109 IML Day 3 Pics: Cosplay Heroes, IML Victory, and Community Joy

Keep paging through to see the list of title holders. In the meantime, enjoy photos from POW! -- the world's kinkiest superhero fetish event, and a yearly tradition at IML. This futuristic party brings together kinksters who celebrate superhero fetish as part of their sexual identity.

Plus -- International Mr. Leather Contest: Tons of contest photos with the top title holders. Page through for the 2019 title winners.

Plus -- IML Victory Celebration: The Victory Party returned With an all-star lineup. Award winning laser and light shows, sensational set designs, Go-Go dancers from around the world and DJ/Producer Grammy Nominated DJ Tony Moran (NYC/LA) and produced by Matthew Harvat (aka CircuitMOM). This event once again filled every floor of the 4-story House Of Blues Chicago space.

It's no secret that we are big leather community fans here at The Advocate. The leather scene in Chicago is older than our magazine. So we always look forward to the IML weekend to see old friends and new ones.

International Mr. Leather (IML) is an international conference and contest of leathermen held annually in May since 1979 in Chicago, Illinois. As before, the event is being held in the Congress Plaza Hotel & Convention Center. This year is the 41st anniversary.

Thanks to D.S. Trumbull (dstrumbull.com) for putting in a long weekend for us getting great photos. D.S. Trumbull resides in Chicago, IL and has been a noteworthy photographer in the leather + fetish community for the past 5 years. His portraits of leather + fetish titleholders has been a fixture on the stages of International Mr. Leather and International Mr. Bootblack for the past 5 years. Although most of Trumbull's work focuses on portraiture photography, you can also regularly spot Trumbull's images in the form of event photography, promotional materials for leather + fetish events, and featured in national and local Midwest leather + fetish publications. Besides his web site, check him out on Facebook (www.facebook.com/DSTrumbull/) and Instagram (instagram.com/dstrumbullphoto) as well.

Learn more about IML at their web site, Instagram, and Facebook.