Space Race Trend (Caroline Era)

Space Race is the fashion trend replacing Plain White. So-called because it was provoked conceptually and practically by the Second Space Race, it is somewhat reminiscent of the mid-Elizabethan trend of using "space age" styles and materials to give a futuristic impression.

Origins
The predecessors of Space Race can be seen in two Elizabethan trends - the '60s trend in Op and Pop Art influenced styles and synthetic fabrics, and the late Elizabethan-early Caroline Space Disco movement. These differed from true Space Race in that unlike the former, the latter used actual clothing and materials worn or manufactured in space.