Atsuko Kudo: Queen of Latex

Sometimes with fashion, it can be easy to forget that its inspirations are not totally superficial. Perhaps one of the most infuriating aspects of the industry is its (often empty) use of referencing which filters down to followers unaware of the original connotations; the dilution of ideas which were once shocking or brave can all too easily become mundane or misrepresented. Over the past few years, there has been an unprecedented incorporation of fetish into fashion – or perhaps it…