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Fursuit

2006-07-04T04:15:14Z

195.158.167.131: removed dublicate external link

[[Image:Autumn 012.jpg|250px|thumb|right|[[Autumn Vixen]] poses in his fursuit.]]
[[Image:Autumnfox.jpg|250px|thumb|right|[[Summer Vixen]] and [[Autumnwah]] at Further Confusion 2006.]]
'''Fursuits''' are animal costumes associated with the [[furry fandom]]. They range from simple [[tail]]s and [[ears]] to full costumes cooled by battery-powered fans. Similar to mascot suits, they allow the wearer to adopt another personality while in costume. Owners (also known as '''[[:Category:Fursuiters|fursuiters]]''') can spend less than one-hundred to many thousands of dollars on one fursuit, depending on the complexity of the design and on the materials used. These items are frequently sold at conventions, or online by either commission or auction. Many furry fans [[:category:Fursuit makers|make their own]] using online tutorials or advice from newsgroups. Due to the delicate nature of these costumes, many require special handling while washing.

The term "'''Fursuit'''" can also refer to animal mascot costumes in general, as opposed to human or inanimate object mascots. The act of wearing a fursuit is usually referred to as '''fursuiting'''.

==Types of fursuits==
The standard '''fursuit''' is a full body costume that consists of a head, forepaws (hands), hindpaws (feet) and a body with an attached tail; in some cases, the tail is connected via a belt to the wearer and hangs out through a hole in the back of the body. Many suits include special padding or undersuits to give the character its desired shape (this is especially present in larger characters or those of a particular gender.)

A '''partial suit''' or '''half-suit''' contains the above, only without the body. This allows the wearer to don ordinary clothing (or a different costume) overtop of the paws, head and tail. In partial suits, the tail is usually attached to a belt, and the arms and legs have sleeves that can go up as far as the shoulders and pelvis, respectively.

Most recently, a third type known as the '''three-quarter suit''' has been developed, which consists of a head, arms and pants made to look like the legs, tail and feet of the animal in question, which works well for characters who only wear shirts.

== Reasons for fursuiting ==
[[Image:Wgg the Gnoll.jpg|thumb|right|Wgg the Gnoll, an example of a suit that uses a mask.]]
A person who wears a fursuit generally falls into one or more of five categories.

=== Job or charity work ===
Many furry fans wear fursuits as a job or to bring attention to an event or charity. This can include mascots, though not all mascots are fursuits, nor are all mascot performers furries. Many fursuiters are hired through an agency to represent a character, while others bring their own constructions to an event instead. There are also several volunteer fursuiting groups across North America that either ask or are asked to entertain at various social functions. Some groups even set up their own charitable events or perform on the streets to passersby.

=== Conventions, parades, exhibitions ===
Other furries enjoy wearing their suits for parades, exhibitions, or [[:Category:Conventions|conventions]]. Oftentimes these are of a personal character who they are expressing as a form of role play. The fursuiter may consider themselves to be expressing who they really are. These fursuiters may also wear their suits to small, informal meetings among furry fans in their area. Some may get permission to perform in or outside of a shop or event, while others may simply wear a suit in a major area, such as a mall. However, some public areas have no-mask laws, so individuals seeking to wear their fursuit in large, public places should check first if it's allowed before performing at that location.

=== [[Role-playing]] ===
Some LARPers create highly elaborate costumes (including fursuits) for their characters. Half-suits are usually created for role-playing games, though some LARPers use full-body suits. These suits wear elaborate clothes and costumes of their own, depending on the theme of the game.

=== Sexuality ===
A portion of the furry fandom considers a fursuit a sexual item. A fraction of the fursuits sold are made for sexual activity. Some suits may contain elaborately designed sexual features, while some wearers simply snip a hole or two out themselves. The [[Wikipedia:music video|music video]] for "[[Beautiful]]" by [[Wikipedia:Moby|Moby]] revolves around a [[Wikipedia:Swinging|swinger]] house party where all the participants are dressed up in fursuits, though this is likely to be intended as a metaphor rather than a statement about the furry fandom.

