Biography

In 1990 Spanish fashion designer Dolenta Debarna moved to London, at the tender age of 20, to work with top British designer Katharine Hamnett. It was during this time that she discovered the fetish scene by attending clubs such as The Skin Two Rubber Ball, the inaugural Torture Garden and the legendary Kinky Gerlinky. - It was a revelation!

In 1998, after a few years working for High street labels and designing fetish outfits for herself, Dolenta decided to combine her expertise in fashion, with her passion for all things fetish and founded Breathless. She opened a shop in Kensington Market, with the aim of supplying a selection of the best fetish labels worldwide.

In 1999, when Kensington Market closed, Breathless moved to Camden Market where it continued to grow. Dolenta developed an immediate love affair with latex and launched her own Breathless Latex line. Designing and manufacturing ranges for men and women, introducing new designs, concepts and styles with a strongly tailored feel, great fit and an eye for detail. With all garments handcrafted by a very skilled team in her London Studio to the highest quality and technical specifications.

In 2002, just before the international launch of TG Clothing at the Rubber Ball, founder Kaisu Paakola tragically died after completing the samples for the first collection. Dolenta was asked to join the original production team as General Manager and Designer to take TG Clothing forward as Kaisu would have wished.

In 2004 the demands of running two companies and the increased success of Breathless, forced Dolenta to make a choice and concentrate all her efforts on her own company leaving TG clothing in the capable hands of Anna Lander who she had recruited from Skin Two clothing a year earlier.

In December 2005 Breathless moved to its current location in London’s Kings Cross Road. With three times the previous space, the manufacturing and shop were merged under one roof, allowing Breathless to offer a much improved and more personal service to its clients, with the added advantage of having the designer in house for consultations and fittings.

This enabled the company to expand and enhance its bespoke service. From those clients who have in mind a particular design idea or who require made to measure, through to those who want to commission the design team to create something particular for a special occasion. Breathless has proven to deliver on time, on budget and guarantees that the client will not be disappointed.

Almost one year after the relocation, Dolenta was delighted to recruit Anna Lander from TG Clothing to join Breathless as her right hand woman. Having worked together before, she knew that Anna’s contribution would be invaluable to take Breathless to the next level.

Now, almost three years since the move from Camden Market, Breathless is going from strength to strength and approaching it’s ten year anniversary in style by launching a new collection of sexy, sophisticated and elegant garments. Cementing their reputation as one of the finest couture fetishwear companies in the world.

The new collection is meticulously crafted to the high standards that Breathless customers have come to expect. With stunning photographs by Peter Felix Kurtz, taken around the King’s Cross area in the heart of London, the designs are already proving impossible to resist to the large and loyal customer base that Dolenta, Anna and the Breathless team have built up over the past ten years.