Catsuit
A catsuit is a one-piece
sexuality
.
History and use
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
disco dancing. Around 1980, disco dance catsuits briefly became a street fashion item in the United Kingdom
.
Athletes in sports such as
2002 US Open and the 2018 French Open
.
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 antiheroine Catwoman whose costume from the 1950s onward is a modified catsuit.[5]
In popular culture
The catsuit is often worn in movies, television, music videos, and computer games.
- In comics and their movie adaptations, catsuits are often worn by Black Panther.
- Scarlett Johansson wears a catsuit portraying Natasha Romanoff-Black Widow in several films, beginning with Iron Man 2 (2010).[6]
- The lead female characters of the Underworld film series and The Matrix wore catsuits.
- Female villains and heroines in spy films may wear catsuits, such as the Baroness and Scarlett in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.
- 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]
- Cher has worn catsuits in concert.[8]
- In popular culture, catsuits have become the stereotypical costume of dominatrixes.
- Tomb Raider 3 and Tomb Raider: Chronicles.
- In the Star Trek: Enterprise TV series, the Vulcan commander T'Pol (portrayed by Jolene Blalock) wore a uniform sometimes described as a catsuit.[9]
- In the fighting game Persona 4 Arena and its enhanced port, Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, the character Mitsuru Kirijo wears a black catsuit under a big white fur coat.
- 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]
See also
- Bodystocking
- Bodysuit
- Bondage suit
- Fetish fashion
- Jumpsuit
- Latex and PVC fetishism
- Latex clothing
- Leggings
- Leg warmers
- Tights
- Long underwear
- PVC clothing
- Spandex fetishism
- Unitard
- Wetsuit
- Zentai
References
- ^ "Catsuit – Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ "cat suit". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ "catsuit". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ The Sciolist. "catsuit (n.)". Etymology Online. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ "The history of the catsuit". 22 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ Finke, Nikki (11 March 2009). "Another Iron Man 2 Deal". Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood Daily. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
- ^ "The Catsuit". ShirleyBassey.WordPress.com. 20 January 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ Hardie, Beth (21 April 2009). "Celebrity catsuit queens – Mirror.co.uk's top 10". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ "Jolene Blalock - Biography". IMDB. April 2006., "Without my Vulcan catsuit, Frankenstein wig and pointed ears, I don't get recognized. I love the fact I'm a shapeshifter who can go unnoticed."
- ^ Rogers, John (16 March 2002). "Liberty X Video Shoot 'Just A Little'". Getty Images. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ Bailey, John (12 January 2009). "Just A Little - Liberty X TOTPs 24th May 2002". YouTube. Retrieved 10 December 2002.
- ^ "Liberty X – Just A Little – CDUK 2002". POPWORLDUK. YouTube. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2002.
- ^ Stevenson, Karen (8 May 2013). "Liberty X - Just a Little - The Big Reunion Tour - Glasgow SECC - 7TH MAY 2013". YouTube. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
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