Costume drama

Ok, this is a group of highly educated, experienced and knowledge people. So let me ask a somewhat cheeky question: what was the WORST costume in Tos? (in your refined opinion, of course).

Unleash the hounds!

 

Elaan's guards. Sparkly plastic place mats. OMG.

Elaan's costume was also pretty bad.

 

The Capellans in "Friday's Child."

Neon-colored fake-fur boas do not scream fierce warrior race.

 

Elaan's metalic bikini was one of the best costumes in the series.

 

Surprisingly I agree but I'm going to vote her guards costumes one of the worst.




I'm thinking Deela's boyfriend's costume is pretty awful.



But maybe the shower curtain was the worst:

 

My immediate first gut response.
That and the Gorgan's giant space moomoo.

 

Orange pastel plastic place mats!

 

Shower curtain environmental suits in Naked Time.

 

This is probably a minority opinion, but Shahna's tin-foil bikini in "Gamesters of Triskelion" is a too campy for me. It crosses the line between "fun" and "ridiculous" . . . and looks like something out of "Queen of Outer Space" or something.

 

Barbarella? http://img3.tgdaily.com/sites/default/files/stock/jane_fonda_in_barbarella.jpg

 

Good call!

 

They liked sparkly costumes as there were many.

Not really a costume but the red tights that Kirk and others wore including Charlie from Charlie X. Kirk should have pulled them up a bit higher since he was shirtless. Those always gave me a snicker. If memory serves, I think you can see Shatner's jock strap during the scene.

 

Mind you, I've seen Barbarella many times and always get a kick out of it, but it's trying to be goofy . . . .

 

You Lost me on this one. I'm not sure what you mean. Do you have a reference shot?

 

Ask and ye shall receive.

 

How about Lurch wearing Miri's frock?

 

Elaan's guards for sure, first thing to pop into my head. The "enviro suits" are bad in that they don't seal, lookwise they are OK.

 

When you're a big dude, you can get away with wearing pretty much whatever the hell you want to.

I figured those suits in "The Naked Time" were meant only to provide heat, not protection against environmental hazards or microorganisms.

 

Yes, that could be. Maybe the embedded wires are heating elements or something.

 

OK so its not a "costume", but it must be those blonde wigs worn by the hill people in A Private Little War. A very good episode ruined by poor costumes and a cheesy Mugato right out of "Lost in Space".