The film the Matrix was a 1996 science fiction film that dealt with an alternate reality, or perhaps real reality. To many people’s surprise, it was a big hit and spawned two sequels, plus a third more recently.

The first film was total nonsense, of course, but highly entertaining and famed for its special effects. For us, one highlight was Carrie-Anne Moss (and her stunt doubles) dressed in black latex stuff.

I don’t think Moss was a great fan of her outfits in this film, and certainly hated the heels, so in later films she went more down the pvc rabbit hole.

But the Wachowskis like their latex, and later films did feature some lovely outfits, especially on Monica Bellucci. We especially loved her in a translucent dress, sharing her pubic region with the world (not that she would be bothered):

The film Underworld was quite a big hit, though critically panned, and there were sequels.

A highlight was Kate Beckinsale in a latex catsuit and leather corset.

The story goes, please correct us if it’s wrong, that she hated it, and it was replaced by pvc for the subsequent films.