Style in space...

I know we have all had enough of collaborations to last a lifetime.

But I was surprised and intrigued to read about a pretty unique upcoming one between  Prada x Axiom.

In the first groundbreaking partnership between the Italian luxury fashion house and a commercial space company, Prada has embarked on a collaboration with Axiom Space, industry leader and architect of the world’s first commercial space station, on NASA’s lunar spacesuits for the Artemis III mission.

As the first crewed lunar landing since Apollo 17 in December 1972, this Artemis mission, planned for 2025, will also be the first to place a woman on the Moon.

The AxEMU spacesuit will provide astronauts with advanced capabilities for space exploration, while offering NASA commercially developed human systems needed to access, live and work on and around the Moon. Evolving NASA’s Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit (xEMU) spacesuit design, the Axiom Space spacesuits are created to provide increased flexibility, greater protection to withstand the harsh environment, and specialized tools for exploration and scientific opportunities. Using innovative technologies and design, these spacesuits will enable greater exploration of the lunar surface than ever before.

"Prada's constant avant-garde vision has given rise to an unprecedented desire for adventure to new horizons: space," said Lorenzo Bertelli, marketing director, Prada Group.

"It is an honor for us to be part of this mission with Axiom Space. The decades of experimentation, study of cutting-edge technologies and design know-how achieved since the 1990s, when Luna Rossa participated in the America's Cup, will flow into the Artemis-era spacesuit. It is a celebration of creativity and innovation in the progress of civilization," Bertelli added.

So let’s look to the moon for a very stylish astronaut in 2025.

Queen Marie

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