The ten top sci-fi films that have influenced contemporary fashion

Last weekend has arrived in Italian theatres Blade Runner 2049”, the sequel to the 1982 masterpiece directed by Ridley Scott.

This time, there is as director Denis Villeneuve, in the cast Ryan Gosling, Jared Leto, and once again by Harrison Ford, the unforgettable Rick Deckard.

35 years after the original, the world of replicants returns, a mixture of nostalgia and dystopia, which has created an aesthetic imagery over time become an intrinsic part of fashion.Thus, if the new Blade Runner, while being an interesting film, is far from the poetic vertices touched by its predecessor, it becomes the perfect excuse to bring back the fashion  of the first movie from the 40's hairstyle and the eighties jackets of Rachael, Pris and her blond bob, the black strip of makeup on her eyes and the bondage look or Deckard's trench and the terrestrial tones outfit.

The last to bring back the costumes by Michael Kaplan, the clever mix of ‘40s noir elements and futurism which incorporated Claude Montana and Thierry Mugler, was Raf Simon with a SS18 collection carrying the world described by Philip Dick, and made image by Scott in a dark Chinatown, but the link between sci-fi and fashion cinema, has far-reaching and deep roots.

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Since actress Anne Francis in the 1956 Forbidden Planet film screened a mini skirt created by costume designer Helen Rose long before Mary Quant transformed it into the 60s as a symbol of female emancipation, these two arts became contaminated, generating phenomena and cult garments. Who can forget the couture sputnik made of transparent dresses, skirts and rompers metallic made of plastic materials Courrege, the pieces in vinyl and space helmets of Cardin or Rabanne’s daring metal creations, aluminum, and plexiglass worn by Jane Fonda in Barbarella?

From Moschino to the iconic white striped costume of Milla Jovovich in The fifth element designed by Jean Paul Gaultier, to Alexander McQueen's large black leather coats reproduced by Oliver Theyskens of The Matrix, also featured by Demna Gvasalia, Gattaca’s icy suits loved by Miuccia Prada and Gareth Pugh, almost every stylist has drawn to the fantasy cinematic sci-fi declinating it according to their own style. Some people like Iris van Herpen or Rick Owens developed the theme indulging in conceptual drifts and who has transformed the Star Trek suggestions and B movies of the genre in an advertising campaign as Alessandro Michele FW17 for Gucci.

But what fascinates so many different designers in science fiction?

Dressing the future is a way to survive the present, to give light and hope to a daily trapped in wars, political crises, terrorism, environmental disasters, humanity-free society. But the sci-fi aesthetic is also an area that allows you to let your imagination run free to roam and create without any other restrictions than your own personal taste.

With the return of Blade Runner 2049, the success of TV series like Westworld and the release of a new TV version of Star Trek and Star Wars saga movie” (Star wars: The Last Jedi coming out in Italy on December 13, 2017), we trace the 10 sci-fi films that still marked fashion collections today.

Blade Runner - Givenchy FW98 - Bottega Veneta FW17

Star Wars - Chanel SS17 – Triton FW15 – Preen FW14

Star Wars – Rodarte FW14 – Vetements SS16  – Rick Owens FW15

The Matrix – Balenciaga SS15 – Givenchy HC Fall09 – Proenza Schouler FW17 - Dior Pre Fall15

Ex Machina – Thierry Mugler 90s – Dolce & Gabbana SS07 - Iris Van Herpen SS13

The Fifth Element - Pam Hogg FW12 – Cushnie & Ochs SS14 – HBA SS16

The Hunger Games – Balmain FW17 – Iris van Herpen HC Fall12 - Haider Ackermann FW 08 – Yohji Yamamoto FW17 – Alexander Wang x H&M

Barbarella –  H&M FW15 - Versace FW12 – Jeremy Scott SS16 – Rodarte SS09 – Marco de Vincenzo SS16

Mad Max – Givenchy FW12 - Missoni FW09 - Nicholas K SS17 – Yeezy Season 4

Alien - DSquared FW10 - Iris van Herpen HC SS13 -  Ann Demeulemeester FW15  - Lemaire SS13

Star Trek – Maison Margiela SS17 - Acne FW10- Alexander McQueen SS09 - Gucci FW17 adv campaign

Star Trek – Pierre Cardin ‘60s -  Versace resort16 - Givenchy FW17