=== Spirituality ===
Some people (usually [[Wikipedia:otherkin|otherkin]] or [[Wikipedia:therianthropy|therianthropes]]) also fursuit for reasons of expressing what they feel is their inner animal self. Most of them try to make their suits as realistic and lifelike as possible.

==Construction==
[[Image:GR MFF2005 beheaded takaza.jpg|250px|thumb|right|The head and paws of [[Takaza]].]]
Fursuits can be made out of many different materials, though most incorporate fake fur, foam, felt and varying types of plastic. Several factors can be customized during the construction process, including:

* what types and colours of fur will be used
* the space that the wearer is able to see from (mouth, eyes, neck, etc.)
* whether or not the suit contains padding
* whether or not there will be animated features (wagging tails, "follow me" eyes, etc.)
* any designs, patterns or shading (airbrushing) in the fur itself, and
* whether or not any makeup will be used.

=== Head ===
[[Image:Fursuit-head-foam.jpg|300px|thumb|right|A foam head midway through carving; the paper eyes are for reference.]]
The head is the most detailed feature of a fursuit, and is usually the most complicated because it must easily display what type of animal or creature it is; it also has the task of setting an expressional context for the character, whether it is predominately happy, angry, etc. Several methods exist for creating a fursuit head. The most prominent methods use include:

* strips of plastic canvas are sewn together, and fur and foam is attached to the outside
* a block of foam is carved into the desired shape, and fur is glued to the outside of the foam, and
* fiberglass is molded into the desired shape, and fur is attached to the outside.

Heads can range anywhere from being extremely simplistic (one colour, a sewn-in smile) to elaborate (a moving jaw, "follow-me eyes" that appear to move, hair, facial markings, etc.) Some characters have closed mouths while others are open. The facial expression of the character can range anywhere from toony to realistic, and from inviting to frightening. Some fursuiters, notably [[Timduru]], own two or more heads to sport a different expression in varying locations and circumstances.

Many heads include discrete openings in the mouth or nose to allow the flow of fresh air. Some suits contain battery-powered cooling fans alongside the openings, either to draw air in or pull hot air out. Sometimes a [[Wikipedia:Balaclava|balaclava]] or headband is used inside to seperate the wearer from the head, to hide the wearer's face and to absorb sweat.

Some fursuiters opt to wear a mask and/or makeup instead of a full head.

====Eyes and sight====
Depending on the style of the costume, the wearer is able to see through the eyes, nose or mouth of the head; in some cases, the wearer sees through the tear ducts, the neck or a camouflaged space below the eyes — the location of the character's eyeballs and the opening that the wearer sees out of don't necessarily have to be in the same place.

A character's eyes can be made out of plastic globes or bowls (usually cut to size) or taxidermy eyes. The opening for the wearer to see from can be made out of plastic or aluminum mesh, plastic canvas or sheer fabrics such as nylon or chiffon. Some furries prefer to use their own eyes as the character's eyes, as it allows for added expression and makes the character seem more realistic.

=== Bodysuit ===
The bodysuit is the full body of the character and includes the arms, legs, neck and tail. Bodysuits range from loose jumpsuits to form-fitting and/or padded costumes. A standard bodysuit pattern from a catalog can be used, and this basic pattern is usually altered to meet any required modifications, including all size and shape concerns. Many fursuit builders use dressmaker forms or [[Wikipedia:DIY|DIY]] [[duct tape dummy|duct tape dummies]] to build their costumes to ensure a snug fit.

Bodysuits also carry a great amount of detail. Most include a simple light patch down the middle of the torso to represent a cartoon-like stomach area. Various suits have detailed patterns added, either by sewing in different coloured/textured fur or by the use of [[Wikipedia:Airbrushing|airbrushing]] (for example, the stripes of a tiger.) Varying lengths of fur can be used, including shorter fur for the stomach.

