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((short description|Clothing that hugs the body))
((For|a skintight spacesuit|Space activity suit))
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[[File:Natalie Coughlin and Dara Torres.jpg|thumb|right|Various swimmers' garments]]
A '''skin-tight garment''' is a [[garment]] that is held to the skin usually by [[elasticity (solid mechanics)|elastic tension]] using some type of [[stretch fabric]]. Commercial stretch fabrics ('[[elastomeric]]s') such as [[spandex]] or elastane (widely branded as 'Lycra') came onto the market in 1962, and revolutionized many areas of the [[clothing industry]]. A wide variety of clothing may be made to be skin-tight, and it is common for clothing to be skin-tight for some uses, such as in [[stocking]]s, [[bodystocking]]s, [[swimsuit]]s and women's [[brassiere|bra]]s.

==History and types==
===Leotard===
In 1886, the name [[leotard]] was given to a one-piece skin-tight garment that covers the [[torso]] including the [[crotch]], but not the legs or arms. The garment was named after French acrobatic performer [[Jules Léotard]] (1838–1870), many years after his death, who wore the garment in his acrobatic act. In the early 20th century, use of leotards was mainly confined to [[circus]] and [[acrobatic]] shows, but were also worn by professional dancers, such as the [[showgirl]]s of [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]. Leotards on the stage were typically worn with [[stockings]] or tights.

In the 1950s, traditionally-styled leotards continued to be worn mainly by stage performers and circus actors, but leotards began to be used as simple and functional exercise garments, often in institutional settings like schools and in fitness training. These were almost always black and worn together with thick tights. Between 1950 and 1970, leotards remained as such in appearance until a style change in the 1970s, when more colorful leotards appeared on the scene, most often in ballet and exercise.

===Swimwear===
The 1920s and 1930s saw leotards influencing [[swimsuit]] styles, with women's [[one-piece swimsuit]]s today still being similar in appearance to leotards. The most common type of one-piece swimsuit is the [[maillot]] or [[tank suit]], which resembles a sleeveless leotard or [[bodysuit]]. In early years the one-piece swimsuit would have a narrow skirt slip or micro-shorts, for modesty considerations, but these were beginning to disappear in the 1940s. A recent innovation in one-piece swimsuits is the [[bodyskin]], which superficially resembles a unitard or [[wetsuit]]. Although these cover the entire torso, arms and legs, their function is not modesty, but reducing friction through the water for professional swimmers.

===Bodystocking===
A [[bodystocking]] is a one-piece skin-tight garment that covers the torso, legs and sometimes the arms of the wearer. It is a [[foundation garment]] or an article of [[lingerie]] usually made from a [[sheer fabric]] similar to that used for [[stockings]] or [[pantyhose]], or from [[fishnet]], [[lace]] or an opaque material, or a variation of these materials.<ref name=voices>((cite web|url=http://voices.yahoo.com/bodystockings-sexy-lingerie-many-occasions-695889.html|title=Bodystockings: Sexy Lingerie for Many Occasions|access-date=26 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140619123326/http://voices.yahoo.com/bodystockings-sexy-lingerie-many-occasions-695889.html|archive-date=19 June 2014))</ref> A bodystocking differs from a unitard, which is worn as an outfit or article of clothing, and a leotard, which is used as a practice garment or performance costume by acrobats, [[gymnasts]] and other similar performers. Designed to be revealed, but not to be too revealing, bodystockings may be worn as undergarments by performers such as [[belly dancer]]s and [[exotic dancer]]s.

Bodystockings were used on stage in at least 1860s. In 1861, American actress [[Adah Isaacs Menken]] controversially wore a flesh coloured bodystocking on stage, to preserve her [[modesty]] and stay within the [[obscenity]] laws, while giving the illusion of nudity.<ref name="Brooks">Brooks, Daphne A. "Lady Menken's Secret: Adah Isaacs Menken, Actress Biographies and the Race for Sensation". ''Legacy'', Volume 15. Number 1. (1998): pages 68-77.</ref><ref>((cite web |url=http://www.funkybodystockings.co.uk/History-of-Bodystockings_ep_49-1.html#first |title=History of Bodystockings |publisher=Funky Bodystockings |access-date=2013-03-31 |archive-date=30 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730211134/http://www.funkybodystockings.co.uk/History-of-Bodystockings_ep_49-1.html#first |url-status=dead ))</ref>

===Unitard===
The [[unitard]] is a variation of the leotard that also covers the legs and sometimes also has long sleeves, and which is considered to be a combination of a leotard and tights. It is similar to a bodystocking, but is designed as outerwear, for view by the general public.

===Bodysuit===
A [[bodysuit]] covers the torso, crotch, and sometimes the legs, hands, and feet.<ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bodysuit Merriam-webster dictionary]</ref> The style of a basic bodysuit is similar to a one-piece swimsuit and a leotard, though the materials may vary, and a bodysuit, unlike a swimsuit or leotard, has snaps, hooks or [[velcro]] at the crotch. A bodysuit may have sleeves and varying shoulder strap and collar styles. Bodysuits can be made from a number of fabrics, including [[cotton]], [[lace]], [[nylon]], etc. In general, textile bodysuits include expandable fiber such as [[spandex]] for a better fit to the shape of the body.

