'I'm told Hollywood FX stuff, like with animatronics and more, can add at least a zero onto the highest fursuit prices,' said O'Furr, which means some may hit six-figures after full modding. And Spottacus isn't done quite yet-he's currently eying a design that costs $25,000, a pretty penny for a cheetah. Purchased by a furry named Spottacus in 2014, it cost a whopping $17,500. For evidence of this, one need look no further than this highly specialized cheetah made by Primal Visions, which features an arduino system that moves the eyes and mouth, and triggers growls based on bio-feedback. You can add cooling or camera and audio systems, hyper-realistic eyes that follow people around, eyelids controlled by magnets, or jaws that move at will. According to Dogpatch Press, a furry news site, $4,500 is ' a general high range for standard commissions.'Īnd entrepreneurial crafters have come up with all manner of add-ons that drive prices way up.

The price of suits can vary widely, but a hand-crafted, professional made fox or hound or unicorn (or whatever you want) full suit usually runs between one and three grand at the very least. Some only model their suits on real animals and opt for naturalistic features, while others go more fantastical or cartoonish. 'We are very excited to bring your adorable critters to life!'Įvery maker has his or her own style and process. A furry herself (she dresses as a purple malamute), Phoenix started making suits in 2008 at age 15 and now runs The Phoenix Nest, a Minnesota-based, hand-crafted fursuit maker with an extraordinary eye for detail-'carefully made with both appearance and durability in mind,' their site reads.

Another of these notable fursuit makers is Phoenix. (More on that in a bit.) The big makers who have emerged from this young part of the scene are folks like Mixed Candy, Don't Hug Cacti, One Fur All, and Made Fur You, all of which have turned this tiny culture into a viable enterprise. The history of the fursuit is relatively short just a bit over 30 years old, technically. Which raises the question: Who's pumping out all of these bespoke and often exceptionally well-executed suits, crafted just for furries? Fursuits are, you'll notice upon close inspection, better fitted and intricately crafted, made for show and individuality. You might assume they're repurposed mascot costumes-but you'd be wrong.

Yet while most now recognize furries by these suits, few outside the scene think about where said suits come from.

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