Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez, and Gayle King soared into space today wearing custom-designed astronaut suits by luxury brand Monse, marking a milestone for Blue Origin’s first all-female crewed flight. The mission, launched on April 14, 2025, from West Texas, celebrated inclusivity and fashion-forward innovation in space travel.
The sleek navy-blue suits, crafted from flame-resistant stretch neoprene, were tailored for each crew member using 3D body scans. Sanchez, who co-designed the outfits with Monse’s Fernando Garcia and Laura Kim, emphasized breaking away from traditional male-centric designs: “Usually, these suits are made for a man. Then they get tailored to fit a woman. We reimagined it.” .
The Monse suits prioritized both style and safety, ditching bulky shoulder pads for a motocross-inspired silhouette. Key features included calf zippers for flared legs, embroidered last names, and patches for NASA and Blue Origin. Garcia described the aesthetic as “simple but a little dangerous,” while Sanchez joked about prototype testing: “I was doing back bends to ensure it wouldn’t split in space!” .
Crew and Mission Highlights
The NS-31 flight included six women:
Lauren Sanchez, journalist and fiancée of Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos
Katy Perry, pop star who called the mission “divinely ordained”
Gayle King, CBS anchor who quipped, “It says ‘King’—that makes it official!”
Aisha Bowe, former NASA rocket scientist
Amanda Nguyen, bioastronautics researcher
Kerianne Flynn, filmmaker .
The 11-minute suborbital journey crossed the Kármán Line (62 miles altitude), offering four minutes of weightlessness. Perry teased their glamorous approach: “We’re putting the ‘ass’ in astronaut!” The crew wore lash extensions and Skims underwear beneath their suits .
Public Reaction and Criticism
While the mission was hailed for gender inclusivity, Blue Origin faced backlash over heavily edited crew photos. Critics online mocked the images as “wildly photoshopped,” with one commenter sarcastically noting, “This needs more Botox.” Others defended the mission’s symbolic importance .
Historical Context
This flight follows Blue Origin’s 2021 debut crewed mission with Bezos. It also aligns with broader trends of luxury brands like Prada and Pierre Cardin designing spacewear, though Monse’s focus on female-centric functionality sets it apart .
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