A body suit or full body suit is an extensive tattoo, usually of a similar pattern, style or theme that covers the entire torso or the entire body. A tattoo is a permanent marking made by inserting ink into the layers of Skin to change the pigment for decorative or other reasons Torso is an anatomical term for the central part of the many animal bodies (including that of the human from which extend the neck and limbs

They are associated with freak show and circus performers, as well as with traditional Japanese tattooing. Generally considered in contemporary times as a highly inappropriate and dehumanizing term a freak show is an exhibition of rarities "freaks of nature" — such A circus is most commonly a traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, Clowns trained animals trapeze acts Hoopers, tightrope walkers Irezumi (入れ墨 入墨 紋身 刺花 剳青 黥 or 刺青 is a Japanese word that refers to the insertion of ink under the skin to leave a permanent usually

Such suits are of significant cultural meaning in some traditional cultures, representing a rite of passage, marriage or a social designation.

Notable wearers

• Katzen
• The Enigma
• The Lizardman
• Stalking Cat
• Lucky Diamond Rich
• Julia Gnuse
• Isobel Varley

See also

• Body painting
• Body modification

External links

• An example picture of a "cat suit"
• History, culture and pictures.

Katzen the Tiger Lady is the Stage name of a heavily modified female Performance artist and Tattoo artist, whose The Enigma, born Paul Lawrence, is a Sideshow performer actor and Musician, who has undergone extensive Body modification, including horn Erik Sprague (born June 12, 1972, Fort Campbell KY) better known as The Lizardman, is a Freak show and Sideshow performer best Dennis Avner (born in Flint Michigan August 27, 1958) of Tonopah Nevada, United States, is widely known as the "Catman" though Lucky Diamond Rich (b 1971 New Zealand) is "the world's most tattooed person" (a title formerly held by Tom Leppard) and has tattoos covering his Julia Gnuse, commonly known by the nickname The Illustrated Lady, holds the Guinness Record for being the most tattooed woman in the world having coverage Body painting, or sometimes bodypainting, is a form of Body art, considered by some as the most ancient form of art Body modification (or body alteration) is the permanent or semi-permanent deliberate altering of the human body for non-medical reasons such as sexual enhancement

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