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Bootblacks take care of the <a href="Boot" title="Boot">boots</a>, and garments such as <a href="Leather_jacket" title="Leather jacket">leather jackets</a>, <a href="Vest" class="mw-redirect" title="Vest">vests</a>, <a href="Chaps" title="Chaps">chaps</a>, <a href="Bondage_harness" title="Bondage harness">harnesses</a>, as well as other gear of <a href="Leather_subculture" title="Leather subculture">Leatherpeople</a> and the <a href="BDSM" title="BDSM">BDSM community</a>. With the establishment of local, regional and international bootblack contests in the 1990s and early 2000s, bootblacks have gained visibility as a subculture in their own right.<a href="#cite_note-:8-1">[1]</a> Nowadays, bootblack stands as well as classes on bootblacking are common fixtures at events, contests, conferences and parties. Bootblacks are not only preserving the physical items (many of which have been gifted, earned or inherited) but are also collecting the stories of their wearers.<a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a> Therefore, bootblacks play a central role in the <a href="Oral_history" title="Oral history">oral history</a> of the leather scene.<a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a> While outsiders often link bootblacking to <a href="Service-oriented_submission" title="Service-oriented submission">service-oriented submission</a>, Bootblacks might take on any role in a <a href="BDSM" title="BDSM">BDSM</a> dynamic.

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div>

The term “bootblack”, meaning “one who shines shoes”, was first used in 1817, according to <a href="Merriam-Webster" title="Merriam-Webster">Merriam-Webster</a>.<a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a> It probably stems from the term "blacking", a precursor of modern <a href="Shoe_polish" title="Shoe polish">shoe polish</a> containing <a href="Carbon_black" title="Carbon black">lampblack</a>, which was used to care for English soldiers' boots in the 18th and 19th centuries.

While the trade of <a href="Shoeshiner" title="Shoeshiner">shoe shining</a> has been around at least since the age of the <a href="Industrial_Revolution" title="Industrial Revolution">Industrial Revolution</a>, the origins of bootblacking within the leather community remain unclear. Possible points of reference are military traditions of <a href="Bull_polishing" title="Bull polishing">polishing boots</a>,<a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a> as well as shoeshine stands in public spaces, which could be found in many cities in Europe and the US before World War II.<a href="#cite_note-:6-6">[6]</a><a href="#cite_note-:0-7">[7]</a>

The first documented case of shoe shining in a fetish context can be found in the diaries of <a href="Hannah_Cullwick" title="Hannah Cullwick">Hannah Cullwick</a> (1833 – 1909). Cullwick meticulously recorded the number of boots she cleaned on a monthly and yearly basis: For example, on Tuesday, July 31, 1860, she noted: “This is the last day of July. I have cleaned 83 pairs of boots.”<a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a> She cleaned hundreds each year, sometimes by licking them.<a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a> She once told her lover <a href="Arthur_Munby" title="Arthur Munby">Arthur Munby</a> that she could tell where he had been by how his boots tasted:<a href="#cite_note-:0-7">[7]</a><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a>

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</style><blockquote class="templatequote">I can always tell where you've bin by the taste o' your boots.</blockquote><div class="templatequotecite">— Hannah Cullwick, Diaries</div>

Bootblack stands as well as bootblacks operating in leather bars have been documented in the US since the 1970s. These included the <a href="Gold_Coast_(bar)" title="Gold Coast (bar)">Gold Coast</a> in Chicago and the <a href="Ramrod_(New_York_City)" title="Ramrod (New York City)">Ramrod</a> in New York City.<a href="#cite_note-:2-12">[12]</a><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a> In later years, more bars adopted the custom, among others the AA Meat Market,<a href="#cite_note-:9-14">[14]</a> the Eagle in Chicago,<a href="#cite_note-:10-15">[15]</a> and the <a href="D.C._Eagle" title="D.C. Eagle">D.C. Eagle</a>.<a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a> The Eagle in Chicago proved to be influential for international contests, as several future producers and titleholders (Harry Shattuck, IMrBB 1994 William Shields Jr., IMsBB 1999 Leslie Anderson) bootblacked there.<a href="#cite_note-:10-15">[15]</a> Bootblack stands have also historically been part of leather events like <a href="Folsom_Street_Fair" title="Folsom Street Fair">Folsom Street Fair</a>.

