It was my first time on a solo trip away from my son, who is about to turn 4, which is why I wasn't in attendance for the 2018 or 2019 Fetish Cons (and 2020 & 2021 were cancelled due to the "C" word). Last week I took the plunge to book my flight after being asked to attend due to the number of nominations I had received in the Fetish Awards. I was able to make it happen, but that's why I couldn't come in until Saturday night...and why I had to hurry home early Monday morning to come back to my son.
But after I checked into the hotel with my bestie in tow (who excitedly bought a plane ticket when I told her I was going), we got some provisions (mostly lots of water in an attempt to drown my headache away) and got dressed up for the Speakeasy event my friend Anastasia was hosting in the bar. [Posed beside her in the photo above; with my BFF in this photo below.]
In fact, that seemed to be a running trend I noticed there. It felt like no time had passed at all. Everyone is so warm and welcoming and makes you feel like family. I had been so worried that with so much time since my last appearance (and only filming myself solo for the last 5 years) I would feel like an outsider among this community of colleagues who film together, but I didn't. I felt right at home. And that's the fabulous thing about Fetish Con: it's a community, a family, a home for anyone with kinks they don't feel comfortable sharing in their everyday lives. At Fetish Con, everyone is accepted. It's "Home, Kinky, Home".
I did get to meet friends old and new prior to that though. And even as an introvert, having that fetishy warmth poured upon me filled me up in places I didn't know needed filling. So, thank you to my friends old and new,
I also got to check out Clips4sale's new logo on all the merch...and oh my goodness did they have some amazing merch! Serious props to whoever was in charge of that. The paddles and bondage sweatshirt are top notch. I'm going to get a video of it to share with you all.
I had to rush ship this dress to get it in time for the awards, but I'm happy I did! (For anyone interested, I got this dress as well as the one I wore to the Speakeasy event from Fashion Nova.)
It was an absolute honor to be on stage with the 3 gorgeous hosts: Anastasia Pierce, Kendra James, and Lauren Phillips....and to have won all 7 of the awards I was nominated for. It really blew me away. (Though...having to make 7 speeches when you have major anxiety about public speaking is...um...hard...haha.)
Because of YOU, my lovely fans, I won:
Special Recognition Within the Fetish Industry - 2022 Fetish Awards
Favorite Fetish Short Film - 2022 Fetish Awards
Favorite Fetish Producer - 2022 Fetish Awards
Favorite Fetish Superheroine Short Film - 2022 Fetish Awards
Favorite Fetish Superheroine Producer - 2022 Fetish Awards
Favorite Fetish Superheroine Performer - 2022 Fetish Awards
Favorite Female Fetish Performer - 2022 Fetish Awards
Just know that your support means so much to me. I put my whole heart and soul into my work as a one-woman-fetish-production-company, so it means the world to know my work is loved and appreciated by so many.
Thank you to my husband, who has been supportive of my endeavors and trusted me to take the chances I have for the sake of my business. Thank you to Fetish Con for having me, and to the amazing staff who puts it together each year. Thank you to the Fetish Awards for making my hard work feel seen. Thank you to Clips4Sale for giving niche fetish videos a platform so that one-woman-companies like myself can earn a living creating fetish films. And thank you to my friends and fans who have supported me and my work over the years. I am nothing without YOU. Thank you.
Sincerely and with all my heart,
Ludella Hahn