The Westward Bound brand is a recognised symbol of excellence and a firmly established global presence.
Since foundation in 1992, Westward Bound’s market strength has come from the production of high-end, hand-produced English latex garments.
We design, manufacture, distribute and retail the very best in luxurious latex fashion for a discerning international clientele. We have created a wide selection of seductive catsuits, slinky dresses, skirts, basques, stockings and thongs, plus much more. Our range comes in 11 sizes with 39 colour plus 39 trim options, enabling us to supply the most versatile collection of latex attire in the world.
Our team of trained garment-makers work closely with our cutters and hand-make each piece of clothing individually. We do not produce an assembly-line product with an army of machinists. We are a traditional craft based company with a strong ethos in individuality and workmanship. We wear our Designed and Handmade in England emblem with great pride.
This eBay store reflects a glorious snapshot of what we do.
Our latex garments are produced from natural rubber latex as opposed to butyl- or petroleum-based synthetic rubbers.
Natural rubber latex (NRL) is a milky fluid obtained from the Hevea brasiliensis tree, which is widely grown in South East Asia, and other countries. NRL is an integral part of thousands of everyday consumer and healthcare items.
The proteins contained with NRL can cause allergic reactions to Latex. More than 40,000 products used in homes, schools and medical settings contain latex, including common items such as: condoms, rubber bands, balloons, carpet backing, surgical and examination gloves, clothing elastic, toys, sink mats, foam pillows, anaesthesia equipment, IV catheters, elastic bandages, adhesive tape, electrode pads, etc.
People who are allergic to latex may also react to banana, avocado, kiwi fruit, chestnut, plum, peach, cherry, apricot, fig, papaya, tomato, potato and some other plant foods. The list is still growing. The reason is that these plants contain proteins, which are similar enough to latex proteins to react with our allergy-producing antibodies to latex.
Latex allergy, or hypersensitivity, occurs when the body's immune system reacts to proteins found in NRL. Some individuals have specific antibodies, called IgE antibodies, that make them hypersensitive to the proteins in NRL. IgE-mediated reactions to latex proteins are responsible for most, and for the most severe allergic reactions to latex.
The onus is on you the consumer to ensure that you do not have this problem prior to making purchase.
We trust you will find our ebay store informative and easy to use. In the event you need to contact us directly, please remember we are only a phone call or email away.
Our dedicated team is fully trained to help you and have a full knowledge of our garments. They are also on hand to help with size queries, order updates or returns.
Westward Bound. 2 Tavistock Place, North Hill, Plymouth, Devon PL4 8AU. UK
Office Opening Hours. Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm.
Our eBay store is really a great way to purchase the best quality latex products at low prices. Most our products are either brand new overstock, seconds, modelled or closeout.
We try and keep our postage costs to a minimum and lose money on our postal arrangement due to the high costs of shipping latex worldwide. We would like you to be made aware of this as it is hard to justify sometimes.
Many customers benefit greatly when they combine their shipping costs. Latex can be really heavy!! We really want you to be happy with your purchase and for it to represent excellent value for money, we need you to know that we don’t make money on postage costs and keep it to the lowest we can.
We pride ourselves on our commitment to delivering the highest standard of customer service to all our customers.