Morphsuits – das sind die bunten Ganzkörperanzüge aus Spandex, durch die man atmen, sehen und sogar trinken kann. Vor einem Jahr noch waren die Erfindungen einiger britischer Studenten ein Geheimtipp unter Jugendlichen. Jetzt kommt AFG Media Ltd., Edinburgh, passend zur Karnevalssaison 2013 mit Designs auf den Markt, die speziell für die Morphsuits-Freunde in Deutschland kreiert worden sind: Lederhosen-Morphsuits, Power Ranger- Anzüge, Morph-Masken und Morphsuits für Kinder sorgen für einzigartige Auftritte und jede Menge Spaß in den Karnevalshochburgen.

„Wir sind begeistert, wie groß und mit welcher Leidenschaft die Deutschen Karneval feiern“, sagt Gregor Lawson von AFG Media. „Deshalb sorgen wir mit speziellen Kostümen dafür, dass unsere Fans 2013 den besten Karneval ihres Lebens feiern können! Die neuen Designs sind die Antwort auf die Vorschläge und Wünsche der mehr als 61.000 Facebook-Freunde von Morphsuits Deutschland, mit denen wir ständig im Gespräch sind.“

Der Lederhosen-Morph steht weltweit für Deutschland – und auch das britische Morphsuit-Team liebt das Design, das dem traditionellen Kleidungsstück einen neuen, witzigen Dreh verleiht. Die Morph-Masken sind eine Alternative für alle, die bei kühlen Temperaturen draußen leicht frieren. Mit den Masken nehmen die Karnevalsfreunde am Morpher-Leben teil und bleiben schön warm. Die Power Ranger-Kostüme verwandeln jeden Träger in die geheimnisvollen Gestalten voller Energie und bieten vor allem in Gruppen den ultimativen Spaß.

Weil Karneval natürlich auch für Kinder und Teenager ein aufregendes Erlebnis ist und die Kids sich gern wie Papa verkleiden, hat das Morphsuits-Team für sie eine eigene Kostüm-Linie entworfen. Die Kinder-Morphsuits sind denen der Erwachsenen ähnlich. Auch durch die Kids- Modelle kann man atmen, sehen und trinken. Die Anzüge entsprechen dem Standard der European Toy Standard Commission. Um die Kids-Linie bekannt zu machen, haben wir – zum ersten Mal überhaupt – in Deutschland einen TV-Spot auf Cartoon-Network geschaltet. Um unsere Erwachsenen-Kollektion vorzustellen und die Wünsche der Fans kennenzulernen, haben wir bisher nur Facebook genutzt.

Bestellen kann man Morphsuits unter www.morphsuitsdeutschland.com oder zu Karneval im gut sortierten Einzelhandel.

Über Morphsuits:
AFG Media Ltd., Edinburgh, wurde 2009 gegründet. Die Idee zu den einteiligen Ganzkörperanzügen Morphsuits aus elastischem Spandex stammt von drei Studenten. 2011 machte das Unternehmen einen Umsatz von 2 Mio. USD, rund 1,51 Mio. €. Inzwischen ist AFG Media Ltd. in 15 Ländern vertreten. Deutschland ist in den Monaten Januar und Februar weltweit das umsatzstärkste Land. In Deutschland versammeln sich die Morphsuits-Freunde in Facebook auf der Fanseite Morphsuits Deutschland. Derzeit sind hier mehr als 61.000 Fans versammelt. Bestellen kann man die Produkte über www.morphsuitsdeutschland.com

Kontakt für Medienanfragen aller Art sowie für hochauflösende Fotos:

Michael Luber (0049/ (0) 172/1665469/ michael@morphsuitsdeutschland.com

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Morphsuits, the all-in-one Lycra bodysuits, delivered an elf to London-based hairdressers, Easton Regal today as their competition prize to ‘help with menial tasks’ and ‘spread some Christmas cheer’. The fancy dress company launched the #NationalElfService competition on Monday, asking people to tweet in and tell them why they deserved an elf for the day. Hundreds of users entered, with people complaining about work woes, lack of money and even the dreaded end of the world nearing.