A bodysuit is normally worn with [[trousers]] or a [[skirt]], exposing at most the top of the garment above the waist. The top, torso part may act as a top for the smooth line it gives or because it cannot become untucked from trousers or skirt. They may also be worn generally by women as [[underwear]], [[activewear]], or [[foundation garment]]s. Unlike a leotard, a bodysuit is not usually considered a form of athletic wear. The purpose of the opening at the crotch is to facilitate access during a visit to the toilet.

===Stocking and pantyhose===
Modern [[stocking]]s became popular in the 1920s with the rise in women's [[hemline]]s. They were sheer, first made of silk or [[rayon]] (then known as "artificial silk"), and after 1940 of nylon. Nylon stockings were cheap, durable, and sheer compared to their cotton and silk counterparts. These stocking were very popular, and the demand for them has continued, though it has given ground to [[tights]] or [[pantyhose]]. During the 1960s, improved [[textile manufacturing]] processes made pantyhose cheaper, while [[spandex]] (or elastane) made them more comfortable and durable, and the [[miniskirt]] made the pantyhose a necessity to many women. The popularity of pantyhose grew into a wardrobe staple throughout the 1970s and 1980s. From 1995 there was a steady decline in sales of pantyhose, levelling off in 2006 with American sales less than half of what they had once been.

===Sportswear===
[[File:Cycling kit full body_alt_3_(cropped).jpg|thumb|[[spandex|Elastic material]] used in the fabrics of a summer [[cycling kit|cycling attire]] comprising a [[cycling jersey|jersey]], [[bib shorts]] and [[cycling gloves|gloves]].]]

The development and use of stretch fabrics simplified the construction of clothing. First used in swimsuits and women's bras, fashion designers began using them as early as the mid-1980s. They entered the mainstream market in the early 1990s, and are now widely used in [[Sportswear (activewear)|sports clothing]].

In athletics and performance applications, skin-tight garments, or 'skin suits', provide protection from injury and scraping while dancing, gymnastics, swimming,<ref>((cite journal
 | journal=Sports Biomechanics |date=January 2002
 | volume=1| issue = 1 | pages=1&ndash;10 | title=Effect of a Fast-skin 'body' suit on drag during front crawl swimming
 | author1=van de Ven
 | author2=de Best
 | author3=de Groot
 | author4=Toussaint, H. M.; Truijens, M.; Elzinga, M. J.; A.; H.; Snabel, B.; G.
 | doi=10.1080/14763140208522783 | pmid=14658132
 | last5=De Best
 | first5=H
 | last6=Snabel
 | first6=B
 | last7=De Groot
 | first7=G|s2cid=219698283
 |url=https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/d705de0e-a17e-403e-aaad-55c29e45640c
 ))</ref> cycling, skating,<ref>((cite journal
 | title=Do skin suits affect the average skating speed?
 | journal=Sports Technology | volume=1 | issue=4–5
 | pages=189&ndash;195 | year=2008 | doi=10.1002/jst.24
 | author1=Kuper, Gerard H.
 | author2=Sterken, Elmer ))</ref> skiing, and running by enhancing muscle support and reducing muscle vibration, lessening wind and friction drag, and it also serves as protection from cuts, stings and abrasion, and as effective protection from UV rays of the sun.((Citation needed|date=April 2009))  These also include other related athletic clothing.((Citation needed|date=April 2009))

==Other uses==
The United States military has also utilized((Citation needed|date=April 2009)) skin-tight bodysuits for use in mission specific environments, for both the benefits listed above, but also because skin-tight garments are not as susceptible to snagging or catching on branches, wires, or other obstructions.

Skin-tight garments are [[fetishism|fetishized]] by some people, perhaps on the basis that the garment forms a "second skin" that acts as a fetishistic surrogate for the wearer's own skin.((Citation needed|date=April 2009)) The most common forms of this are [[spandex fetishism]] and [[Rubber and PVC fetishism|rubber fetishism]], in which the skin-tight material is also shiny.

Skin-tight garments are often depicted as [[futuristic clothing|"futuristic" clothing]] in [[science fiction]]: see also [[sex in science fiction]].((Citation needed|date=April 2009))

==See also==
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* [[Breeches]]
* [[Briefs]]
* [[Bodyskin]]
* [[Bodysuit]]
* [[Catsuit]]
* [[Compression garment]]
* [[Diveskin]]
* [[Form-fitting garment]]
* [[Leotard]]
* [[One-piece swimsuit]]
* [[Gimp suit]]
* [[Jammer (swimwear)|Jammers]]
* [[Jeans]]
* [[Latex clothing]], including liquid latex
* [[Leggings]]
* [[Polo neck]]
* [[Space activity suit]]
* [[Spandex]]
* [[Sportswear]]
* [[Unitard]]
* [[Wetsuit]]
* [[Zentai]]
((div col end))

== References ==
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((Clothing))

[[Category:Sportswear]]
[[Category:Fetish clothing]]

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