Eagle Leather started operation in 1994 as a small specialty store located on Hoddle Street. A trailblazer for its time, the original Eagle Leather owner Brian Mier created a store that became a haven for gay men, with a curated range of leather, latex, extreme toys and BDSM gear from around the world which until that time were fairly unavailable in the Australian market. Brian was passionate about education and this passion led him to set about developing a BDSM and sex positive educational program during the mid 90’s in order to ensure that not only adults kept their sex lives exciting but also safe. Brian also set up the “leather link” newsletter that helped the leather community connect with each other and shared educational information, news, events, workshops and information on how to use these unique products safely.