• The winning entry came from the hairdressers who complained of Christmas being their busiest time of year and needing help with ‘sweeping, blow-drying and shampooing’, which is exactly what the elf delivered.
• The competition was part of an on-going ‘anonymous vigilante’ campaign which has seen ‘morphed’ volunteers clean up the streets of Clapham for the riot anniversary, stop mis-behaviour in the cinema with their ‘ninjas’, serve food to the homeless and save London from Zombies and drunk Santas in London & New York City.
• Suits can be purchased at http://www.morphsuits.co.uk and start at £29.95

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Easton Regal commented:

“When we saw the competition on Twitter, we just had to enter. We love all of the good deeds Morphsuits have been doing this year and the #NationaElfService was just genius. When we recieved a tweet that we had won, we were made up! The elf arrived in the morning and looked brilliant, all of our customers had huge grins on their face. We felt quite bad getting it to do actual work, but they got stuck in straight away and really helped out! It certainly spread Christmas cheer.”

• Morphsuits, the all-in-one Lycra bodysuit company, crowd sourced 150 volunteers from around the world to ‘save the elves’ from the drunk Santa who famously pelt any elf with brussell sprouts
• The Morphsuited Power Rangers and Elves simultaneously made their way through NYC and London en masse, causing a huge scene on the way with pictures and videos popping up all over the Internet using the hashtag #SantaisaCon
• The team, dressed in the famous outfits which allow the wearer to see, breathe and drink through, turned up at Trafalger Square and the East Village to descended on the Santas, seeing a mass ambush break out which lasted over an hour
• The Power Rangers saved the elves from the sprouts and took to the streets of New york and London to celebrate
• The Power Ranger suits are available now at  www.morphsuits.com and www.morphsuits.co.uk and retail at $64.95 and £39.95

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Photography credits to Ben Jacobs & Adam Goodall.

• Morphsuits, the all-in-one Lycra bodysuit company, crowd sourced 100 volunteers to ‘save the elves’ from the drunk Santa who famously pelt any elf with brussell sprouts
• The Morphsuited Power Rangers and Elves made their way through London and NYC en masse, causing a huge scene on the way with pictures and videos popping up all over the Internet using the hashtag #SantaisaCon
• The team, dressed in the famous outfits which allow the wearer to see, breathe and drink through, turned up at Trafalger Square and descended on the Santas, seeing a mass attack break out which lasted over an hour
• The Power Rangers saved the elves from the sprouts and took to the streets of London to celebrate
• The Power Ranger suits are available now at www.morphsuits.com and retail at £39.95

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All photography credits to Ben Jacobs –  website & Facebook.

The ‘National Elf Service’, a team of anonymous volunteers dressed in Elf Morphsuits, spent yesterday lunchtime volunteering at The Passage, a center which aims to provide support for the homeless to transform their own lives. Deploying their now famous eye-catching methods, the Elves were completely anonymous, and hope that their display of Christmas cheer will encourage others to offer their help during a particularly cold winter.

The Elf Service will be going national, working with Homesavers, a Liverpool based charity which provides support to homeless people. The Elves will be handing out ‘vinnie packs’, which contain woollen gloves, hat and socks and a thermal blanket, and could prove to be lifesaving for those living on the streets this winter. Each pack costs £3, and donations can be made by texting ‘HOCA10 £3′ to 70070.

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Christmas is widely accepted to be a stressful time. Buying gifts can be a nightmare. In and amongst the rounds of forced smiles, smellies recycled as birthday gifts and ‘oh my, you really shouldn’t have’s, Morphsuits are offering a helping hand to make sure your gifts never go unwanted again. The all-in-one Lycra body suits are a truly unique Christmas gift, letting the wearer define them by amplifying their own personality through the anonymity the suits provide, perfect for adults and kids.

