According to The Daily Dot during the 90s sex in fursuits were also common back before the 21st century. Fursuits did not become widely known until the mid-1990s and the rise of the Internet, which led to the spread of ideas on costume making. ĭuring the 1990s guides for building fursuits were common. An early fursuit worn by former Disney mascot wearer Robert Hill, and based on the feminine character 'Hilda the Bamboid', appeared at the first ever furry convention, ConFurence 0, in 1989, but most furries of the time simply wore ears and tails, influenced by their intersection with the anime and sci-fi fandoms. The concept of a fursuit can be traced decades prior to the term 'fursuit' ever being coined, to at least as early as 1947, with a German Shepherd dog suit being a core plot element of Edwin Corle's Three Ways to Mecca.
