What is Zentai? From Wikipedia

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A zentai suit. Note that it covers the entire body — hands, feet and face.


Skin tight suits that cover the entire body are commonly called zentai (from the Japanese ゼンタイ). This is either a contraction of zenshin taitsu (全身タイツ) ("full-body tights") or a direct translation of "full body" (全体　zentai). Zentai is most commonly made using nylon/spandex blends, but other materials such as cotton and wool are used as well.
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• <LI class=toclevel-1>1 Uses
  • <LI class=toclevel-2>1.1 Practical uses <LI class=toclevel-2>1.2 As fetish clothing
  • 1.3 Other uses
  <LI class=toclevel-1>2 See also
• 3 External links

[edit] Uses

Such suits were first developed for use in modern dance, but are now used in the arts to diminish the presence of an actor in a scene. In fact, in the traditional Japanese art of puppetry called bunraku the apprentice performers are completely covered in black garments against a black background to produce the same effect. Zentai is also used by artists as a medium to accentuate the body, sometimes making use of vibrant patterns. By making the performer anonymous, the performance of the body itself becomes the focus.

[edit] Practical uses

In major cities worldwide (but especially in Japan), zentai suits are becoming an increasingly common sight as recreational wear for both men and women at a wide variety of events ranging from conventions to dance clubs, furthering the growing popularity of the subculture.[citation needed]
Flesh tone cotton suits are often used by cosplayers to provide a base layer that looks like the cel-shaded skin of the animated character. When such zentai are worn under masks painted to resemble a character's drawn features, the total effect is called kigurumi. Animegao is a variant on this.
In film and television special effects, solid-colored zentai suits are sometimes used to chroma-key or digitally remove actors from a scene.
The suits are also finding a place as a useful tool for meditation. It can provide a medium for body awareness, a focus for meditation via the senses by allowing for both sensory deprivation as well as sensory enhancement, as well as a symbolic barrier between the self and the world. In other uses, multiple organizations including NASA have experimented with a skintight space suit to replace current air-pressurized designs (with a transparent dome helmet instead of a soft fabric hood). This design is tentatively named a space activity suit.

[edit] As fetish clothing

With practical uses aside, zentai is also strongly associated with spandex fetishism. Some zentai fetishists are after the experience of total enclosure, while for others it provides a way to anonymously enjoy exhibitionism[citation needed]. One might also experience it as a form of sexual bondage, even though it does not restrict the motion of the body or even act as an effective blindfold.

[edit] Other uses

However, there are also those who enjoy zentai for the recreational sensory novelty or physical comfort without any sexual connotations.[citation needed]

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