The all in one Lycra Morphsuit, complete with a full-face hood are not only the perfect gift but the perfect outfit for the party season, whether it be the office party or school dance. Having become the thing to be seen in over Halloween, Morphsuits have a range of designs especially for Christmas, and are now set to take December by storm as the ideal outfit to be seen in during the festive season. Standing out and being the centre of attention has never been easier.

With all the usual party requirements in tact, the suits are drink-through, breathe-through and see-through, which makes for all the vital ingredients required to party hard this Christmas.

The Christmas options for the festive frolicker are:

• Snowman: He certainly won’t be melting any time soon in this cool suit
• Santa: A Christmas classic, made Morph!
• Elf: The perfect suit to make you the little party helper

It’s not just Christmas that Morphsuits have covered, with the spotlight-stealing suits rapidly becoming a firm favourite for partygoers and ‘the cool kids’ all year round, and over 80 different designs available.

For the Morph who likes to take things easy there’s Morph Masks which are perfect stocking fillers at £9.99. All the anonymous tomfoolery of the suits but with the bonus of your own clothes!

If you ever spent a Christmas pining for the latest Power Ranger action figure, why not replace the longing with pure unadulterated nostalgia and actually become one? The official Power Ranger suits quickly became the company’s fastest selling of all time, with fans swarming for the 90′s classic.

MorphKids have a full range of miniature versions of the suits, which should make for some interesting family photos, as well as keeping the hyper levels to a maximum.

Last but by no stretch of the imagination least, comes the Mega Morph. One of the newest additions to the Morphsuits wardrobe, this voluptuous suit should nicely hide the effects of one too many rounds of mince pies.

You can see the sizing for both adults and kids here.

The Morphsuits Facebook community is flooded with wacky photographs from diehard Morphers and the huge increase to the fanbase over Halloween looks to be just the beginning as the suits find themselves on to more and more Christmas wishlists. The full range of suits can be found at www.morphsuits.co.uk and retail at a cost of up to £39.95.

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Morphsuits, the full body Lycra costume company is testing a new accessory, the Morphsuits Lunchbox, designed to enhance male customers’ appearance below the waist. The new Morphsuits ‘lunchbox’ prototype is designed to wear underneath the Lycra costumes and save the blushes of men concerned about their appearance in the figure-hugging suits, whilst also offering useful storage space.

• Following joking remarks from its millions of fans on Facebook, the company will test its first ‘crotch augmentation’ device this December as a prototype, with hopes to sell it in en masse the new year
• Made from reinforced plastic with padded edges for comfort, the Morphsuits Lunchbox will be available in three different sizes: natural, enhanced and big-boy
• A variety of shapes are also being considered
• The concept has been suggested by a number of Morphsuits’ fans on Facebook, where the brand has almost 1.1million ‘likes’, over the past two years
• Aside from a small number of negative comments from female fans about ‘false advertising’, the response to the suggested product has been positive, leading the brand to fast-track development
• Its millions of Facebook fans have been responsible for a number of mass trends both online and offline, including the recent ambush of the International Zombie Day flashmob with more people dressed Power Rangers Morphsuits & the ‘Slenderboming’ craze going worldwide

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Gregor Lawson, cofounder of Morphsuits commented:

“With the party season approaching, there will be millions of men wearing Morphsuits in cold conditions, so we thought the Morphsuits Lunchbox was an ideal accessory to keep your crown jewels safe, warm and impressive. There’s also room to keep your loose change, although this does result in a jingling sound during any thrusting movements.”

“Whether you go for our glow in the dark Morphsuit, our Tuxedo Morphsuit or our new Power Ranger Morphsuit, your nether regions will look great,” he added.

Gregor Lawson continued:

“I think it’s only sensible that men make the most of their assets. In a Morphsuit, you’re the centre of attention, so you want to make sure you make the best impression. Facebook is a great sounding board for our ideas, and this one has gone down very well.”