A character's shape can be reinforced through the use of padding. Simple padding, such as foam inserts, can lightly define or highlight certain areas. [[Canine|Canid]] suits often employ padding in the legs to create the natural [[digitigrade]] shape of the animal. For large or muscled characters, large inserts or a special undersuit known as a '''muscle suit''' or '''bodypod''' are worn underneath to give the character the needed girth. Some fursuiters portray characters opposite of their natural gender and incorporate the necessary padding into their design.

Most bodysuits include a zipper closure in the back, which is camouflaged by either snaps or velcro concealed under a section of overlapping fur. Several suits have a front closure instead of one in the back.

=== Tail ===
[[Image:Fursuit-tail.jpg|300px|thumb|right|A simple tail, ready to be sewn.]]
Simple tails can be thought of as a fabric tube, with the ends sewn up. Sometimes, lengths of delrin rod, foam, wire, or plastic pipe are used to give a tail its desired shape. The tail is usually attached to the bodysuit, though in some cases, the tail is attached to a loop of fabric that runs through a belt and the tail protrudes through a hole in the back of the bodysuit.

In the case of larger tails, such as skunk or squirrel tails, fur is usually secured to a large plastic or aluminum support structure, which is in turn attached via a hole in the back of the suit to a harness worn by the performer to take the weight of the tail off of the performer's back; this harness is also worn under the clothing or costume of a partial suit.

=== Forepaws ===
Forepaws (or hands) are usually created from two pieces of fabric, traced from the wearer's hand, and sewn together. More complex patterns can also be used, including varying colours and fabrics (fur, felt, etc.) Some fursuit makers add small pawpads to each digit and to the palm to add more realism to the paws; some lightly stuff the pawpads for extra realism. Claws can be made from plastic or leather.

=== Hindpaws ===
[[Image:Fursuit-foot-foam.jpg|300px|thumb|right|A foam hindpaw midway through the carving stage.]]
Hindpaws (or feet) are the most durable part of the fursuit, as they constantly come in contact with abrasive and dirty surfaces such as concrete and tile flooring and they must put up with a lot of wear and tear and the weight of the performer. Some fursuiters build hindpaws specific to their character, while some wear regular shoes, oversized cartoon shoes or spats (fabric slips that cover regular shoes.)

Most hindpaws are made by attaching foam to store-bought shoes or slippers and furring them. Some fursuit makers build the hindpaws from scratch. The solepads, in this case, can be made of leather or rubber. A variant popular among members of the [[Free paws]] community — who prefer going barefoot — are hindpaws that only cover the top of the feet, leaving the wearer's soles bare.

Even more difficult are [[digitigrade]] hindpaws; either simulated, with fake ankle joints made of foam on the back of the legs, or with a structure supporting a digitigrade position (then however, it becomes difficult to put on the fursuit or to wear it for an extended time). Some constructions for [[Hoof|hooves]] use this approach.

== See also ==
*[[:Category:Fursuiters|Fursuiters]]
*[[:Category:Fursuit makers|Fursuit makers]]
*[[:Category:Fursuit photos|Fursuit photos]]

== External links ==
* [http://fursuit.org/ The Furry Costume Information Exchange]
* [http://www.fursuit.org/wiki/doku.php?id=fursuit:introduction Fursuit FAQ Wiki at The Furry Costume Information Exchange]
* [http://www.livejournal.com/userinfo.bml?user=fursuit The Fursuit community] (on LiveJournal)
* [http://fursuit.timduru.org/ The Fursuit Archive]
* [http://www.nicodemus.org/fursuit/ Nicodemus' Fursuit Pages] - a good source of information by [[Adam "Nicodemus" Riggs]]; consider his book, ''[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0967817072/ Critter Costuming: Making Mascots and Fabricating Fursuits]''
* [http://www.matrices.net/fursuiting.asp Costuming and fursuiting] at [[Matrices]].net
* [http://www.frappr.com/fursuiters A map dedicated to fursuiters around the world]
* [http://www.crushyiffdestroy.com/show/fs1 The Bitter Ex-furry's Guide to Fursuiting] at [[Crush Yiff Destroy]] (mostly bitter, but a few good points)
* [http://www.fortunecity.com/rivendell/realms/368/movies1.html A list of movies with fursuits in]
* [http://www.fursuit.co.uk/ Fursuit.co.uk] The British fursuit site

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Category:Fursuit makers

2006-06-27T21:07:16Z

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'''Fursuit makers''' make [[fursuit]]s.

