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The best Morphsuit for most adults is a plain solid-colour original: one full-body suit you can see out of, breathe in and even drink through, in a colour that works on its own or across a whole group. We made the first Morphsuit back in 2009, and every one since is cut from 125GSM+ breathable spandex and checked against more than 30 measurements, so it fits the person it is bought for rather than swamping them. This guide sorts what is true from what is myth, then helps you pick your colour.
Table of Contents
- What makes it the original
- Can you see, breathe and drink through it?
- Morphsuit myths, busted
- Picking your solid colour
- One suit, a whole group
- Frequently asked questions
What makes it the original
A Morphsuit is the all-in-one spandex suit that covers you head to toe. Plain coloured full-body suits were nothing new, but no one had built a proper brand around one, and that is the part that is ours: we made the first Morphsuit in 2009. It started with a night out in Dublin, where a friend turned up in a plain coloured suit and spent the whole evening as the centre of attention, a party outfit that became a business. Fraser Smeaton, Ali Smeaton and Gregor Lawson built MorphCostumes around it from Edinburgh, and the first run of 200 suits sold out in about ten days. That history matters for one practical reason. Plenty of look-alikes have followed, and the cheap ones cut the corners you cannot see until you have it on: thin fabric you can see daylight through, a face panel you cannot actually see out of, seams that give on the first wear. The original was engineered to fix exactly those problems, so calling it the original is not nostalgia, it is the spec.
If you want the fuller story of the suit, we tell it in what is a Morphsuit, and if you are weighing up whether to buy from us at all, is MorphCostumes legit answers that head-on.
Can you see, breathe and drink through it?
Yes to all three, and it is the question we hear most, so here is how it works. The face panel is a fine open-weave stretch knit: from the outside it reads as a solid block of colour, so no one can easily tell who is underneath, while up close against your eyes that same weave is sheer enough to see out of clearly. It is a one-way effect rather than magic, and it is the reason a Morphsuit works as a costume at all. Breathing is the same idea: the fabric is woven to move air instead of trapping it, which is what lets you wear one for a full night without gasping. And you can sip a drink straight through the face panel, though a straw keeps it tidier.
Two honest caveats, because we would rather you knew before the party than after. Your vision looking out is clear but not quite bare-eyed, so give yourself a moment on stairs and kerbs. And the drink-through trick genuinely works, but it is neater with that straw than without. All of it rides on the same 125GSM+ breathable spandex we use across the range, which is where the see-out, breathe and drink-through behaviour comes from in the first place.
Morphsuit myths, busted
Myth: they are unbearably hot. The weave that moves air to let you breathe does the same job for heat, so a Morphsuit is far cooler to wear than a padded costume or a heavy mask. On a cold night the opposite is true, and a thin base layer underneath sees you through a winter doorstep or a January stadium.
Myth: people can see through it. They cannot. The one-way effect that lets you see out reads as a solid colour from the outside, so onlookers see the suit, not you, which is exactly why it works worn on its own with nothing underneath but your usual layers.
Myth: a Morphsuit is a one-Halloween throwaway. This is the one worth pushing back on hardest. In GlobalData's most recent seasonal forecast, UK Halloween spending was set to reach £537m in 2025, up 3.2% on the year, with around 60% of Halloween shoppers planning to spend less, and a suit that only survives one night is the worst kind of spend. A plain Morphsuit is the opposite: the same suit does a stag or hen do, a festival, a sports weekend, a group costume and a Halloween base layer, so the cost spreads across a year of wear rather than a single evening.
Picking your solid colour
The quickest way to choose is to start at our solid-colour Morphsuits range and pick the colour that does the job. Classic black is the sleek, blend-into-the-dark default and the base for anything you build on top, while red, green, blue, purple, pink, yellow, white, silver and gold each read instantly across a crowded room, which is why a group will often take a colour each. Green is the single most-searched Morphsuit colour on our own site, if you want the one everyone reaches for. If you would rather not choose at all, one pick stands apart from the usual line-up.
The whole spectrum: Rainbow Morphsuit
When one colour will not do, the Rainbow Morphsuit runs the full spectrum in bright vertical stripes down the body, so you turn up as the entire set in a single suit. It is the festival and Pride favourite, and a smart group pick when everyone wants to match without wearing the identical thing. Underneath the print it is the same breathable spandex with the same see-out, breathe and drink-through build as every original solid, so it is as easy to wear as it is to spot.
One suit, a whole group
A plain Morphsuit earns its keep because one suit covers a year of occasions. A crew in matching colours is the easy group costume; a colour each is the easy way to keep a big group together in a crowd; and a block of one colour is how a stand full of fans, or a stag or hen party, turns up looking like a proper unit. It layers under a coat for a cold festival field and works as the base for something bigger: a plain suit under a skeleton print, a pair of horns, or a foam frame becomes a full costume in minutes.
That flexibility is the point of buying the original rather than a throwaway. It is the same reason a solid suit is such a good Halloween starting point: if that is where you are headed first, our guide to the best Halloween costumes shows what to build on top of a plain suit, from a hooded reaper look to a full group theme. Buy once, wear it for fancy dress all year, and the maths works out in your favour.
Frequently asked questions
Can you see, breathe and drink through a Morphsuit?
Yes to all three. The face panel is a fine open-weave 125GSM+ spandex knit, so you see out clearly while it reads as a solid colour from the outside, and it is woven to move air so you can breathe for a full night. You can sip a drink straight through the panel too, though a straw is neater. Your vision looking out is clear but not quite bare-eyed, so take a moment on stairs and kerbs.
What do you wear under a Morphsuit?
Whatever you are comfortable in. The suit is close-fitting spandex, so most people wear underwear or close-fitting gym kit underneath, plus a thin base layer in cold weather. Avoid bulky clothes, which spoil the smooth line and make the suit harder to pull on.
Which size Morphsuit should I choose?
Check the size guide on the product page against your height and chest, and if you are between two sizes, order the larger one. Every design is checked against more than 30 measurements, so the sizes are consistent rather than a guess, and a little room is more comfortable across a long night than a suit stretched tight.
How do you wash a Morphsuit?
Cold hand wash and air dry. Skip the washing machine and the tumble dryer, which can bobble the spandex and dull the colour, so a gentle hand wash keeps the suit sharp for the next outing. Turn it inside out to wash and let it dry naturally rather than on a radiator.
Whatever the occasion, the full colour line-up lives in our solid-colour Morphsuits range. Every suit is the original build, backed by the Morph Promise and more than 500,000 quality checks a year, so the one that lands on your doormat is the one you saw on the page. We make your best times better.
