Talks of human missions to Mars are the new moon landing dreams of our generation. They yearn for a better tomorrow, amplified but similar feelings to those same ones in the 1960’s with hopes and dreams for normalcy after World War II. “The Matrix” movie and its associated fashions became synonymous with many of these escapist rebrandings of the original space age.įast forward to today, youth are feeling more stressful effects of election chaos, climate change, wildfires, gun violence, and uncertainty than ever before. The looming “Y2K”, hackers, machinery, and computers fueled fashions reflecting a similar mindset through steampunk and cyberpunk reminiscent styles. In this new era, instead of with space travel, anxious excitement and fears about new technology became associated with the budding internet. Where this style had only ever been worn through Americans’ television screens by Star Trek-esque sci-fi characters, Quant brought the rebellious, liberating, seductive allure of space into the modern woman’s wardrobe.Īfter this initial craze of “retrofuturism”, it had a quick turnaround time into the next era of 1990’s retrofuturism. She will forever be known as one of the creators of the miniskirt. Fashion in this case also served as a vessel for American expansionism: everyone sought to display their readiness for the new age through futuristic clothes, so competitors would look on to Americans and think… are we prepared enough? Society needed a wardrobe to equip a new generation of dreamers. Many dreamed of what the years ahead would look like- will we live on a new planet? Will we take rocketships as casually as we take commercial airplanes? To add on to this excitement, UFO sightings were the talk of the town inspiring even more questions about how the martian extraterrestrials dressed. What does this mean for fashion, culture, and the future? Today, our society is gearing up for another revival of such retrofuturism. Read our next article about Vera Bradley fashion or check other trend of the week: Folk clothes.When the famous “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” was taken in 1969, no one could have predicted the cultural fever that the success of Apollo 11 would propel: from fashion, cars, interior design, to music-the 1960’s-70’s “Space Age” was everywhere. Romantic stills taken from a 70’s sci-fi film set make for a transcendent ad campaign. While of this planet, Gucci’s folk-heavy collection is entirely out of this world. Bulbous, Jiffy Pop sculptures take on 18th century silhouettes, driven home even further by steel wool Marie Antoinette hair pieces. The collection at Comme de Garcons also encompasses a time, impossibly set in both the distant future and far past. Paco Rabonne juxtaposes futuristic sportswear with medieval chainmail. Chanel and Balenciaga transform insulated liner into practical ponchos and wrap pencil skirts. Chanel’s Dynasty does Aspen collection culminates in broad shouldered suits beneath beehives teased to the cosmos, contained only by crochet headbands.Įmbracing functionality is inherent to life aboard the space station. Anderson, where models can be mistaken for jedis, clad in robes and metallics rivaling C3PO. Others probing the 80’s aesthetic include J.W. Christopher Kane interprets other-worldly textiles including iridescent knits and taffeta, clearly the 80’s resurgence is not lost on him. Not to mention the house’s revival of slouchy 80’s boots. Saint Laurent quite literally reanimates Grace Jones, queen of the discotech, in a blue vinyl blazer dress with razor edge shoulders. Touching down during the last gasp of Studio 54 where slinky, shimmering dresses and jumpsuits flit down Michael Kors’ runway. Step aboard the spacecraft that is Fall 2017 and be transported to another place and time.
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