Bootblacks got more traction as an identity and a subculture in their own right in the 1990s, when Harry Shattuck founded the first International Bootblack competition at <a href="International_Mr._Leather" title="International Mr. Leather">IML</a> in 1993.<a href="#cite_note-:8-1">[1]</a> Due to its popularity, the contest was continued until 1998 and split into <a href="International_Mr._Leather" title="International Mr. Leather">International Mr. Bootblack (IMrBB)</a>, held at IML, and <a href="International_Ms._Leather" title="International Ms. Leather">International Ms. Bootblack (IMsBB)</a>, held at <a href="International_Ms._Leather" title="International Ms. Leather">IMsL</a>, in 1999.<a href="#cite_note-:2-12">[12]</a> The majority of regional bootblack titles have been more recent additions of the 2000s and 2010s. In Europe, the first regional bootblack competition, called European Bootblack, was held in <a href="Antwerp" title="Antwerp">Antwerp</a>, Belgium in 2019.<a href="#cite_note-:0-7">[7]</a>

A more recent development since the mid-2010s is the emergence of events centering bootblacks themselves and the sharing of skills.<a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a>

The <a href="Leather_Archives_%26_Museum" title="Leather Archives & Museum">Leather Archives & Museum</a> keeps multiple objects relating to bootblacks in its collection, including IMBB 2000 David Hawk's bootblacking chair, IMBB 1994 William Shields, Jr.'s bootblacking kit, and a bootblacking chair that was used by IMrBB 1994 ‘Daddy’ William Shields Jr. in gay bars in Chicago, Boston, Providence and New York City between the 1990s and 2000s, and since 2014 is part of the museum's permanent exhibitions.<a href="#cite_note-:9-14">[14]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Public_Bootblacking">Public Bootblacking</h2></div>

While bootblacking is an activity that can be done privately at home, many bootblacks enjoy working the stand in leather bars or at events, conferences, socials and contests. A booth usually consists of one or more elevated seats for customers to sit comfortably while the bootblacks clean, buff and polish their shoes, similar to professional shoeshine stands. Depending on the setting and the people involved, the experience can range from a pampering and a friendly chat, comparable to a visit to the hairdresser, to sensual or erotic play (e.g. in the form of <a href="Boot_worship" title="Boot worship">boot worship</a>).<a href="#cite_note-:7-19">[19]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Techniques">Techniques</h2></div>

The diversification of the kink scene has been accompanied by an evolution of gear, so that bootblacks today not only care for different types of <a href="Leather" title="Leather">leather</a> attire, but also vegan leather, <a href="Rubber_and_PVC_fetishism" title="Rubber and PVC fetishism">rubber</a>, <a href="Neoprene" title="Neoprene">neoprene</a>, and others. Each step in bootblacking requires patience, skill, and an understanding of the proper care of each material to ensure the items not only look aesthetically pleasing but are also well-maintained for longevity.<a href="#cite_note-:2-12">[12]</a>

Still, the most common items during an average bootblack shift remain to be leather <a href="Boot" title="Boot">boots</a>. Depending on the type of leather, these are either cleaned and conditioned or polished using <a href="Brush" title="Brush">horse-hair brushes</a> and <a href="Shoe_polish" title="Shoe polish">shoe polish</a>. Many bootblacks are particularly proud of their <a href="Bull_polishing" title="Bull polishing">mirror shine technique</a> (also known as spit shine), which makes the toe cap shine with a glasslike high-gloss finish. A proper spit shine may involve multiple layers of wax and water or saliva, and precise buffing with a cotton cloth or nylon stocking.<a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a>

Some bootblacks include <a href="Boot_worship" title="Boot worship">boot worship</a> and other forms of <a href="BDSM_play" class="mw-redirect" title="BDSM play">play</a> and BDSM <a href="BDSM" title="BDSM">power dynamics</a> as part of their service.<a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bootblack_Pride_Flag">Bootblack Pride Flag</h2></div>

The Bootblack Pride Flag was designed by Jesse ‘Spanky’ Penley in 2005. It was introduced to the public at the International LeatherSir/ International Leatherboy weekend in <a href="Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a>, GA on October 6th, 2005. Using the <a href="Leather_pride_flag" title="Leather pride flag">Leather Pride</a> colors, the diagonal stripes differentiate it from the leather pride flag. The flag only uses three stripes, two blue, and one white. The width of the stripes, signify the wide range of people who are, and appreciate boot blacks. The unisex boot stands for the non-gender specific nature of bootblacking. The large red heart positioned behind the boot, signifies the heart that the bootblack puts behind their boots.<a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Titles_and_Competitions">Titles and Competitions</h2></div>

Bootblacks might participate in competitions, demonstrations, and events where their skills are showcased and celebrated. The most well-known bootblack competitions are <a href="International_Mr._Leather#International_Mr._Bootblack" title="International Mr. Leather">International Mr. Bootblack (IMrBB)</a>, <a href="International_Ms._Leather#International_Ms._Bootblack" title="International Ms. Leather">International Ms. Bootblack (IMsBB)</a>, and International Community Bootblack (ICBB).

