History Main / FutureSpandex

* Danny Saucedo wore [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBBOl2_hsLE this]] during his performance at Melodifestivalen 2012, which ended up coming second but lost to Loreen's "Euphoria" which went on to win the contest.

* In ''WesternAnimation/ThreeTwoOnePenguins'', Zidgel, Midgel, Fidgel, and Kevin all wear orange skintight jumpsuits. Enforced, in that the low-budget computer animation wouldn't be able to depict looser clothing.

* ''Film/{{Megaforce}}'' has these as combat gear, presumably as they're a BadassArmy using "the most powerful weapons science can devise". They're gleefully derided in the RiffTrax.

* And in ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'', the [[QuirkyMinibossSquad Numbers']] skintight jumpsuits, in a blatant ShoutOut to ''LightNovel/MuvLuvAlternativeTotalEclipse''.

* Worn by [[StarFox Fara Phoenix]] in 1993's ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' comics. It's a rather [[FormFittingWardrobe tight]] [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar fit]].

* ''VideoGame/{{F-Zero}}'' plays with this a bit. While a large percentage of the cast is decked out in skin-tight spandex and latex, more than a handful of characters are instead shown wearing sleek armor ([[UnderwearOfPower if not both]]). Others, in fact, [[NoNewFashionsInTheFuture sport attire not too different]] [[FashionsNeverChange from present day fashion trends]].

* Samus Aran's Zero Suit from ''{{Metroid}}''. Similar to Tony Stark's outfit, it's to interface with her [[PoweredArmour Power Suit]].

* Terran Ghosts in ''{{Starcraft}}'' and its sequel are elite commando agents who wear this sort of outfit, albeit liberally embellished with spy gewgaws. This is in contrast with run-of-the-mill troopers, who wear incredibly blocky PowerArmor with ShouldersOfDoom instead.

* ''Film/FlashGordon'' (1980). Both General Kala and Princess Aura wear lycra/spandex costumes.

* Many gems in ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' wear skin-tight clothes, though none have a full bodysuit--if only because [[SleevesAreForWimps almost none of them have full sleeves]]. For many this is based more on such clothes' associations with dancing (since many perform literal {{Fusion Dance}}s and Pearl is a DanceBattler), but the single-piece, sleeveless jumpsuits Peridot and Jasper wear are definitely a form of SpaceClothes.

** Alphonse's [[http://faroutthere.smackjeeves.com/comics/1701261/page-523-new-costume-time/ interface gear]] and Layla's [[http://faroutthere.smackjeeves.com/comics/1719409/page-531-and-were-finally-off/ containment suit]] could qualify as well. Both are very form-fitting and futuristic, but they also have very... bulky extremities which disrupt the sleekness.

* Subverted in a ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episode in which Bender steals lots of stuff from a public swimming pool in an attempt to gain notoriety; he also stole a banana hammock of sorts, which he wears.
-->'''Amy:''' They don't leave much to the imagination.\\
'''Hermes:''' Actually, on a robot they sort of do.

* Nena Trinity's season one outfit in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00''. Not to forget her brother Johann, who wears a midriff-baring top and short shorts.
** Also Tieria's in some shots.

* Played straight in ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies''.

** When time-travelling shenanigans result in Kim and Ron having to save the world from [[spoiler:Shego]] who has become a dictator, everybody not in LaResistance is forced to wear skintight suits in her signature colour.
** Kim's [[ClothesMakeTheSuperman battle suit]] could count, as it's a visual ShoutOut to the original ''Film/{{Tron}}'' suits.

* In RealLife, form-fitting material is used in a wide range of applications. Extreme sports, the space program, the military, and many other activities and organizations require form-fitting outfits for optimum performance.
** In military applications, however, this would be averted in combat situations and where there is a high risk of fire, as many form-fitting materials tend to ''melt'' when exposed to extreme heat, sticking to the skin and making burn injuries much worse.
** Space suits often have form-fitting under layers, to regulate temperature and/or to maintain pressure. But they will often have looser outer layers, to protect important things like air tanks and air tubes.
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeggings "Jeggings"]], a portmanteu of "jeans" and "leggings", have become a popular fashion choice of the late '00s and early 2010s. They're considered more practical than jeans in many ways, including the ability to be worn under a skirt or dress, being thin enough to tuck into high boots, and of course, retaining a sexy snugness while still functioning similarly to jeans.
** Ditto for other forms of skinny jeans in the '00s.
* Also, the largely popular yoga pants. Somewhere, a rich man is bragging to his buddies that he convinced women to wear skin-tight pants that are see-through when they bend over.

* In one respect, FutureSpandex predictions of form-fitting clothing really ''have'' come to pass ... but with undergarments, not outerwear. Most of the people one encounters on the street are likely to be wearing briefs, panties, undershirt and/or bra that smoothly and snugly wrap their physique, unlike the baggy, elaborate linen or woolen underthings of times past, but (barring a WardrobeMalfunction) you won't actually ''see'' it.

