History Main / SensualSpandex

* ''Anime/VoltesV'': The LongHairedPrettyBoy [[AlienPrince antagonist]] is clad in conspicuously tight leggings underneath his [[PrettyInMink fur mantle]].

Outside of sports, there may be some justification for tight outfits in a few cases, such as paratroopers (loose, baggy clothes would flap around) or a spy who has to wriggle through a tiny window to infiltrate a building. In some sci-fi and futuristic spy thriller shows, this rare justification is extended to all personnel to provide Fanservice.

* Most of the characters in ''Hikari No Densetsu'', which is totally justified since this is a manga/anime about rhythmic gymnastics.

* All of Liu Li's military outfits from ''Manhua/SchoolShock'' are like this, be it the LeotardOfPower or the [[http://i.imgur.com/jopJb.png full body suit]].

* Nearly ''every single'' superhero/heroine that isn't wearing full body armor or normal street clothes dresses in this. It's also somewhat of a case of a justified trope, especially those who are brawlers (hard to grab hold of, if not wearing a cape) or rely on flexibility and agility (there's a ''reason'' that gymnasts wear it). That's not to say that functionality is [[MostCommonSuperpower the]] [[MaleGaze only]] reason, though...
** Of course the primary reason supers have worn skintight costume is that it is [[MundaneUtility easy to draw]].

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* Played with by the recent vogue for compression wear to reinforce and stabilize muscles, which can either enforce or subvert this trope depending upon how the materials are patterned.
* "Leggings as pants". The look certainly has its opponents.
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* In both ''WebOriginal/ElectrobabeAndDynachick'' and its spiritual sequel series ''WebVideo/DaredollsDilemmas'' has the heroines wearing either colorful, tight spandex leotards or unitards.

* In both ''WebOriginal/ElectrobabeAndDynachick'' and its spiritual sequel series ''WebOriginal/DaredollsDilemmas'' has the heroines wearing either colorful, tight spandex leotards or unitards.

* ''Anime/VoltesV'': The LongHairedPrettyBoy antagonist is clad in conspicuously tight leggings underneath his [[PrettyInMink fur mantle]]. As if the fandom needed more incentive to portray him as DracoInLeatherPants...

* Mostly the females in ''LightNovel/HorizonInTheMiddleOfNowhere''. Clothing of choice in the future.

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In WesternAnimation/MonstersVsAliens, following her abduction by [[BigBad Gallaxhar]], [[CuteMonsterGirl Ginormica]] wears a black full-body suit with several silver lines imbedded on it, and reveals a space-like shine in some angles.
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* Early morning workout shows. Back in the 90s there were a whole slew of them on ESPN, and they featured girls (and sometimes a few guys) doing exercises. While wearing spandex.
* Occasionally, the ''Franchise/StarTrek'' series combines this with FutureSpandex. It was largely absent from the Original Series, but became pronounced in ''The Next Generation''. Technically only the uniform from the first two seasons was spandex, but the updated version still looked like spandex despite being a two-piece. Later series emphasized it was more of a jumpsuit than spandex, with ''Enterprise'' making it look more like a military flight suit. Regular civilian clothing retained the one-piece look for most of the Next Generation era.
** Perhaps most obvious in the TNG episode, Legacy. The Enterprise crew meets their deceased crewmate's sister. When they meet her, she's wearing a utilitarian leather jacket, shirt, and pants. For some reason, when she starts working with the Enterprise crew, they put her in spandex.
** Deanna Troi from ''[[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration The Next Generation]]'' was sometimes referred to as a cheerleader outfit. A reasoning was given that she's the Councilor and not part of the direct command structure so she didn't want her rank intimidate her patients and give them some breathing room without the uniform. After a brief lecture from a visiting captain in the sixth season, she starts wearing a standard uniform and does so in every subsequent appearance.
** In the case of Seven of Nine from ''[[Series/StarTrekVoyager Voyager]]'', it's given a HandWave as somehow medical--a "dermaplastic garment" she wears because of her de-Borgification leaving her body more sensitive to other clothing. While she has suits with different color variations, she keeps wearing it for the remainder of the shows run.

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** [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/typemoon/images/6/64/Raiko_1.png/revision Minamoto no Raikō]].

** [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/fategrandorder/images/d/da/ScathachStage02Full.png/revision/latest?cb=20180414112117 Scáthach]].
** [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/typemoon/images/6/64/Raiko_1.png/revision/latest?cb=20201216010133 Minamoto no Raikō]].
** Space Ishtar's [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/typemoon/images/f/fc/AvengerSpaceIshtarStage1Ashtoret.png/revision/latest?cb=20221006225416 first]] and [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/typemoon/images/d/d3/AvengerSpaceIshtarStage3IshtarAshtoret.png/revision/latest?cb=20221006225445 third]] ascensions.

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