Offering over 80 different designs, it was founded by brothers Ali and Fraser Smeaton and their flatmate Gregor Lawson.
At the event, the friend became somewhat of a celebrity, being bought drinks and posing for hundreds of pictures.
[3][5] Balancing their day jobs and the company meant "a lot of 2 a.m. finishes" while running their business.
[5] The company received a boost to its sales when the 2009 British Lions tour of South Africa, at which eight fans wore red Morphsuits, was covered extensively by sports journalists and photographers.
[8] As of April 2013, the company stated it expected MorphKids to outstrip the parent brand four-fold.
[4] In October 2012, Morphsuits launched their first licensed design, featuring Saban's Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers;[9] the company claims the costumes were the "best-selling item" in their history.
[2] The company sold an initial order of 100,000 Morphsuits to retail chain Party City.
[9] One September 2012 article cited AFG in employing 21 staff at five sites worldwide, but did not clarify if they were direct or outsourced.
[15] In July 2012, Business Growth Fund invested £4.2 million in AFG,[4] the size of its stake was unannounced, but their firm generally takes between 10% and 40% of the share capital.
[17][18] Gregor Lawson has spoken at seminars about technology and business, about their use of Facebook and e-commerce.
[12] Being one of the earliest brands to court a general market, the terms "Morphsuits" and "morphs" are regularly applied to events related to any sort of zentai suit.