The futuristic feel in fashion is not just about breaking the style barrier. It’s escapism extending an intergalactic reach: In space, no one can hear you scream about economic exigencies, cultural clashes and mortal maladies.
Take in the unnatural wonders of the holographic and skin mix heels from Raf Simons’ confident ready-to-wear debut for Dior:
With your feet on the ground and your head way above the clouds, go vampy—and Venusian—with peeks of skin and slick iridescence.
l-r: B BRIAN ATWOOD IRIDESCENT PLATFORM PUMP, $300.00, Neiman Marcus; BADGLEY MISCHKA MYRIA, $245.00, Zappos.com.
Burberry’s cues from Stanley Kubrick signaled spring’s space race. The ladylike ruching of a trench into a classic dress form is also a suggestive spin on the billow pleats and punched-up palette of the iconic spacesuit worn by Keir Dullea in the halls with HAL in Kubrick’s film based on Arthur C. Clarke’s 2001: A Space Odyssey:
l-r: CATHERINE MALANDRINO PLEATED STRETCH JERSEY DRESS, $295.00, net-a-porter; REBECCA TAYLOR TEXTURED SATIN SHIRT DRESS, $334.00, Matches.
Reflect on the swinging Sixties and the year 2001 with silver as a neutral on graphic cutout boots and the saturated luster of pop finishing touches.
clockwise, l-r: BELLE BY SIGERSON MORRISON ANKLE BOOTS, $325.00, Saks Fifth Ave; B BRIAN ATWOOD LIESE METALLIC BOOTS, $350.00, Saks Fifth Ave; KATE SPADE NEW YORK SUNNY HILLS, $124.99, Zappos.com; XHILARATION ORANGE WRISTLET, $16.99, Target.com
Blast off with the best of sci fi style in our exclusive upcoming Out of This World product guide for more intergalactic glamour.
