What's this about clothing in science fiction and fantasy? Join us as we ask and answer questions about costuming, haute couture, armor, cosplay, skants, and the critical role clothing can play in both policing or enforcing gender as well as queering science fiction and fantasy. Can clothing make these works and worlds we love more welcoming, more rich, and more enjoyable?

Um, hell yes they can!

In this article, we make specific callouts to:

- E.K. Johnston's "Queen's Shadow" (a "Star Wars" novel)

- Zendaya's high-tech Met Gala gown (https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/apos-not-eyes-zendaya-apos-004500446.html)

- THAT Twitter dress (https://newatlas.com/cutecircuit-twitter-dress/24897/)

- Annalee Newitz's 2008 opinions about science fiction fashion for io9, which are still newsworthy (https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-four-styles-youll-wear-in-the-future-according-to-385916)

- Malka Older's "Crowdcutter" (http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/content.asp?Bnum=3009)

For further reading, check out:

- THIS Fader article (https://www.thefader.com/2016/08/12/science-fiction-fashion-her-equals-ex-machina-blade-runner-costume-design)

- THIS Buzzfeed article (https://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/science-fiction-fashion s-that-are-now-reality)

- THIS Guardian article (https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/costume-and-culture/2013/aug/09/how-sci-fi-fashion-changed)

- THIS Futurism article (https://futurism.media/sci-fi-and-fashion)

- THIS Vanity Fair article (https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/10/sci-fi-fashion?verso=true)

... all of which helped inspire our episode this week.

We'd also like to thank Kend's cat, Sputnik, for doing a literal mic drop (and leap, and smash, and crash of the recording blanket fort) in the middle of our chat about Zendaya's Met Gala masterpiece. You certainly keep things interesting, cat.

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