Promotional image for The Matrix Reloaded (2003) Image: Foxtel Movies. The first Matrix-inspired costume patterns came out in 2003. Keanu Reeves as Neo on the cover of French Premiere, October 2003. It wasn’t until 2003’s big-budget sequel, The Matrix Reloaded, that Neo got his famous cassock coat. Dior haute couture by John Galliano on the cover of Vogue Paris, September 1999. Editors: Bernât Buscato and Luciano Neves. Dior haute couture by John Galliano, L’Officiel, September 1999. They die for that, my ladies.”) As Vogue’s Hamish Bowles wrote, the couture clients warmed more to the 18th-century looks than to “ Matrix cybervixen.” John Galliano with models backstage at the Dior couture show, the Orangerie at Versailles, July 19, 1999. Presented at Versailles, the collection mixed futuristic raver-couture with more fanciful references like “Gainsborough in Persia.” (“The dresses are evil, evil,” Galliano was quoted saying. The first Matrix film even inspired John Galliano’s Fall 1999 couture collection for Dior. On March 31st the fight for the future begins. The rebels were also outfitted in custom accessories, with boots by Barrett and bespoke eyewear by Richard Walker. Working within a tight budget, costume designer Kym Barrett ( Romeo + Juliet, Us) placed the emphasis on texture and movement, using low-cost materials like PVC and a wool blend for Neo’s coat. The costumes in the first Matrix were hugely influential.
Ready for a cybergoth revival? The Matrix is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, and Variety has just announced that there will be a Matrix 4, to be directed by Lana Wachowski and again starring Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss.
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