Spandex fetishism
Spandex fetishism is a
fetishistic attraction to people wearing
stretch fabrics or, in certain cases, to the garments themselves.
Many people refer to spandex fetishism as
Lycra fetishism, Lycra being
INVISTA's
trademark for their own brand of
spandex fabric.
One reason why spandex and other tight fabrics may be fetishised is that the garment forms a "
second skin," acting as a fetishistic surrogate for the wearer's own skin. Wearers of skin-tight nylon and cotton spandex garments can appear naked or coated in a shiny or matte substance like paint. The tightness of the garments may also be seen as
sexual bondage. Another reason is that nylon-spandex fabric (preferred by many spandex fetishists) is often produced with a very smooth and silk-like finish, which lends a tactile dimension to the fetish - as well as a visual one.
Spandex is often produced in bright colours.
Spandex fetishism often involves dressing up in the material, or looking at it worn by sexual partners, or fantasies about wearers of
skin-tight spandex garments such as
athletes,
acrobats,
gymnasts,
dancers,
swimmers and
contortionists.
In
comic books,
superheroes,
superheroines, and
supervillains are generally depicted as wearing costumes made of spandex or a similar material. The superheroines always wear skintight, very flashy and bright-coloured costumes that usually cover only just enough of the female body to be presentable. Fantasies involving superheroes or the wearing of superhero costumes are commonly associated with spandex fetishism. This type of fetishism is usually restricted to men. In superheroine-fetishistic pornography, the superheroines, who are either dressed up as either
canonical characters or characters invented solely for the fetish, are typically in some sort of trouble, such as
bound or fighting supervillains (who are often also female).
Full-body suits called
zentai entirely immerse the wearer in skin tight fabric. The suits are essentially
catsuits with gloves, feet, and a hood. The wearer gets to experience
total enclosure and those who enjoy
erotic objectification might make use of the garment's anonymizing aspect.
Zentai fetishism appears to be quite popular in Japan and Europe. The world
zentai (ゼンタイ) means
whole body in Japanese.
Kigurumi (着包み, meaning
cartoon-character costume), a form of Japanese costuming, often makes use of lycra as artificial skin.
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Shinyuploads.com - A Free Site to share spandex images and movies*
Alt.Lycra Website*
Zentaiforum ... International Spandex Zentai Forum / Board*
Community site for all spandex fetishists*
Women In Spandex*
Suya Zentai Forum and Gallery (english)
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