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Fursuit
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| See also: | furry feral (fandom) cosplay |
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Fursuits are a form of costume and fursuiting is one of the most well-known activities in the furry fandom. Fursuits usually are made to represent the wearer's fursona, but not always. Furries may make their own or commission one- this usually costs thousands of dollars due to time and materials.
Fursuits come in a variety of styles, from hyper-realistic to toony. Heads may be carved from foam, 3d-printed or made in other ways.
History
Styles and Types
A typical fursuit, the fullsuit, covers the entire body. Partials cover the head, arms/hands, legs/feet and may have a tail- these are worn over human clothing. If skin shows, this is known as poodling.
Stylistically, most fursuits are generally described on a scale of realistic to toony. Realistic suits are meant to make the wearer look like a real animal while toony suits make the wearer look like a cartoon animal. Recently, kemono-style suits which have an anime influence have also become popular in western furry fandom. There are also plush suits, meant to make the wearer look like a soft toy. Quadsuits are four-legged suits for feral characters.