To borrow a phrase from science fiction author and cyberpunk soothsayer William Gibson, the future is already here, it’s just not evenly distributed. Although you can buy the boots that Ryan Gosling wears in Blade Runner 2049 on Amazon. (They’re by US military supplier Bates.) Clearly, Gibson didn’t have Prime when he came up with that.

Dress shirts made from spacesuit material. Synthetic spider silk. Genuine leather grown in test tubes. These things might sound like they’re from tomorrow’s world, but they’re happening today. Some are even available to purchase. And they have the potential to revolutionise the fashion industry – even more than Gosling’s next costume change.

Below are five of the most paradigm-shifting and just plain astonishing concepts in menswear. Because where we’re going, we don’t need roads. But we’ll probably still need clothes.

4D-Printed Clothing

There’s a lot of hype about “3D printing” – the promise of a Savile Row fit on every item of clothing you own, and without the three-month wait because each bespoke piece could be printed right before your eyes. In reality, however, the technology is just glorified layering of 2D objects, with seams that have to be subsequently removed.

Giving the phrase “light on your feet” new meaning, Adidas’ Futurecraft 4D Runner trainer goes several steps further, utilizing technology developed by Silicon Valley start-up Carbon, which involves blasting a pool of resin with light that makes it harden. “Digital Light Synthesis” is smoother, stronger and anywhere from 25 to 100 times faster than conventional 3D printing, as demonstrated by the one-minute YouTube video of a solid object being pulled out of liquid like something that Sir Anthony Hopkins cooked up at Westworld. Okay, so the footage is seven times normal speed, but it’s mind-meltingly impressive nevertheless.