ZENTAI - TWO LAYERS (WETSUIT & CATSUIT)

ENGLISH: Zentai (from the Japanese ゼンタイ) is a term for skin-tight garments that cover the entire body. The word is a contraction of zenshin taitsu (全身タイツ) ("full-body tights"). Zentai is most commonly made using nylon/spandex blends, but other materials such as cotton and wool are used as well. There are several variations based on the Zentai suit including mummy bag (similar to a sleepsack) and hybrid suits consisting of either a single leg and arms, or separate legs and no arms. Some companies have tried to create mainstream brands of the suits, by dropping the traditional name; in particular, examples include RootSuit or Superfan Suit in the United States and Bodysocks or Morphsuit in the United Kingdom. The latter brand, in particular, has achieved relative commercial success. Between January and late-October 2010, the company shipped 10000 alone to Canada. Morphsuits brand has actively tried to disassociate themselves from the existing zentai community, occasionally being listed as the product's co-inventor. Superfan Suits acknowledges that the outfits have existed previously in interviews. Their term has become somewhat generic in the process; one New Zealand-based newspaper refers to competiting brand, Jaskins, as a "one of the main online morphsuit brands." Jaskin company founder Josh Gaskin says their origins are unclear, pegging the first usage with It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. This mainstream push has made them relatively common apparel at major ...