This category not only contains people who build fursuits for others in exchange for (usually) money but also a lot of people who have made their fursuit themself.

[[Category:Fursuiters]]
[[Category:Artists]]

Suran

2006-06-27T21:01:23Z

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'''Suran''' is a [[Red Fox]] from Germany. He runs [[YiffyToys.de]], an adult shop mainly for European furries.

Suran can be easily spotted on the [[Furrymap]]. He spends a significant amount of time in [[Pantherchat]]. He is seldom to be found in the [[Furbase]] forum, although he does have an account there.

== External links ==

* [https://suran.info/ Suran's Laboratory] - website

{{User Second Life Name|Suran Flintoff}}

{{Contributor|Suran}}

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Red Fox characters]]
[[Category:Germany]]
[[Category:Fursuit makers]]
[[Category:Fursuiters]]

Talk:K9

2006-06-27T20:49:33Z

195.158.167.131: disambiguation

Does this item need its own article? If it does, do we need a disambiguation between it and the artist? -- [[User:Sine|Sine]] 20:33, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

== disambiguation ==

A disambiguation would be fine.

I was to lazy this late at night to write about the meaning of K9->canine and such.

The toy got as widely known as the [[Thor]] in a few month. It should have a passage on the k9-page.
--[[User:195.158.167.131|195.158.167.131]] 20:49, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Jangbu

2006-06-27T20:42:09Z

195.158.167.131:

Jangbu is the owner of [[Furrystyle]] and administrator or [[Furry2Furry]].

His species is a Minotaur.

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[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Person stubs]]
[[Category:Fursuiters]]
[[Category:Mythological characters]]

Suran

2006-06-27T20:36:49Z

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'''Suran''' is a [[fox]] from Germany.

You may easily spot him on the [[Furrymap]] and reach him nearly 24/7 in [[Pantherchat]].

He has an account there but is seldomly to be found in the [[Furbase]] forum.

Suran runs [[YiffyToys.de]], an adult shop mainly for european furries.

== External links ==

* [https://suran.info Suran's Laboratory] his homepage

{{User Second Life Name|Suran Flintoff}}

{{Contributor|Suran}}

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Germany]]
[[Category:Red Fox characters]]

Chris-

2006-06-27T20:34:23Z

195.158.167.131:

[[Image:20813.jpg|thumb|right|Chris- just standing around beacuse he has nothing better to do]]
'''Chris-''' is one of the most laid back people you are likely to meet. That's not to say that he never freaks out, since he is prone to do that if a situation that he's involved in goes out of control. He has a tendancy to tell his friends "not to worry about it" when they need something. Things have an odd way of working out. 

He is known to hang around a sarcastic [[bat]], a [[User:Reddie|dingo bitch]], and a quick-witted [[foxx]]. 

He lives in Southern [[wikipedia:California|California]] usually, but when in college he can be found in Anchorage, [[wikipedia:Alaska|Alaska]]. 

Chris- sometimes attends [[Further Confusion]] and he works as ConOps Lead at [[Califur]]. 
 

== Contact Information ==
* [http://www.aim.com AIM]: Alaska Is Cold
* [[Second Life]]: Opaque Revere
* [[IRC]]: [[FurNet (IRC)|FurNet]]: Chris-

== [[Character]] Description ==
* '''Gender:''' Male
* '''Species:''' Thylacine
* '''Fur color:''' Tan with darker stripes toward the rear.
* '''Eye color:''' Hazel
* '''Height:''' 6'1"
* '''Build:''' Average

He usually has a pair of black slacks or jeans on, and when it is cold enough he is often seen wearing his French Highwayman's coat. If its warmer hes usually wearing a T-shirt or a tanktop. He always wears his silver gemini pendant and sometimes his pair of blue sunglasses (when its bright outside).

