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Hi. I'm Sophie Nauclér, Sweden's northernmost latex designer.
This is what happend when Madelene Thiger tried out my job for a day.
- I really hated textile workshop in school when I was a kid, so we'll see how things turn out today.
- I've actually taken this along with me, so at least I'm prepared to some extent.
- So uh, you are supposed to wear pink latex *** with this? - Yeah, that's right.
- We're gonna make a tank top today. - Okay.
- Without needles and threads? - Without thread, we're just using adhesives.
I'm doing this to get rid of all the talcum and to nap the surface.
- So you've taught yourself all of this? - Yeah, I've taught myself.
- And you've been sitting at home sorting this out? - Yeah, for a really long time.
- What is the most fun thing you've ever designed? - Oh... I made a wedding dress once. That was a lot of fun.
- You just told me what to do and I'm already doing the opposite.
Mmm... this was a lot more tricky and hard than what I expected it to be...
... but trying out the clothes can be that hard?
- Well actually that's a procedure all by itself. - It is?
- Yeah. Trying out clothes is... well, I'm fairly quick.
- So we're just gonna get some... dressing aid. - Dressing aid?
- Yeah so... you'll be able to slip it on as easy as possible. I'm using something called Vividress.
- So I'm supposed to lube myself up with this? - Yeah.
- Just slip in. - Oh, this is so cold!
- It feels as if it's going up but it's staying down. - Yep.
- I do feel a bit like Catwoman.
- I'm dressed now, Johan.
- I gotta hand it to you... I don't know if I'm the only one thinking like this but...
- uhm.. it may be a prejudice also, but I... but I associate latex with... sex?
- I... uhm, associate them somehow? - Mm. Absolutely, but that's not that strange since latex is a fetish fabric.
- So, we're about to piece them together... - Glue everything together.
- I gotta say that these... claws really feel impractical right now.
- Alright, so just a few details are missing... - Mmm.
- But perhaps you'll do them? - Sure, I'll do them.
- It turned out this nice without needles and threads.
English translation by latexboi Video footage by TV4 Umeå, Sweden