2024
In 2024, the 2nd UK Bootblack Contest was held at Sub & Cruz 101 nightclubs in Manchester as a stand-alone event, over the weekend of 29th November to 1st December. Three strong contestants made the competition fierce, each bringing their own unique skills and style to the chair. The winner was Astrid, BvtchBoots
UK Bootblack 2024: Astrid, BvtchBoots
Astrid (she/her) is a trans woman and butch leatherdyke who has been bootblacking professionally under the moniker “Bvtch Boots” since January 2023. She runs regular bootblack stands at London-based dyke events and venues, including her local FLINTA Bar, Goldie Saloon. She was runner-up for the Bootblack Europe 2024 title, and is currently the acting chair of an as-yet-unannounced Leather Club for dykes in London. One of Astrid’s biggest ambitions is helping to reestablish a diverse and widespread leatherdyke community in London. Through this, she wants to help other communities like it flourish throughout the country. She has felt the camaraderie of leatherdykes firsthand, and believes it should be a gift available to more than the fortunate few who stumble into smaller, private groups. Equally as much as caring for leathers and the erotic satisfaction that comes from it on both ends, Astrid places immense importance in a bootblack’s role as an oral historian of the leather scene. She not only learns as much as she can about that which came before her, but tries her best to share that knowledge with others, and record what she can of what is accomplished in the scene today.
You can find and follow Astrid in the following places:
Instagram : @BvtchBoots
Twitter/X : @BvtchBoots