lycra suit

Skin-tight athletic wear

A lycra suit is a form-fitting garment made from the stretchy synthetic fabric Lycra (also called spandex or elastane).

These suits hug the body closely and appear in athletic contexts—cyclists, wrestlers, dancers—where freedom of movement matters.

They also feature in superhero costumes and fetish wear, where the second-skin effect is the point: She showed up to the costume party in a full-body lycra suit.

Related

aerodynamic · superhero · cyclist · Tour de France · speed skating · swimmer · Olympic swimmer · compression · sleek · elastic · unitard · catsuit · second-skin · muscle definition · shiny · athletic · leotard · costume

Opposites
garment fit and structure

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fabric and material properties

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Woolen two-piece garment

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formality and context

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Coordinated business attire trio

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Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G