Editing Catsuit (section)

==History and use==
[[File:Black Latex Catsuit 777.jpg|thumb|A woman wearing a black plastic zip front [[latex]] [[sexual fetishism|fetish]] catsuit and [[thigh-high boots]]|left]]
Catsuits were occasionally worn as a fashion item at various times from the 1960s to the 1990s. During the 1970s and 1980s, they were worn for [[aerobics]] and [[disco dancing]]. Around 1980, disco dance catsuits briefly became a street fashion item in the [[United Kingdom]].

Athletes in sports such as [[speed skating]], [[bobsled]], [[winter triathlon]], [[skiing|ski-racing]], [[cycling]], [[bodyflight]], [[skysurfing]] and [[gymnastics]] wear garments similar to catsuits, called [[unitard]]s, which are specifically geared to the needs of the sport involved. Also similar in appearance are [[wetsuit]]s and [[drysuit]]s used by [[SCUBA diving|scuba divers]], and the [[speedsuit]]s used by competitive [[swimming (sport)|swimmers]] before the more extreme forms of the suit were banned. Also, in [[tennis]] [[Serena Williams]] would sometimes wear catsuits, two examples are the [[2002 U.S. Open (tennis)|2002 US Open]] and the [[2018 French Open]].

The name "catsuit" is attributed only since about 1955 or 1960.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/catsuit?s=t |title=cat suit |work=Dictionary.com |accessdate=27 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catsuit |title=catsuit |work=Merriam-Webster Dictionary |accessdate=27 November 2019}}</ref> Originally, they were called bodysuits. The origin of the name is unknown; it may refer to a slinky, catlike aspect given the wearer by some versions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/catsuit |title=catsuit (n.) |author=The Sciolist |work=Etymology Online |accessdate=27 November 2019}}</ref> It may also relate to the association with [[antihero]]ine [[Catwoman]] whose costume from the 1950s onward is a modified catsuit.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/32652-catwoman-turns-10-the-history-of-the-catsuit-includes-evening-dresses-whips |title=The history of the catsuit |date=22 July 2014 |accessdate=25 July 2021}}</ref>