== Comments by Other Users ==

== External Links ==
{{Contributor|Chris-}}
* [http://www.livejournal.com/~opiemasa Chris-'s LiveJournal] - friends only
* [http://chrisex.deviantart.com/ Chris-'s Deviant Art]

[[Category: People]]

{{User Second Life}}

Chris-

2006-06-27T20:33:34Z

195.158.167.131:

[[Image:20813.jpg|thumb|right|Chris- just standing around beacuse he has nothing better to do]]
'''Chris-''' is one of the most laid back people you are likely to meet. That's not to say that he never freaks out, since he is prone to do that if a situation that he's involved in goes out of control. He has a tendancy to tell his friends "not to worry about it" when they need something. Things have an odd way of working out. 

He is known to hang around a sarcastic [[bat]], a [[User:Reddie|dingo bitch]], and a quick-witted [[foxx]]. 

He lives in Southern [[wikipedia:California|California]] usually, but when in college he can be found in Anchorage, [[wikipedia:Alaska|Alaska]]. 

Chris- sometimes attends [[Further Confusion]] and he works as ConOps Lead at [[Califur]]. 
 

== Contact Information ==
* [http://www.aim.com AIM]: Alaska Is Cold
* [[Second Life]]: Opaque Revere
* [[IRC]]: [[FurNet (IRC)|FurNet]]: Chris-

== [[Character]] Description ==
* '''Gender:''' Male
* '''Species:''' Thylacine
* '''Fur color:''' Tan with darker stripes toward the rear.
* '''Eye color:''' Hazel
* '''Height:''' 6'1"
* '''Build:''' Average

He usually has a pair of black slacks or jeans on, and when it is cold enough he is often seen wearing his French Highwayman's coat. If its warmer hes usually wearing a T-shirt or a tanktop. He always wears his silver gemini pendant and sometimes his pair of blue sunglasses (when its bright outside).

== Comments by Other Users ==

{{User Second Life}}

== External Links ==
{{Contributor|Chris-}}
* [http://www.livejournal.com/~opiemasa Chris-'s LiveJournal] - friends only
* [http://chrisex.deviantart.com/ Chris-'s Deviant Art]

[[Category: People]]

YiffyToys.de

2006-06-27T20:24:18Z

195.158.167.131: added K9-link

[[Image:YiffyToys_Logo_klein.png|right|230px|YiffyToys]]

'''YiffyToys.de''' is an adult shop for [[furries]].

* '''Address''': https://yiffytoys.de/
* '''Blog''' : https://blog.yiffytoys.de
* '''RSS-Feed''' : https://yiffytoys.de/cat-alog/rss.php
* '''Price List''' : https://yiffytoys.de/catalog/price_list.php

The site is tailored to furries in Europe and is the official european distributor of adult products from [[Furrystyle]] (including their animal-shaped [[Wikipedia:Dildo|dildos]] such as the famous [[K9]]) as well as selected conventional products that are of interest in the community, such as [http://zoowiki.zetapin.de/index.php?title=Bovivet_Gel Bovi-Vet].

It recently added mousepads and cups with adult-themes as well as pornfolios to it's offerings.

YiffyToys is represented at multiple large german [[convention]]s, thus allowing customers to see and buy without shipping costs, especially without the large shipping and customs fees involved in small scale oversees imports.

The shop is run as a hobby by [[Suran]]. It was briefly known as '''Furryshop.de'''; public pressure to avoid the word "furry" in an adult website led to the current title.

'''Did you know?''' The cute [[fox]]es on the website were commissioned from [[TaniDaReal]].

[[Category: Vendors]]
[[Category: Mature websites]]

K9

2006-06-27T20:23:14Z

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The K9 is famous buttplug/dildo in the shape of a [[fox]]es penis.

It meassures about 20cm(8”) form base to tip; 4” from the knot to tip and has a circumference of 11cm(4.5”) at the shaft and 18cm(7”) at the knot.