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Morphsuits, the full body Lycra costume company has experienced record sales of its costumes as online pranksters aim to look like the faceless US urban myth, Slenderman as part in the latest online craze, ‘slenderbombing’. Slenderman is a very tall, thin, faceless figure in an ill-fitting suit that appears in the backdrop of dozens of photographs, often on the day of disasters. The craze of ‘slenderbombing’ involves pranksters dressing as Slenderman and sneaking into the background of other people’s pictures to scare them. The Morpshuits Facebook page alone has had hundreds of images uploaded by fans from all over the globe, with a vast majority from the UK.

• The Slenderman is a common urban myth in the United States that set off a huge trend, and it’s now seeing the ‘viral’ effect in the UK, as thousands of Halloween fans look for the creepiest costumes available.
• The costumes come in three options – The Slenderman Morpshuit, The Slenderman Costume including a suit, and white Morph mask to DIY the effect.
• A gallery of the best slenderbomb pictures can be viewed on their Facebook page and costumes are available to order online at Morphsuits.com.
• Established in 2009, Morphsuits has become a multi-million pound business, selling a vast range of full-body Lycra costumes and various accessories to partygoers all over the world
• Its millions of Facebook fans have been responsible for a number of mass trends both online and offline, including the recent ambush of the International Zombie Day flashmob with more people dressed Power Rangers Morphsuits.

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Gregor Lawson, cofounder of Morphsuits commented:

“We started to see more and more Slenderman pictures arriving on the Facebook page and then when the orders started going crazy we realised it had gone viral. The slenderbomb pictures are genuinely really creepy – it’s a great example of how our customers redefine our costumes in how they use them.”

Gregor Lawson continued:

“With Halloween approaching, we were expecting sales to ramp up in October, but we never expected anything like what we’ve seen as a result of the Slenderbombing craze. There is even a separate meme called Slendy versus Spidey, where people are fighting in Slenderman and Spiderman costumes.”

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Morphsuits, the full body Lycra costumes could help children develop confidence and other social skills according to psychologist Dr. David Holmes. The children’s costumes, which cover a child’s entire body, also have significant benefits for autistic children comforted by light pressure on their skin. Following unsolicited contact from dozens of parents thanking Morphsuits for boosting their child’s self esteem and confidence in groups, the company asked Dr. David Holmes to look into the role costumes – particularly popular amongst children at Halloween – play in developing children’s social development.

• Parents’ reports suggests the Morphsuits offer children anonymity helping escape fears or insecurities they may feel during parties and other group events.
• Children with autism have felt a calming effect when wearing Morphsuits due to the all-over sensation provided by the full body suit.
• Autistic children have problems with their sensory systems, making them sensitive to light tactile stimuli.
• The suits have a full face mask complete with a quick release Velcro hood and have passed the European toy directive testing safety.
• The MorphKids product range includes Aliens, Ninjas, Skeleton, Racing Driver, Astronauts as well as animal patterns and full body colour suits.
• The Ninja and Alien suit are most popular with sales rocketing in the lead up to Halloween.
• The suits are available in three sizes; 6-8 years, 8-10 years and 10+

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Dr. David Holmes, a leading UK Psychologist commented:

” With Morphsuits, kids get the combined benefits of two things: the all round security they felt in romper suits when they were younger and the mystery and magic of the costume mask from fantasy media, which adds both playful mystique and anonymity.

“The Morphsuits give children the chance to be who they want to be; secure and unidentifiable to both bullies or those wishing to drag them back to the mundane. The outfits encourage kids to live out their fantasies in confidence and safety as well as helping them network and connect with their mates who also wear them.”

Dr. Tim Trodd, a specialist in Family Medicine and Autism commented:

“I think that it is likely that the suits are applying firm all-over pressure and the autistic wearers find this calming, in the same way that a baby is calmed by swaddling.”