Exploring Sci-fi Fashion Tropes In Film And TV
The art of imagining what life might be like hundreds of years into the future or thousands of light years out into space requires a lot of speculation. One of the most obvious yet most complex questions is what might these fantastical future folk wear as they live their incredible lives?
When a sci-fi show or movie enters production, it's just taken as gospel that the characters will have to dress in a way that conveys the setting. Very few projects have their space explorers or time travelers decked out in jeans and t-shirts. Modern fashion is just about the only thing off the table, however, as sci-fi fashion can take tons of different directions.
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The idealized fashion of the future could be almost anything, but there are a few hallmarks that TV and films love to use. One such go-to is the skin-tight bodysuit. Typically, the average generic sci-fi outfit is a tight outfit made of a vaguely futuristic-looking fabric. Sometimes it resembles athletic mesh, something designed to wick away moisture and breathe easily, but other times it's more like leather armor. This has only become more common in the modern day. Dune is a great example of how this concept has evolved. The Stillsuits that most characters wear used to look a lot like hazmat gear, but Denis Villeneuve's take on the property made them look a bit more like a gritty Power Rangers costume.
60s sci-fi cinema followed many of the same fashion rules as its modern counterparts, but with some interesting developments. The easiest way for a production of that era to demonstrate futurism was to deck out their protagonists in metal and hard plastic. This style went on to inform much of the real fashion world,
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