That one giant leap for mankind was also an epic leap for fashion.
Had it not been for space exploration, Emilio Pucci might never have created the colorful futuristic flight-attendant uniforms for the now-defunct Braniff Airlines. Likewise, André Courrèges’ mirrored onesie crafted to celebrate the July 20, 1969 moon landing never would have become reality. Courrèges, who was considered to be the godfather of space-age fashion, was so groundbreaking with his designs NASA brought him in to visit Cape Canaveral. He was even known for wearing Mylar jumpsuits and shiny white go-go boots.
Also the campy, over-sexed costumes designed by Paco Rabanne and worn by Jane Fonda in “Barbarella,” a film about a 41st-century female astronaut, may have languished in pop culture.
If fashion and space never had come together, the spacesuits for the Apollo 11 space mission — the ones worn by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins — may not have been designed by the company that makes Playtex bras.
Even today, with the 50th anniversary of the moon landing approaching, space and fashion continue to merge into cosmic style. Super model Gigi Hadid, one of the world’s famous faces in fashion, was featured in a space-theme fashion shoot at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a recent Harper’s Bazaar magazine cover.
Back to the future
Fashion designers often draw on the past for their collections. Space exploration has helped propel the industry like a rocket into the future from the 1960s through current day.
Designers giving a nod to space run the gamut from Valentino to Dolce & Gabbana and more. Aldrin himself even walked in the Nick Graham menswear show in New York in January 2017.
Accessories brand Coach unveiled last year a limited-edition capsule collection of NASA-themed pieces, including handbags, purses and sweatshirts. Gucci’s fall 2017 post-apocalyptic-warrior look resembled Barbarella, while that same year Chanel debuted a collection of space-age looks such as galactic prints and planet-shaped bags. The runway show even featured a mock rocket.
“Space exploration has had an undeniable impact on fashion,” said Sarah-Jayne Smith, founder of Magpies & Peacocks, a nonprofit organization and fashion house devoted to creating fashion out of recycled materials. It has diverted more than 165,000 pounds of used fabrics and textiles from landfills by engaging artists and designers to re-create the old into something new.
“We are fascinated by space, and it gives the fashion world an opportunity to look forward,” Smith said.
Commemorative design
For the 50th celebration of the Apollo 11 moon landing next month, Houston First commissioned Magpies & Peacocks to create a NASA-inspired flight suit for Spacey Casey, a Houstonian who appears at trendy places around town wearing a space suit. His, or her, identity isn’t known. For the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, Houston First tapped the anonymous ambassador to represent space and Houston, appearing at Astros games, Party on the Plaza at Jones Plaza downtown and Saint Arnold Brewing Company.
To create his NASA-inspired suit, Magpies & Peacocks turned to designer Sanaz Ekhlassi to design a suit made made from old table linens, parachute cords and plumbing pieces with embroidered patches created by Bonnie Kennimer.
“We had to create something that showed authenticity, strength and value. Those are all attributes that go with space exploration,” Smith said.
Even Montblanc, the Germany luxury writing and accessories brand, celebrated the 50th anniversary of the moon landing with the launch of its new StarWalker pen at a recent party at the Lone Star Flight Museum at Ellington Field. Guests included actors Hugh Jackman, Diane Kruger, Charles Melton and model Winnie Harlow.
“I associate a restraint in fashion when it comes to space,” Kruger said. “The cool colors. The streamline jumpsuits.”
Space research has also paved the way from some of the high-tech fabrics used in fashion today, said Smith.
In fact, “smart” clothes that can cool have been inspired by cooling systems in astronauts’ space suits. The clothes have packets of heat-absorbing gel positioned near the parts of the body that heat up the most.
“We wouldn’t have many of the technological advances in textiles if it weren’t for the space program,” Smith said. “All the space research has helped move fashion and performance fabrics forward. It’s helped us aim higher. That’s a universal thread.”
joy.sewing@chron.com
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/space/mission-moon/article/A-giant-leap-in-fashion-Fascination-with-space-13999004.php
2019-06-21 09:00:00Z
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