Rita Ora Is Back In Latex And She looks Pretty Darn Amazing TBH

If we had a body like Rita's we'd probably wear latex all the time.

It's not the first time pop star and The Voice UK coach Rita Ora has sported an all-latex look and we sure hope it won't be the last.

Latex garb is a controversial choice in the fashion world, for its association with BDSM and fetish-wear.

Rita looks HAWWWT in red latex [Rita Ora / Instagram]
Rita looks HAWWWT in red latex [Rita Ora / Instagram]

But recent outings by Rita, Kim Kardashian and Katy Perry, among others, have attempted to draw latex out of the realm of pure pornography and into the stylish sphere.

Responses to the latex-wear, notably produced by designer Atsuko Kudo who we recently interviewed, has been mixed, with many protesting that the fabric will never be sophisticated.

Rita poses with Mary Charteris [Rita Ora / Instagram]
Rita poses with Mary Charteris [Rita Ora / Instagram]

We dare you to take just take one look at Rita Ora's latest Insta-snaps and tell us she doesn't look absolutely freakin' awesome.

Posing up a storm with socialite Mary Charteris, Rita is definitely doing her bit for the latex ascendance!

These snaps, which she posted at the weekend, came shortly after probably the most enviable Easter lunch EVER - with the intimate guestlist including none other than Kate Moss, Mary Charteris and legendary artist Jake Chapman.

A very enviable Easter lunch indeed [Rita Ora / Instagram]
A very enviable Easter lunch indeed [Rita Ora / Instagram]

Here's a look at some other recent latex outings:

In February, Kim Kardashian and Rita Ora stepped out wearing nearly identical dresses to a private party in London.

Kim Kardashian and Rita Ora both donned fetish-inspired dresses in London last night [Getty]
Kim Kardashian and Rita Ora both donned fetish-inspired dresses in London last night [Getty]



The Keeping up with the Kardashians star, 34, was pictured wearing the Sleeveless Joy dress by latex couturier Atsuko Kudo to Mert & Marcus’ House of Love Party for Madonna held at Annabel’s.

Kim styled her nude dress with a fur coat [Getty]
Kim styled her nude dress with a fur coat [Getty]
Kim looked incredible in the latex dress [Getty]
Kim looked incredible in the latex dress [Getty]
Kim's form-fitting dress hugged her every curve [Getty]
Kim's form-fitting dress hugged her every curve [Getty]

But Rita Ora (who famously dated Kim’s younger brother Rob Kardashian) also opted for the fetish-inspired fashion piece – at the SAME party.

And even more awkwardly, both ladies styled their dresses in pretty much exactly the same way.

Rita, 24, wore her halterneck second-skin dress with nude heels and a fur coat while Kanye West’s wife also donned a fur coat and nude strappy heels (Manolo Blahnik, natch).

Rita Ora styled the dress with nude pointed heels [Getty]
Rita Ora styled the dress with nude pointed heels [Getty]

It’s not as if they don’t have bundles of designer clothes at home so it baffles us how their stylists managed this matching faux pas!

So who is this Atsuko Kudo designer and why on earth are people going crazy about her rubber clothes?

Well she’s an independent, London-based designer whose label specialises in couture latex design (that’s rubber clothes to you and me).

Kim wore a Atsuko Kudo bustier to the GQ Awards [Rex]
Kim wore a Atsuko Kudo bustier to the GQ Awards [Rex]

Atsuko, the founder, took her inspiration for the eponymous label from looking around sex shops in Tokyo and admiring the sequin-skin quality of latex.

They’ve had a cult following for a number of years but it wasn’t until Kimmy stepped out wearing THAT latex dress in Melbourne that things really started to kick off.

Kim Kardashian in Melbourne [Getty]
Kim Kardashian in Melbourne [Getty]

“We’re happy to see Kim celebrate her famous curves with our latex! And also she is wearing it a little more as day wear, which is interesting!” the designer told MTV.com.

But she’s not the only one to jump on the latex trend as celebs including Kate Moss, Rihanna and Miley Cyrus have sported the sex-shop inspired line (including Miley during her infamous VMA performance in 2013).

Miley Cyrus wore Atsuko Kudo for THAT VMAs performance [Getty]
Miley Cyrus wore Atsuko Kudo for THAT VMAs performance [Getty]

And Lady Gaga actually chose to wear Atsuko Kudo to meet the Queen in 2009, which she admits was the ‘proudest moment’ in her fashion career.

“It was magical. I could not believe what I was seeing!” said Atsuko.

Lady Gaga wore Atsuko Kudo to meet the Queen in 2009 [Getty]
Lady Gaga wore Atsuko Kudo to meet the Queen in 2009 [Getty]

The thing is, as much as she describes the clothes as ‘empowering,’ we reckon you have to have an AMAZING body to be able to pull them off.

We can’t imagine they’d be very forgiving over those lumps and bumps and you can’t exactly squeeze a pair of Spanx under that latex!

What do you reckon? Would you wear fetish-inspired fashion?

[Kim Kardashian looks like a dildo]

[Rita Ora leads fashion at BRITs after-party]