It is made by [[Furrystyle]] and sold by them and [[YiffyToys]].

* [http://www.furrystyle.com/shopfurry/product.php?productid=155&cat=52&page=1 Product-Page] (Furrystyle - english)
* [http://yiffytoys.de/cat-alog/product_info.php/cPath/22/products_id/43/language/de german Product-Page] (YiffyToys)
* [http://yiffytoys.de/cat-alog/product_info.php/cPath/22/products_id/43/language/fr french Product-Page] (YiffyToys)

Furrystyle

2006-06-27T20:11:33Z

195.158.167.131: added Jangbu

'''furrystyle.com''' is a company that sells prints and [[con-badge]]s, and fashions and sells [[zoophilia|zoophilic]] sexual toys, specifically [[Wikipedia:Dildo|dildos]] in the shapes of animal penises;

they have a limited selection compared to [[Zeta Creations]], but furrystyle's toys are made of hypoallergic silicone.

The Company is run, among others by [[Jangbu]] .

They recently [http://www.furry-furry.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?t=5806&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=80 upgraded] their machinery and moved to a larger workshop as well as improved their process. This should allow them to grow their selection very rapidly.

Its official european distributor for these adult-toys is [[YiffyToys.de]].

* '''Address''': http://www.furrystyle.com/

[[Category: Vendors]]
[[Category: Mature websites]]

Furry to Furry

2006-06-27T20:10:40Z

195.158.167.131:

'''Furry2Furry''', website address '''furry-furry.com''' is an adult-oriented furry webboard. The administrator of the forum is [[Jangbu]].

Because of that they are closely affiliated with [[Furrystyle]], a furry adult-shop and 'toy'-maker.

*'''Address''': http://www.furry-furry.com

[[Category:Forums]]

Furrystyle

2006-06-27T20:09:41Z

195.158.167.131: updated on new workshop

'''furrystyle.com''' is a company that sells prints and [[con-badge]]s, and fashions

and sells [[zoophilia|zoophilic]] sexual toys, specifically [[Wikipedia:Dildo|dildos]] in the shapes of animal penises;

they have a limited selection compared to [[Zeta Creations]], but furrystyle's toys are made of hypoallergic silicone.

They recently [http://www.furry-furry.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?t=5806&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=80 upgraded] their machinery and moved to a larger workshop as well as improved their process. This should allow them to grow their selection very rapidly.

Its official european distributor for these adult-toys is [[YiffyToys.de]].

* '''Address''': http://www.furrystyle.com/

[[Category: Vendors]]
[[Category: Mature websites]]

YiffyToys.de

2006-06-27T20:04:13Z

195.158.167.131: changed blog-adress

[[Image:YiffyToys_Logo_klein.png|right|230px|YiffyToys]]

'''YiffyToys.de''' is an adult shop for [[furries]].

* '''Address''': https://yiffytoys.de/
* '''Blog''' : https://blog.yiffytoys.de
* '''RSS-Feed''' : https://yiffytoys.de/cat-alog/rss.php
* '''Price List''' : https://yiffytoys.de/catalog/price_list.php

The site is tailored to furries in Europe and is the official european distributor of adult products from [[Furrystyle]] (including their animal-shaped [[Wikipedia:Dildo|dildos]]) as well as selected conventional products that are of interest in the community, such as [http://zoowiki.zetapin.de/index.php?title=Bovivet_Gel Bovi-Vet].

It recently added mousepads and cups with adult-themes as well as pornfolios to it's offerings.

YiffyToys is represented at multiple large german [[convention]]s, thus allowing customers to see and buy without shipping costs, especially without the large shipping and customs fees involved in small scale oversees imports.

The shop is run as a hobby by [[Suran]]. It was briefly known as '''Furryshop.de'''; public pressure to avoid the word "furry" in an adult website led to the current title.

'''Did you know?''' The cute [[fox]]es on the website were commissioned from [[TaniDaReal]].

[[Category: Vendors]]
[[Category: Mature websites]]