* ''Film/{{Megaforce}}'' has these as combat gear, presumably as they're a BadassArmy using "the most powerful weapons science can devise". They're gleefully derided in the Rifftrax.

** ''Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross'' is an exception until ''Anime/MacrossFrontier''. Pilots wore space suits that, while less bulky than modern suits, were still not quite "form-fitting."

* ''Series/{{DoctorWho'' had this in certain stories, especially in the late sixties:

* Zoe Heriot from ''Series/DoctorWho''.

* In one respect, FutureSpandex predictions of form-fitting clothing really ''has'' come to pass ... but with undergarments, not outerwear. Most of the people one encounters on the street are likely to be wearing briefs, panties, undershirt and/or bra that smoothly and snugly wrap their physique, but barring a WardrobeMalfunction, you won't actually ''see'' it.

* In one respect, FutureSpandex predictions of form-fitting clothing really ''has'' come to pass ... but with undergarments, not outerwear. Most of the people one encounters on the street are likely to be wearing briefs, panties, undershirt and/or bra that smoothly and snugly wraps their physique, but barring a WardrobeMalfunction, you won't actually ''see'' it.

* In one respect, FutureSpandex predictions of form-fitting clothing really ''has'' come to pass ... but with undergarments, not outerwear. Most of the people one encounters on the street are likely to be wearing briefs, panties, undershirt and/or bra that smoothly and snugly wraps their physique, but barring WardrobeFailure you won't actually ''see'' it.

This trope tends to go along with WeWillHavePerfectHealthInTheFuture (no love-handles interfering with the lines of those sleek little outfits!) but it is equally compatible with BigFatFuture (used to great effect in ''WesternAnimation/{{Wall-E}}'', where the human characters looked infantile and helpless in enormous, stretchy jumpsuits).

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* Played straight in ''TotallySpies''.
* In ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko'' Season 4, the new {{Digital Avatar}}s of the heroes -- boys and girls alike -- have a serious Future Spandex look. Being virtual costumes, they don't have to be realistic... but still, they're supposedly designed by Jérémie, a 13-year-old TeenGenius (except for William up there, who got his custom-made by ''XANA''). You have to wonder what was going through their minds... (though on the other hand, maybe that makes it a JustifiedTrope).
* Subverted in a ''{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}'' episode in which Bender steals lots of stuff from a public swimming pool in an attempt to gain notoriety; he also stole a banana hammock of sorts, which he wears.
-->'''Amy:''' "They don't leave much to the imagination."
-->'''Hermes:''' "Actually, on a robot they sort of do."
* In ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'', where time-travelling shenanigans result in Kim and Ron having to save the world from [[spoiler: Shego]] who has become a dictator, everybody not in LaResistance is forced to wear skintight suits in her signature colour.
** Kim's [[ClothesMakeTheSuperman battle suit]] could count, as it's a visual ShoutOut to the original {{Tron}} suits.

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* In ''PlanetSide 2'', the [[MachineWorship Vanu Sovereignty]] infantry all wear form-fitting spandex. Most classes have varying amounts of metal armor over vulnerable spots, such as the Engineer carrying an armored backpack, and an armored right wrist. Additionally, all the [[InvisibilityCloak Infiltrators armors]] from both games have form-fitting spandex regardless of empire, though the Composite Armor cosmetic item in ''Planetside 2'' adds armor to make them look like some sort of cyber-samurai.

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* In more recent years, Tony Stark usually wears something along the lines of this under his regular civilian attire. {{Justified|trope}} in that it's meant to interface with his IronMan [[PoweredArmor suit]].
** Part of his Extremis upgrade meant that this "inner suit" was kept within his bones and he could manifest it at any time. This inner suit is also present in his ''WesternAnimation/AvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' incarnation.

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* ''PowerRangers'': They embody this trope. In every season, beginning to end, the rangers always wear skintight spandex suits. These suits are so tight, in fact, some of the male ([[ShesAManInJapan and female]], at least until Disney took the rights from Saban) rangers have bulges, and the female rangers wouldn't even need to wear a bra due to the tightness
** In ''Series/MiraiSentaiTimeranger,'' the Rangers' unmorphed uniforms are, perhaps because the aesthetics of a full ''thousand years'' in the future probably would be quite alien to us, are random-colors-on-gray skin-tight outfits, more {{Fanservice}}y than the Ranger suits (thinner material, perhaps?) The ''Series/PowerRangersTimeForce'' versions are a more down-to-earth futurish uniform, and are perhaps something you'd expect a police force in ''Franchise/StarWars'' to wear. (Fanservice duty goes to [[DaddysLittleVillain Nadira]].)

* Female plugsuits from ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''. Remember, [[ClothesMakeTheSuperman Clothes Make]] '''[[MemeticSexGod Teh Rei]]'''. Especially Asuka's TEST suit (80% of the torso is '''transparent''') from ''Rebuild 2.0''.