Although leather might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you walk past Korte Leidsedwarsstraat no. 74, a motorbike and a leather pride flag outside, a logo with a bold man, leather barber’s cloaks and a sign warning “unattended children will be sold as slaves” inside are subtle decorations which suggest that this hairdresser [...]

BLUF or The Breeches & Leather Uniform Fanclub is not an exclusively dutch organisation, yet it has it’s headquarters in Amsterdam while the local BLUF-meetings take place at Dirty Dick’s and anniversary parties are held at the first floor of RoB’s flagship store.
The idea for BLUF came from BLUF-member L-cop who surfed the net in 1997 in search [...]

Brands like RoB & Mr. B might have acquired fame and fortune but there is another leather shop to be found among Amsterdam’s canals. At Runstraat 30, Robin & Rik have their own leather shop and atelier where they make leather clothing by hand.Â
When Robin & Rik started their business in the beginning of the 1980s, leather was worn by gay [...]

Rob Meijer went there for a US-style brunch with Touko “Tom of Finland” Laaksonen. It had a theatre. And jack off parties. And bingo with Steve. They have a pool table. And porn on TV. And the smallest darkroom in Europe. And…well, it’s a bar with a history!
On the 15th of April 1978 Israel born Avi Ben Mosche and Dutch stud Peter [...]

LTHR.NL defines ‘Leather Amsterdam’ as the whole of Amsterdam companies, organizations and people who have something to do with leather both on and off line.
The map on this page shows not only where to find leather businesses but also party locations and meeting places for leathermen. Of course Amsterdam has much more to offer than [...]