The oldest bootblack contest within the leather scene is the International Bootblack Competition that was founded by Harry Shattuck in 1993 at the <a href="International_Mr._Leather" title="International Mr. Leather">International Mr. Leather</a> event, which in 1999 was split into International Mr. Bootblack (IMrBB/ IMBB) and International Ms. Bootblack (IMsBB). Harry Shattuck, who had been an IML contestant in 1979 and 1986, had been bootblacking at the <a href="Gold_Coast_(bar)" title="Gold Coast (bar)">Gold Coast</a> and the IML Leather Market in prior years.<a href="#cite_note-:1-23">[23]</a> Since the late 1980s, he had been trying to set up a bootblack contest at IML to get more representation for bootblacking in the leather scene. In 1993, he organized the first bootblack contest, which was one of the expansions and improvements of the 1990s at the ever-growing conference. The rules were simple: each IML package contained a ticket for a bootblack session and the bootblack who collected the most tickets over the weekend won. The winner and thus the first International Mr. Bootblack was David Morgan, sponsored by the D.C. Eagle. Due to the great popularity with visitors, the bootblack contest was continued in subsequent years.<a href="#cite_note-:2-12">[12]</a> Before the separation, men, women and gender-nonconforming people alike took part in the gender-neutral competition. At least one woman participated in the very first competition in 1993, with more following in subsequent years.<a href="#cite_note-:7-19">[19]</a> However, the titleholders were exclusively male until 1998, which can be explained by the competition's selection process and the male-dominated crowd. In 1999 the first International Ms. Bootblack was held at International Ms. Leather with Leslie Anderson as the first woman to win an international bootblack title.<a href="#cite_note-:3-24">[24]</a>

IMBB 2000 David Hawk, who also produced the IMrBB competition from 2001 to 2011, introduced several Innovations around the competition, including the First Shine, the sale of travel fund <a href="Lapel_pin" title="Lapel pin">pins</a>, and the IMrBB party with a silent auction, for the purpose of fundraising.<a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="List_of_Bootblack_Competitions">List of Bootblack Competitions</h3></div>

While many leather pageant competitions started between the 1970s and 1990s in the <a href="United_States" title="United States">US</a>, the majority of bootblack titles have been more recent additions of the 2000s and 2010s. Today, competitions are held internationally; among others in <a href="Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a>, <a href="Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a> and <a href="South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a>. The following table includes a non-exhaustive list of past and present bootblack competitions:

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<caption>List of Bootblack Competitions

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</th>

<th>Organizer

</th>

<th>Location

</th>

<th>Established

</th>

<th>Status

</th>

<th>Reference

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<td>International Mr. Bootblack (IMrBB/IMBB)

</td>

<td>IML

</td>

<td><a href="Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>, Illinois

</td>

<td>1999

</td>

<td>Resumes 2026

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="International_Ms._Leather#International_Ms._Bootblack" title="International Ms. Leather">International Ms. Bootblack (IMsBB)</a>

</td>

<td>IMsLBB

</td>

<td>Piscataway, New Jersey

</td>

<td>1999

</td>

<td>Active

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>International Community Bootblack (ICBB)

</td>

<td>ILSb-ICBB, Inc.

</td>

<td>St. Petersburg, Florida (2003–04)

Atlanta, Georgia (2005)

Dallas, Texas (2006–07)

San Francisco (since 2008)

</td>

<td>2003

</td>

<td>

</td>

</td></tr>

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<td>International Bootblack

</td>

<td>IML

</td>

<td><a href="Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>, Illinois

</td>

<td>1993

</td>

<td>reorganized into IMrBB and IMsBB in 1999

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>European Bootblack

</td>

<td>MSC Belgium

</td>

<td>Antwerp, Belgium

</td>

<td>2019

</td>

<td>Active

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>SA Bootblack (South Africa)

</td>

<td>SA Leather

</td>

<td>Capetown, South Africa

</td>

<td>2017

</td>

<td>

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>UK Bootblack

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td>Birmingham, UK

</td>

<td>2023

</td>

<td>Active

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Eastern Canada Community Bootblack

</td>

<td>ILSb-ICBB, Inc.

</td>

<td>Toronto, Canada

</td>

<td>2006

</td>

<td>Inactive

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Sydney Bootblack

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td>Sydney, Australia

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td>

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Illinois Bootblack

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td>Illinois

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td>

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Michigan Community Bootblack

</td>

<td>ILSb-ICBB, Inc.

</td>

<td>Michigan

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Gulf Coast Community Bootblack

</td>

<td>ILSb-ICBB, Inc.

