- The Japanese man said he wanted to ‘look like a real wolf walking on hind legs’
- The unnamed man paid three million Yen (£18,800) for the life-like costume
- Once he put on the wolf costume, the man said it was a ‘dream come true’
A man has spent more than £18,000 on an ultra-realistic costume so he can fulfil his life-long dream of looking like a wolf. The unnamed man asked Japanese special modelling company Zeppet to make the suit for him, spending a staggering three million Yen (£18,800) to transform into the grey-furred predator.
It took Zeppet some fifty days to complete the incredibly life-like costume. With the specialised company releasing the images of the mystery client in the suit, the bizarre request is undeniably life-like.
The anonymous customer with the four-legged aspirations wrote on Zeppet’s website: ‘Because of my love for animals since childhood and some realistic animal suits appearing on TV, I dreamed of being one someday. ‘At the final fitting, I was amazed at my transformed self in the mirror. It was a moment when my dream came true.’
The Japanese company Zeppet usually provides costumes and figures for TV commercials and films. The company said that for the incredibly intricate wolf design, they studied images of the predators so that they could match every fine detail. The mystery client was overjoyed with the final outcome of his order, praising the specialised company for their craftsmanship.
He said: ‘My order to ‘look like a real wolf walking on hind legs’ was difficult – to say the least – but the complete suit looked exactly like what I imagined.’
‘Not only did the specs perfectly cover all of my preferences, but the ventilation slit for the wearer’s comfort and the devices that let the wearer put it on without help showed me that the designers paid close attention to the wearer’s comfort.’
This is not the first time the Japanese company has fulfilled such a peculiar order, having previously made international headlines with another of their creations. Last year another Japanese man has similar aspirations of becoming a four-legged animals. The man, who identified himself as Toko, spent two million Yen (£12,500) on a dog costume.
Zeppet spent 40 days making the bespoke Collie costume. Following the outfit’s completion, Toko posted the photos of himself online with an accompanying video on YouTube.
He wrote: ‘I made it a Collie because it looks real when I put it on. ‘I thought that a big animal close to my size would be good – considering that it would be a realistic model, so I decided to make it a dog.’