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Where They Breathe They Impose

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Jordan Ginsberg


Oh, hello! Welcome to the nation’s leading renter’s insurance advice column, “PVC Wednesdays”! Today we have the lovely Cyberesque and her man, all done up in the shiny black stuff, posing at London’s Torture Garden back in 2008. Handsome couple, no? After the jump, they ditch their earthly bondage for something a little freer.

Above photo shot in Berlin, 2008, by Ono Ludwig.

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100 responses to “Where They Breathe They Impose”

  1. samantha.darling Avatar
    samantha.darling

    gorgeous. i really dig the second one.

  2. samantha.darling Avatar
    samantha.darling

    gorgeous. i really dig the second one.

  3. doda Avatar
    doda

    oh my god, her eyes in the second pic are gorgeous.

  4. doda Avatar
    doda

    oh my god, her eyes in the second pic are gorgeous.

  5. doda Avatar
    doda

    oh my god, her eyes in the second pic are gorgeous.

  6. doda Avatar
    doda

    oh my god, her eyes in the second pic are gorgeous.

  7. kbi the crowing Avatar
    kbi the crowing

    his blackwork is amazing
    all of it’s amazing, really

  8. kbi the crowing Avatar
    kbi the crowing

    his blackwork is amazing
    all of it’s amazing, really

  9. kbi the crowing Avatar
    kbi the crowing

    his blackwork is amazing
    all of it’s amazing, really

  10. kbi the crowing Avatar
    kbi the crowing

    his blackwork is amazing
    all of it’s amazing, really

  11. bad dog Avatar
    bad dog

    AWSOME TATTOOS SHE IS BEAUTIFUL

  12. bad dog Avatar
    bad dog

    AWSOME TATTOOS SHE IS BEAUTIFUL

  13. bad dog Avatar
    bad dog

    AWSOME TATTOOS SHE IS BEAUTIFUL

  14. bad dog Avatar
    bad dog

    AWSOME TATTOOS SHE IS BEAUTIFUL

  15. chris Avatar
    chris

    Mmmmmmmm lovvvve it. =]

  16. chris Avatar
    chris

    Mmmmmmmm lovvvve it. =]

  17. chris Avatar
    chris

    Mmmmmmmm lovvvve it. =]

  18. chris Avatar
    chris

    Mmmmmmmm lovvvve it. =]

  19. Will Avatar
    Will

    Absolutely stunning. Superb. I love his blackwork.

  20. Will Avatar
    Will

    Absolutely stunning. Superb. I love his blackwork.

  21. Will Avatar
    Will

    Absolutely stunning. Superb. I love his blackwork.

  22. Will Avatar
    Will

    Absolutely stunning. Superb. I love his blackwork.

  23. T. Angel Avatar
    T. Angel

    I’m fan of both. AWESOME

  24. T. Angel Avatar
    T. Angel

    I’m fan of both. AWESOME

  25. T. Angel Avatar
    T. Angel

    I’m fan of both. AWESOME

  26. T. Angel Avatar
    T. Angel

    I’m fan of both. AWESOME

  27. CutThroat Avatar
    CutThroat

    wowowow!

    they look neat!

  28. CutThroat Avatar
    CutThroat

    wowowow!

    they look neat!

  29. CutThroat Avatar
    CutThroat

    wowowow!

    they look neat!

  30. CutThroat Avatar
    CutThroat

    wowowow!

    they look neat!

  31. hellbaby Avatar
    hellbaby

    I’m in love with her arms… those are absolutely amazing!

  32. hellbaby Avatar
    hellbaby

    I’m in love with her arms… those are absolutely amazing!

  33. hellbaby Avatar
    hellbaby

    I’m in love with her arms… those are absolutely amazing!

  34. hellbaby Avatar
    hellbaby

    I’m in love with her arms… those are absolutely amazing!

  35. ye olde spaghetti eater Avatar
    ye olde spaghetti eater

    I’m burning with envy.

  36. ye olde spaghetti eater Avatar
    ye olde spaghetti eater

    I’m burning with envy.

  37. ye olde spaghetti eater Avatar
    ye olde spaghetti eater

    I’m burning with envy.

  38. ye olde spaghetti eater Avatar
    ye olde spaghetti eater

    I’m burning with envy.

  39. cookie Avatar
    cookie

    Love the secound photo and how the light accentuatuates her round softness to his structured rigidity…tattoos however not in love with

  40. cookie Avatar
    cookie

    Love the secound photo and how the light accentuatuates her round softness to his structured rigidity…tattoos however not in love with

  41. cookie Avatar
    cookie

    Love the secound photo and how the light accentuatuates her round softness to his structured rigidity…tattoos however not in love with

  42. cookie Avatar
    cookie

    Love the secound photo and how the light accentuatuates her round softness to his structured rigidity…tattoos however not in love with

  43. Manon Avatar
    Manon

    love everything in the second pic!

  44. Manon Avatar
    Manon

    love everything in the second pic!

  45. Manon Avatar
    Manon

    love everything in the second pic!

  46. Manon Avatar
    Manon

    love everything in the second pic!

  47. Madi Avatar
    Madi

    Omg…I <3 this picture!!! They are so sexy I’d like to be the meat in that sandwich. 😉

  48. Madi Avatar
    Madi

    Omg…I <3 this picture!!! They are so sexy I’d like to be the meat in that sandwich. 😉

  49. Madi Avatar
    Madi

    Omg…I <3 this picture!!! They are so sexy I’d like to be the meat in that sandwich. 😉

  50. Madi Avatar
    Madi

    Omg…I <3 this picture!!! They are so sexy I’d like to be the meat in that sandwich. 😉

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