</td>

<td>Dallas, Texas

</td>

<td>2008

</td>

<td>

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>California Community Bootblack

</td>

<td>ILSb-ICBB, Inc.

</td>

<td>California

</td>

<td>2009

</td>

<td>Inactive since 2012

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Central Plains Community Bootblack

</td>

<td>ILSb-ICBB, Inc.

</td>

<td>St. Louis, Missouri

</td>

<td>2009

</td>

<td>

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Florida Community Bootblack

</td>

<td>ILSb-ICBB, Inc.

</td>

<td>Tampa, Florida

</td>

<td>2011

</td>

<td>

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Great Lakes Community Bootblack

</td>

<td>ILSb-ICBB, Inc.

</td>

<td>Indianapolis, Indiana

</td>

<td>2008

</td>

<td>

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Atlantic States Community Bootblack (formerly Mid-Atlantic Community Bootblack)

</td>

<td>ILSb-ICBB, Inc.

</td>

<td>Baltimore, Maryland

</td>

<td>2005

</td>

<td>

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Northeast Community Bootblack

</td>

<td>ILSb-ICBB, Inc.

</td>

<td>Providence, Rhode Island

</td>

<td>2009

</td>

<td>

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Northern California Community Bootblack

</td>

<td>ILSb-ICBB, Inc.

</td>

<td>San Francisco, CA

</td>

<td>2007

</td>

<td>Inactive since 2009

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Northwest Community Bootblack

</td>

<td>ILSb-ICBB, Inc.

</td>

<td>Seattle, Washington

</td>

<td>2005

</td>

<td>

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Rocky Mountain Community Bootblack

</td>

<td>ILSb-ICBB, Inc.

</td>

<td>Denver, Colorado

</td>

<td>2012

</td>

<td>

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Southeast Community Bootblack

</td>

<td>ILSb-ICBB, Inc.

</td>

<td>Atlanta, Georgia

</td>

<td>2005

</td>

<td>

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Southern California Community Bootblack

</td>

<td>ILSb-ICBB, Inc.

</td>

<td>California

</td>

<td>2008

</td>

<td>

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Southwest Community Bootblack

</td>

<td>ILSb-ICBB, Inc.

</td>

<td>Phoenix, Arizona

</td>

<td>2006

</td>

<td>

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Northern Plains Community Bootblack

</td>

<td>ILSb-ICBB, Inc.

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td>2011

</td>

<td>

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Great Planes Community Bootblack

</td>

<td>ILSb-ICBB, Inc.

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td>2004

</td>

<td>Inactive since 2009

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>South Central Community Bootblack

</td>

<td>ILSb-ICBB, Inc.

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td>2005

</td>

<td>Inactive since 2008

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Southwest Leather Bootblack

</td>

<td>Southwest Leather Conference

</td>

<td>Phoenix, Arizona

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td>

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Colorado Bootblack

</td>

<td>Leather Colorado Foundation

</td>

<td>Denver, Colorado

</td>

<td>2012

</td>

<td>Active

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Oregon State Bootblack

</td>

<td>Oregon State Leather Contest

</td>

<td>Oregon City, Oregon

</td>

<td>2011

</td>

<td>Active

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Alaska State Bootblack

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td>Anchorage, Alaska

</td>

<td>2015

</td>

<td>Inactive

</td>

</td></tr></tbody></table>

<ul><li><a href="Boot_worship" title="Boot worship">Boot worship</a></li>

<li><a href="Bull_polishing" title="Bull polishing">Bull polishing</a></li>

<li><a href="Leather_subculture" title="Leather subculture">Leather subculture</a></li></ul>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h2></div>

<ul><li>Dominguez, Linda A. (2021). The Passion of Bootblacking. Agar <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">

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<li>Andrews, Vincent (2021). The leatherboy Handbook III. <a href="ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <bdi>978-1-955748-03-2</bdi></li>

<li>Cherielle RS (2013). Tales from the Chair: The Heart of a Bootblack. <a href="ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <bdi>978-1-4943-4445-0</bdi></li>

<li>Wendell, Daddy (2012). Beyond Bootblacking. A Guide to Selecting and Caring for Leather Gear. <a href="ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <bdi>978-1-4700-5448-9</bdi></li>

<li>McDiarmid, Andrew (2007). Bootblacking 101. A Handbook. <a href="ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <bdi>978-1-887895-69-9</bdi></li></ul>

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<ul><li> Media related to <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Bootblacking" class="extiw external" title="commons:Category:Bootblacking">Bootblacking</a> at Wikimedia Commons</li>

<li>Documentary <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://vimeo.com/248519761">"High Shine: 15 Years of International Ms Bootblack"</a> (2015) by Christina K. Court</li></ul></div><div><div class="zim-footer">

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