What You’ll Need
The visual gag at the center of the Bloodhound Gang’s ‘The Bad Touch’ music video comes entirely from the band performing in matching, full-body primate suits. Instead of complicated armor pieces, layered garments, or intricate makeup, the outfit relies on a simple, plush brown monkey silhouette with oversized ears and a long tail.
Putting this look together is relatively straightforward, though thermal comfort requires early planning. Synthetic fleece jumpsuits retain warmth quickly, so selecting a suit with flexible closure options and thinking about airflow makes a noticeable difference during an all-day event.
Selecting and Adjusting the Suit
An Adult Monkey Costume provides the primary foundation for the project. The video features an earthy brown fleece one-piece with a lighter tan belly insert, rounded monkey ears attached to the hood, and a curling tail sewn into the lower back. A front-zipper closure is ideal because it allows you to step into the suit effortlessly and ventilate during downtime.
Commercial costumes often have tails that hang straight down or drag across dirty floors. Opening a small seam near the base of the tail and inserting a length of coated armature wire lets you shape it into a perky upward curve that maintains its position while you walk. Adding a small clear snap hook or safety pin to secure the tail tip against your waist also prevents people from stepping on it in dense crowds.
Hood and Ear Positioning
The hood establishes the silhouette right away. In the video, the band members wear the hoods closely fitted around their faces, keeping their facial expressions fully visible. If your costume hood shifts loose or the ears flop backward against the fabric, tacking small felt stiffeners inside the ear base ensures they stand outward distinctly.
Wearing a thin sweatband or a lightweight cycling cap underneath the hood helps control hair and keeps sweat from saturating the fleece around your forehead and neck during active movement.
Managing Hands and Footwear
Many animal jumpsuits arrive with attached mitten flaps that completely cover your hands. While great for photos, covered fingers make checking a phone, grabbing water, or handling event passes clumsy. Slitting the inner wrist seam and finishing the raw edge with elastic allows you to pull your hands free without altering the external sleeve shape.
Footwear should prioritize traction and durability. Walking through venues or outdoor pavements in soft fabric feet will shred the soles in minutes. Instead, pair the jumpsuit with low-profile dark sneakers. Cut off the cloth bottom of any enclosed suit feet, secure the ankle cuffs with elastic, and let the pant legs rest comfortably over your shoes.
Undergarments and Stashing Gear
Synthetic fleece against bare skin causes irritation and traps heat. Wear breathable moisture-wicking shorts and a thin tank top underneath to maintain personal comfort when unzipping in warmer areas. Because these one-piece suits lack external pockets, wearing a low-profile runner’s belt under the suit gives you an invisible way to carry a phone, cards, and keys without breaking the animal silhouette.
Group Presentation and Posing
Wearing this solo often comes across as a standard animal onesie, but assembling three or four people in identical suits immediately sells the reference to the late-90s music video. Keeping an unbothered, deadpan facial expression while walking in synchronized steps will instantly trigger recognition from anyone familiar with the track.
