On Saturday the 6th of April 1985, Sonja Barend – the Oprah Winfrey of The Netherlands – invited Jim Holmes on her show for an interview about homosexuality, anonymous sex at public urinals and the meanings of wearing leather.

ROB of the ROB GALLERY, at the Weteringschans 273 in Amsterdam, has been making leather gear and S&M accessories for eleven years now. Furthermore, he has a gallery in which he regularly exhibits new S&M-art. His shop-windows are built up subtly and of much interest to the public which often stops in front of them. We talk [...]

James Stratton Holmes was born on the 2nd of May 1924 in Collins, Iowa. Already from an early age little Jimmy had a fascination for men, mostly jocks, whom he followed around trying to catch their attention. Though his early efforts were not very successful, in later life Jim Holmes caught the attention of many more [...]

In 1933 a man was born who would grow not only into a much respected leatherman but a true Amsterdam legend. He introduced Amsterdam not only to custom made leather jeans but also male erotic art, tattoos and piercings.