He was perfectly cast and characterized as the opposite of the many thugs throughout the movies.

Achieving a rare unity of style and function,the Merovingian’s suits spoke volumes.

For a Hollywood wardrobe to rely on male tailoring as much asThe Matrixdoes is challenging.

Keanu Reeves as Neo speaks to the Architect in front of screens in The Matrix Reloaded

On the one hand, it restricts expression significantly.

On the other hand, its minimalism forces a powerfully consistent aesthetic language.

Morpheus' bold purple suit proudly declared his individuality above his black shirt.

Stephen King with his hand on his chin, and a colorful background

Nothing was ever what it seemed with this slippery character.

Taiwanese actor and martial artist Collin Chou fully embodied the sentient program that lived to protect the Oracle.

ButSeraph stood out among his peerslike a sore thumb due to the gleaming white jacket adorning his black getup.

Sylvester Stallone levels a gun at someone in Cop Land

Seraph’s jacket was an ingenious emblem ofThe Matrix’sradical combination of Western and Eastern philosophy.

Meanwhile, Seraph’s jacket was an ingenious emblem ofThe Matrix’sradical combination of Western and Eastern philosophy.

Its color referenced the angelic seraphim of Christian legend that gave Seraph his name while sending an important message.

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The trilogy’s techno-inspired aesthetic was, in fact, always monochrome, rather than black.

And for every full black goth outfit, there is an all-white equivalent.

No goth friend group is complete without the one person all in white.

Lambert Wilson as the Merovingian in The Matrix.

The Matrix is a sci-fi action franchise that launched with the Wachowskis' 1999 film. It depicts a dystopian future where humanity is unknowingly trapped in a simulated reality by sentient machines. The protagonist, Neo, discovers this truth and that he is “The One,” a being that will lead a rebellion against the machines and restore freedom to humanity.

Lana Wachowski brought Neo and Trinity back forMatrix Resurrectionsas part of her grieving process after losing her parents.

But Switch was always meant to be a little different.

Taking a pill and waking up in the real world is a dead giveaway.

Collin Chou as Seraph in The Matrix Revolutions

Switch’s orange glasses are also an exemplary use of accent color.

At the same time, Smith’s suit rendered him an anonymized security guard.

And yet, miraculously, latex it is.

Switch in The Matrix

This flawlessly conceived farce was written lovingly into every thread of the wardrobe.

Up top, the three-piece purple suit was fairly typical.

Like the Matrix itself, it appeared almost perfectly normal, but something was not quite right.

Monica Bellucci as Persephone looking off-screen in The Matrix Reloaded

ExemplifyingThe Matrixwardrobe strategy, the costume was deceptively conventional but distorted the status quo just enough to be unsettling.

Like the Matrix itself, it appeared almost perfectly normal, but something was not quite right.

Womenswear afforded more diversity than menswear to the meticulousMatrixwardrobe, which was a lesson in restraint.

Laurence Fishburne as Morpheus explaining something in The Matrix

The Matrixtaught German superclub Berghain how to discriminate against busy looks.

This sinister dress demonstrates that to a fault with its corseted sophistication, inspiringUnderworld’ssleek vampires.

The mandarin collar saw a revival sinceThe Matrix, now featuring as a cut commonly available in menswear design.

Carrie-Anne Moss as Trinity in a black vinyl dress in The Matrix.

These two love birds were parallel assassins that meant business.

Contrasting the ample cleavage on display in all of Monica Bellucci’s costumes, Trinity was a gender-defying weapon.

She was meant to look like an oil slick, moving through the world like liquid (Fashionista).

Neo flies through the Matrix in The Matrix Reloaded.

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The Matrix is a sci-fi action franchise that launched with the Wachowskis' 1999 film.

It depicts a dystopian future where humanity is unknowingly trapped in a simulated reality by sentient machines.

Keanu Reeves as Neo dodges bullets on the roof in The Matrix

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The Matrix is a sci-fi action franchise that launched with the Wachowskis' 1999 film. It depicts a dystopian future where humanity is unknowingly trapped in a simulated reality by sentient machines. The protagonist, Neo, discovers this truth and that he is “The One,” a being that will lead a rebellion against the machines and restore freedom to humanity.

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