got so many positive feedbacks, and we definitely rocked bringing high quality photography, party, as well as latex care & education at one place. I loved working together with them, and I can imagine doing a shared booth again!
Standing at the Booth and Becoming Part of the Show
Here’s the honest truth about being an exhibitor: you see a lot less of the fair. I managed to do one round and catch every booth, but enjoy it? No. There was no time. I was pulled into conversations, consultations, shopping moments, and just genuine connection all day long. Friends, fans, supporters, people who found me through my content and wanted to say hi. That felt really, really good, and also it was nice to notice how well my content is actually landing.
Shows? I didn’t see a single one. But we became the show. With the pillory from Evil Toys (yes, it’s mine, yes I bought it, yes I regret absolutely nothing), we rolled through the fair every day with a willing volunteer locked in. The attention was massive. Apparently we might even make it into the BoundCon teaser.
The pillory was also a hit right at the booth. There were people who absolutely had to try it out. You know the type. I love them.
My Savage Wear test station, where people could try on latex skirts for the very first time, was one of those quiet personal highlights that are hard to put into words. I don’t earn anything from it. It is just genuinely one of my heart projects. But seeing someone touch latex for the first time, slip on a skirt, and go “…oh. Oh wait. This is actually comfortable? I can actually wear this?” Those conversations and those moments are what push me forward when things get hard.
Beyond all the playful stuff, I talked about my workshops and mentoring program, and had merch to sell. Mugs and calendars both did really well. A few pieces are still left if you’re interested.
And outfits: three days, three completely new combinations, all pieces I already owned but had never put together like that. I pictured them in my head and just hoped for the best. All three worked, and I got a lot of compliments, which honestly I needed after the chaos. Except for one moment: one minute before the doors opened on Friday, my transparent red Heidi Bloomer split right at the belly. Grabbed it, threw a corset over it, wore it like that for the entire day. Now I just need to figure out how to glue transparent latex without the repair being too visible.
BoundCon Through Exhibitor Eyes
What I genuinely like about BoundCon is the exhibitor mix. Not many dropshippers, a lot of craft, handwork, and people who actually make what they sell. Rope and impact play are still the clear main focus, which makes sense given the name. But I was genuinely surprised by how much latex you can find there now. A few years ago it was much less, and that shift is really cool to see.
The vibe of the visitors is good. The aisles are wide and it never felt too crowded even at peak times, though I have to be honest, attendance felt slightly lower than in previous years. I think it just spread out more. Friday was a public holiday bridge day and was already really, really busy early on.
What I don’t love: the darkness. It is a very dark fair, basement-vibe all the way, and we had to work hard on a bright lighting concept just to get some life into our stand. I know that is personal taste. But it is mine.
Organizationally, the crew puts in enormous effort and I genuinely believe that. But the communication between individual crew members is chaos. One person says one thing, another says something completely different, and you end up wasting way too much time on discussions that should not even need to happen. As an exhibitor, I really wish for clearer and more unified guidelines going forward, communicated the same way to every single person on the crew. No individual arrangements. Just transparent rules that everyone knows and applies equally.
Besides that, I really appreciate all the hard work they put in to make it happen – and I know by myself how stressful that can be! So a big huge round of applause to all the people behind the convention!!
Would I Do It Again?
Jain. That’s German for yes-and-no, and there is genuinely no better word for it.
The shared booth with ViviShine, BildeSpill, and Klub Bizarre worked beautifully. The position, all the way at the back, sounded scary going in but turned out to be perfect. Everyone found us, and it never got claustrophobically busy around our area. The feedback we received was genuinely fantastic, and I am really proud of what we built together.
But I for myself need more team for my part of the booth. Two people is not enough and I learned that the hard way. I got to take far fewer photos and videos than I had planned. I didn’t eat enough, didn’t drink enough, and I couldn’t take a real break or have a single proper moment just with RubberCullen. So much happened around me that I missed completely, and that part genuinely hurt.
So: booth again, absolutely yes. But next time with a team big enough that I can step away for two hours and know that everything is completely handled. Until then, thank you to everyone who visited, shopped, chatted, tested the pillory, tried on a skirt, or just stopped by to say hi. You made it worth every exhausting second. 