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Dewy skin, the waxy surface of a new car, a flawless patisserie glaze ... the appeal of a glossy surface is universal. For some, such as in Yolngu culture in Arnhem Land, the inner brilliance of lustrous materials holds spiritual resonance. For fetishists, the use of latex and rubber as a ‘second skin’ for the wearer becomes a kinky stand-in for the real thing; its tightness a kind of bondage in itself. In evolutionary theory, it’s suggested
