05/03/2016: For an unbelievable 20 years, The Hoist has been blazing a trail across the fetish landscape with new nights, new themes, educational events and all manner of perverted promotions that have kept London’s men hard and happy.
One of the highlights of their calendar is the annual Mr Hoist competition that sees a bevy of horny guys parade and flirt for the audience vote and a chance to compete for International Mister Leather in Chicago.
Last Saturday saw the biggest contest yet, sponsored by Expectations, with a £2,000 prize pot up for grabs and even a Berlin holiday to be won by an audience member.
This year’s contestants included cute twinks in jocks, bearded guys in full leather and older daddies representing years of fetish history, but in the end it was a 31-year-old Swede Niklas who captured the audience’s imagination.
Standing at over 6 feet tall and looking every bit the Tom Of Finland leather man, the ‘Booted Swede’ has just moved here and sees the Mr Hoist title as the perfect way to start his London adventures.
He is a Hoist regular so if you fancy bumping into him just head on down to Vauxhall. He’ll be the one in the sash!
The Hoist, South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, SW8 1RH.
Words and Photos by Chris Jepson
