The big, fluffy white moonsuits worn by Neil Armstrong and his fellow Apollo astronauts half a century ago are no longer in fashion. Currently, monthly haute couture calls for something more tailored and suitable for both men and women, writes Reuters.

On Wednesday, NASA unveiled the first prototype of a state-of-the-art space suit, specially tailored and equipped for the first astronauts expected to set foot on the surface of the moon in the coming years.

The latest lunar suit development was shown at the Johnson Space Center in Houston during an event for media and students from Axiom Space, the Texas-based company contracted by NASA to make suits for Artemis, the successor to the Apollo lunar program.

The Artemis I mission, the first launch of NASA’s powerful next-generation rocket and its newly built Orion spacecraft on an uncrewed test flight around the moon and back, was successfully completed in December.

NASA and the Canadian Space Agency plan to announce the four astronauts selected to fly next year aboard Artemis II to orbit the moon.

If successful, this flight will pave the way for the planned Artemis III lunar expedition, the first astronaut expedition to the Moon’s south pole. It will also be the first mission in which a woman will be sent to the moon.

NASA promises that future Artemis missions will include the first black man on the moon.

The program, named after the twin sister of Apollo in Greek mythology, has the ultimate goal of creating a sustainable lunar base as a milestone for future human exploration of Mars.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said the new spacesuits “will open up opportunities for more people to explore and conduct scientific research on the Moon than ever before.”

The new suits, called the “Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit” by Axiom, or AxEMU for short, are more aerodynamic and flexible than the older Apollo suits, with a greater range of motion and the ability to vary in size and fit.

They are designed to suit a wide range of potential users, at least 90 percent of the American male and female population, according to NASA. They will also include advances in life support systems.

However, the exact appearance of the suits remained a trade secret. The ones on display had a charcoal gray outer layer with orange and blue stripes and the Axiom logo on the chest to hide the design.

But the company said the suits worn by astronauts at the moon’s south pole will be white because it is the best color to reflect bright sunlight on the moon’s surface and protect the wearer from the intense heat.