A catsuit is a one-piece form-fitting garment that covers the torso and the legs, and frequently the arms.[1] They are usually made from stretchable material, such as lycra, chiffon, spandex (after 1959), latex, or velour, but may use less elastic materials, such as leather or PVC. Catsuits frequently close by means of a zipper at the front or back. A catsuit is regarded as outerwear, but not normally street wear. Catsuits are also used for sexualization or other types of sexuality.
Catsuits were occasionally worn as a fashion item at various times from the 1960s to the 1990s. During the 1970s and 1980s, they were worn for aerobics and disco dancing. Around 1980, disco dance catsuits briefly became a street fashion item in the United Kingdom.
The name "catsuit" is attributed only since about 1955 or 1960.[2][3] Originally, they were called bodysuits. The origin of the name is unknown; it may refer to a slinky, catlike aspect given the wearer by some versions.[4] It may also relate to the association with antiheroineCatwoman whose costume from the 1950s onward is a modified catsuit.[5]
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The catsuit is often worn in movies, television, music videos, and computer games.
An iconic use of catsuits in popular media was on the British television show The Avengers, where Cathy Gale (Honor Blackman) and Emma Peel (Diana Rigg) wore tight leather catsuits; leather was chosen because it lit well in studio lighting and did not split during action scenes.
Shirley Bassey wore a sleeveless chiffon catsuit for a gatefold album photograph, and in concert.[7]
The music video of Liberty X's 2002 smash hit "Just a Little" features two of its members, Jessica Taylor and Kelli Young, wearing tight black latex catsuits.[10] On occasions where the group has performed the song live on television, both Taylor and Young wear their catsuits from the original music video.[11][12] In 2013, when the group performed during the Big Reunion, both members wore a different design of their catsuits.[13]
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