What To Wear?
Dress code
We are a kinky event, with a strict dress code to match! This applies to all genders, outside and in between, regardless of your position in the scene.
We are about full head-to-toe effort and pushing boundaries, not just appearing “alternative”. KEN is a place for you to be the most extravagant version of yourself, but not a dress-up Halloween party. We want to see the fashion you daren’t go to any other party in, the styles you lust after online but can’t pull off every day. This is your chance to be someone that you can’t be anywhere else, we are a home for people who want a safe place to be as extreme and excessive in their look as possible!
We strictly enforce the dress code policy on the door and don’t make exceptions, you will be turned away without a refund if we find your outfit unsuitable.
Items that are 100% not allowed into the club include:
Jeans or denim
Hoodies
Cotton shirts and t-shirts
Cheap and cheesy fancy dress
Sexy party dresses that could be worn to any nightclub
Camo trousers/street camo, cargo pants
Leggings/Meggings – including shiny/wet-look leggings
No fascist insignia
In Short
– Whether you Dress to Impress or Dress to Distress, we highly encourage you to look the part.
– Latex, Leather, Lace, Uniform, Lingerie, Fetish, Suits, or Body Paint, the list goes on – If it makes you feel sexy, we want you to wear it.
– Nudity is permitted but we recommend some kind of footwear – we try and keep the venue as clean as possible, but we cannot guarantee getting to a mess quickly enough (we know how excited you get).
– Minimum All Black
– Strictly no Blue Jeans, White Trainers, Street Wear Etc. – If you are not sure about your choice of wardrobe, please don’t hesitate to contact us cultofvain@gmail.com.
– Changing Facilities and a Cloakroom are available in the venue, so if you want to unveil your outfit when you get here speak to our door staff.
– If you do not follow the Dress code, you may be refused entry at the door and will be offered no refund.
Formal sets the standard
Probably our most asked question is for acceptable masc outfits. So when you are looking in your wardrobe, bereft of anything sexual or alternative, opting for formal wear, ask yourself the question “Would I wear it to a wedding?” If the answer is no, then it’s not good enough for KEN. We are not a fancy dress party.
Should you need some inspiration: consider KEN a nighttime, candlelit, sit-down dinner at the theatre. You arrive to a red carpet, and it’s time to show everyone who’s boss.
A blazer with a dark shirt, nice shoes, add some accessories, trousers if you have them or black jeans as a last resort, will set you up with the foundations of a very sexy outfit. The point is that you push the foundations of your attire, enjoy some nice cufflinks to make yourself feel very grand, wear your shirt half open to tease the eye - but above all, feel proud of yourself.
Within time, you may start exploring with layers of harnesses, or different colours and fabrics and begin sculpting yourself an entirely new secret, kinky identity.
Push yourself.
KEN is for all bodies. We praise those who take the leap and show us who they are, putting themselves out there and embracing the looks they have always wanted to try. Sure, you may not be wearing leather trousers, a drifter coat and a harness to a wedding - but you also are unlikely to go so bold to a gig or a simple rock club, and that is where the difference is.
When in doubt, skin.
We have many patrons who choose to attend our events fully naked, confident in the safety and security of the party. Though we do always recommend you bring a pair of shoes - you need to protect those toes from the cold and other people’s high heels on the dance floor!