The future of fashion is totally unpredictable-If you could show someone from the '20s what people would be wearing in the '50s, '80s, 2000s etc. their jaws would drop, and I’m pretty sure our jaws would drop if we got a looksee of how people will dress a half century or more in our future…but look at how we depict how people of the future dress in television and/or the movies:
Jumpsuits for everybody.
Single color leotards for everybody.
The same vaguely retro look in a few basic Crayola Crayon Colors for everybody.
Where are the half-head haircuts, the horizontal pants zippers, the bell-bottom shirt sleeves, the eyeglasses with nose-covers built in, the plated business foot slippers, the underarm Spider-Man type webbing etc.? When future fashions are shown, where is the “What the fuck are they wearing??” factor? Where is the wide variation of dress that every generation shows off?
What visual fiction has been brave in this regard, and what would you like to see in future fashion on television, in the movies and other visual media?
The clothes aren’t really “fashion” per se, but I think the Belters in The Expanse are shown pretty realistically. They live on ships and stations that are notorious for being in poor shape due to poverty, so a lot of them wear outfits that are essentially just pressure suits, so they can slap on a helmet and gloves pretty quickly if there’s a pressure leak. Quite a few are also shown with hairstyles that would fit well under a helmet.
In fact, you can kind of tell how well-off a group of Belters are by how impractical their clothing gets. People on good ships are less worried about this than people on crappy ships.
Well, except for men’s business clothes. One hundred years later a suit is perfectly recognizable.
Now, show them what the fashion catalogs were selling in the 70s, THAT would raise eyebrows, just like it does for us.
Her (2013) takes place in a near-future world where fashions have changed just enough to look slightly “off.” High-waisted beltless pants, mandarin-collared shirts, etc.:
We just finished watching Plebs which is set in Ancient Rome, and man, do those tunics look comfortable. The Eloi in the The Time Machine (1960) wore something similar.
"I think eventually fashion won’t even exist. It won’t. I think eventually we’ll all be wearing the same thing. 'Cause anytime I see a movie or a TV show where there are people from the future, or another planet, they’re all wearing the same thing.
Somehow they decided ‘This is going to be our outfit. One-piece silver jumpsuit, V-stripe, and boots. That’s it.’"
I’d like to see more SciFi make use of what’s currently cutting-edge fashion - 3-D printed clothing, kinetic clothing, and the like.
Give me shit like this (and don’t CGI it):
People want simple tops, basic pants with pockets, and a comfortable shoe. Other details may vary, such as colour range and material, additional layers may be included, with various length sleeves and hemlines, accessories optional.
We’re not ever going back to powdered wigs, bustles, and codpieces. As our cultures start to merge, most traditional clothing will adapt, and we’ll fall into the safe space of practicality over avant garde.
And what, pray tell, are “simple tops” and “basic pants”?