The Sci-Fi Films That Shaped Our Vision of the Future
Featuring the Balenciaga-inspired outfits of ‘Dune,’ the all-black materiality of ‘The Matrix’ and the pristine minimalism of ‘Gattaca.’
Ever since cinema took hold as the dominant art form of the early 20th century, wildly inventive new ways of how society might transform have entered our collective imagination. Nowhere has this been expressed more clearly than in science fiction.
Through pioneering films like Metropolis or the retro-futurist masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey, costume and fashion designers have speculated about diverse worlds rooted in fantasy and spectacle. As the Information Age progressed, never-ending possibilities for storytelling opened up, as did increasingly creative executions of what these worlds might look like, populated by avant-garde outfits and experimental materials.
As the boundaries between technology, culture and style continue to blur, we look back on the films that have helped shape our collective vision of the future.