Spandex

Spandex fetishism is an attraction to people wearing stretch fabrics or to wearing the garments themselves. One reason why spandex and other tight fabrics may be fetishised is that the garment forms a "second skin," acting as a surrogate for the wearer's own skin. Wearers of skin-tight nylon and cotton spandex garments can appear naked or coated in a shiny or matte substance like paint. The tightness of the garments may also be seen as sexual bondage. Another reason is that nylon-spandex fabric is often produced with a very smooth and silk-like finish, which lends a tactile dimension to the fetish - as well as a visual one.

Full-body suits called zentai entirely immerse the wearer in skin tight fabric. The suits are essentially catsuits with gloves, feet, and a hood. The wearer gets to experience total enclosure and those who enjoy erotic objectification might make use of the garment's anonymizing aspect. Zentai appears to be quite popular in Japan and Europe. The word zentai means whole body in Japanese.