Originally Posted by
samonyc
I suppose if you're already planning to be in London it's worth checking out, but this event is so ill conceived I can't believe anyone makes a special trip of it: a fetish-themed week in the heat of summer (such as it is in London) in one of the most expensive places to visit in the world, centered around a part of the city with no street life and little in the way of food or accommodation. Recon really cheeses me off sometimes, foisting this marketing ploy they made up themselves while ignoring major events like MAL and IML that enthusiasts actually attend. And it's way too close (but not close enough) to London Pride, which is a much more fun time to visit.
It just happens I will be in London that week, I wouldn't make a special trip for it. It ticks me off about IML as well. They only put up IML as an event about two months ago and then cancelled the one party they use to sponsor claiming it had something to do with a planned update to their site they were now releasing earlier than planned. IML is the biggest leather event of the year. Fetish week doesn't even have a host hotel (or any hotel they are working with AFAIK).
I was in London in July two years ago right before the Olympics and thought the weather was fine. In fact, I had a light weight jacket I wore at night time and it never got warm enough for shorts.