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Title: Zentai - Three layers View count: 1407 Rating: 4.1666665 (6 ratings) Description: Especially for a friend on YouTube, I saw a video in which seen three zentai clothes. ENGLISH: Skin tight suits that cover the entire body are commonly called zentai (from the Japanese ゼンタイ). This is either a contraction of zenshin taitsu (全身タイツ) ("full-body tights") or a direct translation of "full body" (全体 zentai). Zentai is most commonly made using nylon/spandex blends, but other materials such as cotton and wool are used as well. -Uses Such suits were first developed for use in modern dance, but are now used in the arts to diminish the presence of an actor in a scene. In fact, in the traditional Japanese art of puppetry called bunraku the apprentice performers are completely covered in black garments against a black background to produce the same effect. Zentai is also used by artists as a medium to accentuate the body, sometimes making use of vibrant patterns. By making the performer anonymous, the performance of the body itself becomes the focus. -Practical uses In major cities worldwide (but especially in Japan), zentai suits are becoming an increasingly common sight as recreational wear for both men and women at a wide variety of events ranging from conventions to dance clubs, furthering the growing popularity of the subculture. Flesh tone cotton suits are often used by cosplayers to provide a base layer that looks like the cel-shaded skin of the animated character. When such zentai are worn under masks painted to resemble a character's drawn features, the total effect is called kigurumi. Animegao is a variant on this. In film and television special effects, solid-colored zentai suits are sometimes used to chroma-key or digitally remove actors from a scene. The suits are also finding a place as a useful tool for meditation. It can provide a medium for body awareness, a focus for meditation via the senses by allowing for both sensory deprivation as well as sensory enhancement, as well as a symbolic barrier between the self and the world. In other uses, multiple organizations including NASA have experimented with a skintight space suit to replace current air-pressurized designs (with a transparent dome helmet instead of a soft fabric hood). This design is tentatively named a space activity suit. -As fetish clothing With practical uses aside, zentai is also strongly associated with spandex fetishism. Some zentai fetishists are after the experience of total enclosure, while for others it provides a way to anonymously enjoy exhibitionism[citation needed]. One might also experience it as a form of sexual bondage, even though it does not restrict the motion of the body or even act as an effective blindfold. -Other uses However, there are also those who enjoy zentai for the recreational sensory novelty or physical comfort without any sexual connotations. ---------------------------------------- -------------------------- PORTUGUESE: Hein? Como? Zentai? Que diabos significa isso? Zentai pode não ser um termo conhecido por todos, mas é provável que muita gente já tenha visto um. As roupas apertadas que cobrem o corpo inteiro são chamados simplesmente de zentai. Esta é uma contração do termo "Taitsu do Zenshin" (numa tradução direta, "Do Corpo Cheio"). Geralmente é feito com misturas de nylon, lycra e spandex. O costume foi desenvolvido primeiramente para a dança moderna, para acentuar a expressão corporal dos artistas. Nas principais cidades do mundo (além de todo o Japão), o zentai vem ganhando adeptos. Convenções específicas e clubes de dança são alguns dos grupos que mais promovem sua popularidade. Os usos de zentais são vários. Cosplayers utilizam bastante os colantes cor-da-pele para dar o tom de pele dos personagens de acetato. Já atores de cinema e TV usam durante as produções colantes azuis (ou verdes - para efeitos especiais de croma-key), que retiram os atores de cena. Até a Nasa estuda usos de uma roupa colante sobre a pele, como um possível substituto dos atuais trajes espaciais. Estas roupas também são utilizadas por alguns como ferramenta para a meditação. Há ainda quem veja no zentai até um fetiche. Mas, enfim, há aqueles que o usam apenas para conforto físico. Há algumas comunidades no site de relacionamento Orkut sobre o tema, mostrando sua popularidade. Eu mesmo fazia cosplays zentais, mas não tinha a menor idéia! Tags: black, zentai, lycra, fetish, spandex, rubber, pvc, suit, mask, hero, Author: Culturanime |
