MID ATLANTIC LEATHER
BOOTBLACK 2026
BOY DREW
boy Drew (He/They) is a proud Leather boy in the Florida community for the past 11 years, and an equally proud Bootblack for 6 years. He is the co-creator of the Orlando Leather & Kink Shindig, and is one of the main Bootblacks at the Tampa Bay Leather Social. He loves to serve his community through providing a safe space at the stand and being the “community boy”. boy Drew is a self proclaimed nerd (feel free to bully him, he likes it) and spends a lot of their time outside of the community playing video games, playing tabletop RPG’s, and even participating in the LARP and Renaissance Faire communities.
bruce (he/him) hails from the Garden State where he is collared to SIR Stone and is a member of the Stone Leather Family. he is the Bootblack Coordinator for New Jersey Leather where he received the 2025 Ross DeRose Community Champion Award, and also recently began coordinating bootblacks at the NYC Eagle. bruce is also curator of the NJ Community Bootblack Stand, which has joined him at The Woods, Camp Out, Folsom Street East, OURFest, Keystone Leather Competition, IMsLBb, and Northeast Leather Competition. If you are in need of a stand for an event, OR you would like to learn more about bootblacking, you can email Bruce at brucethebootblack@gmail.com.
boy bruce
BADGER
Badger fell into the nebula of boot blacking, and time has lost all meaning. She loves making the connection with everyone who sits for her no matter what they are wearing. Bring Badger your leather, latex, rubber, sneakers, and anything in between. Tips appreciated and negotiable..
boy KEVIN
boy Kevin (He/They) is a Los Angeles-based bootblack who has been shining and caring for leather for over eight years. A proud new member of Avatar LA, he has worked throughout Los Angeles at venues including The Bullet, Eagle LA, and Precinct. His work has also taken him on the road to major events such as IML, CHC Inferno, and the Folsom Street Fair. They currently serve as the resident bootblack for Onyx Southwest’s Eagle beer busts and Leather Beast at The Bullet, and occasionally lends their skills to Precinct’s Howl Pup party. They have also collaborated with the Regiment of the Black and Tans, Stud Country Line Dancing, and Cruise LA, bringing their passion for leather care and community connection wherever they go!
The MessyLittleBootblack
The MessyLittleBootblack, AKA boy Elijah, is from Dayton, OH and is the current Indiana Leather Pride Bootblack 2026. He is a greysexual leatherboy, little, and high-protocol submissive, as well as having a bit of a sadistic brat side occasionally. He has been a bootblack in the kink community for almost 7 years, as well as doing leather care outside of the community since age 14. He loves serving his community and strives to make the leather community a safe space for everyone, no matter their uniqueness. You can find him with a polish smeared face at events all over the nation, as well as hosting a monthly munch in Dayton!
Bootblack Skyfire
Bootblack Skyfire (he/him) is a member of the Buffalo Bulldogs M.C. and an unruly pack of Pup Scouts in Western NY. He is the 2025 Mr. Jones Pond Leather and bootblacks regularly with his boy, Bruno, across NY State, as well as PA, OH, MI, and Ontario, CA; and at events such as IMsLBB, MAL, Folsom East, CLAW and IML. Serving as a Sister of Perpetual Indulgence sparked his desire to serve quirky, kinky queer people. Specifically, he has a passion for resurrecting old leather, creating gear for diverse body types, and educating the next generation of bootblacks. He has taught at REAF, BBRU, and is co-founder of the Upstate Bootblack Collective. He's an aspiring rigger, loves leather boots of all flavors, barbers and shaving, chubby bears of all genders & ages, cigar-play, beards, and epic mustaches. If he had a signature fragrance, it would be cigars and Obenauf's boot oil.
mid Atlantic leather weekend bootblack 2026
MONSTER
Monster is a nonbinary Leatherdyke Bootblack and Virginia Cub2026. Founding member of the VA Boys of Leather, Bar Captain for the Knight Hawks of VA and co-lead for Hampton Roads Bootblacks.
Monster loves to work on any and all gear. Boots, sneakers, latex, vegan leather if you got it they will work on it. Monster’s heart is in connecting on the stand whatever that may look like. Let’s get weird and have some fun!
Finn Gerhardt is a leatherperson, drag performer, activist and bootblack hailing from the backwoods of Charles County, Maryland. Finn specializes in vintage leather restoration, aiming to bring new life to the dusty, moldy, dry treasures from thrift stores, estate sales or your uncle's attic.
While Finn's bootblacking happens mostly at their kitchen table, they've had the pleasure of working the stand at Virginia Leather Weekend, serve as one of the rotating house bootblacks for the District Eagle and recently had the distinct honor of serving as a judge for International Community Bootblack in Dallas, Texas. When they're not bootblacking, Finn loves going to rock concerts, experimenting with fashion and reading spicy romance books.
Finn served as Mx. Maryland Leather 2023, and currently holds the title of Northeast Person of Leather 2025.
Finn Gerhardt
Pup Dalton, Keystone Pet 2025 and Woods Pup 2025, is a good puppy with naughty intentions. He is a service switch, Beta of the Bourbon Oak Pack, and a bootblack. As a human, Dalton is a Ph.D. chemist and applies his love of learning to his kink journey at every opportunity, serving as coordinator for KinkU @ The Woods and organizer and moderator of The Keystone Leather Educational Series. He is also co-organizer for Playroom Philadelphia, a nonsexual and drug/alchol-free gaming meetup for kinksters in the Philadelphia area.
Pup Dalton
Ryder the Raccoon is the bootblack coordinator for MAL. A former bootblack titleholder (Atlantic States Community Bootblack 2019-2020), he has been bootblacking and helping MAL since 2018. He has bootblacked events such as NJ Leather Weekend, 12 Days, and Maryland Leather Weekend. He co-produces Newbie Night at Mixers once a quarter, specializing in educating and welcoming new members of the kink and fetish community. He is a member of House Aegis. In his spare time, he loves gaming, japanese superheros and spending time with his partner, friends and family