While the stretchy suits were once exclusively fetish wear to be worn indoors, Mr. Cassidy and the thousands of others swept up in the zentai trend want to be seen.

A growing number of people are living their lives encased head-to-toe in Lycra. Will Doig goes inside the fad that began in Japan and is coming to an American suburb near you. Plus, view our ...

Halloween is coming, and that must mean, surely as pumpkins and sexy cops, zentai! Well, this is a new association – a new trend in costumes – but it is coming on so strong it might soon be ...

SINGAPORE — Spandex body suits are often associated with cosplay. But if you thought it’s only for folks playing make-believe Spider-Man, think again. Kicking off next week is the Zentai Art ...

An organization called the Zentai Project, based in England, explains it as “a tight, colorful suit that transforms a normal person into amusement for all who see them. … The locals don’t ...

Japanese professionals, office workers and pensioners are dressing in full-body lycra suits to escape the pressures of modern day life, in a craze called Zentai.

The Zentai Project group, whose website is based in Britain, external, says its members wear the suits "for the amusement of themselves and the public". Image source, Getty Images ...