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Beyond the jumpsuit: the future of space fashion

By Rachel Courtland

27 February 2009

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Space tourists might enjoy this tailored approach to the classic flight jumpsuit, one of the winners of a Tokyo-based design contest co-sponsored by Rocketplane Global. The suit was modelled in February during New York’s Couture Fashion Week

(Image: CoutureFashionWeek.com)

At $95,000 or more a ticket, tourist flights to the edge of space will be a special occasion for even the most privileged of passengers. “You’re going to want to wear something special for that once-in-a-lifetime event,” says Chuck Lauer of Rocketplane Global, an aerospace firm that plans to offer suborbital tourist flights and helped to organise a recent space-themed fashion show at Couture Fashion Week in New York City.

Click here to view a gallery of out-of-this-world outfits.

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