What Is Your Favorite Uniform From The Star Trek Medium--Poll

[Orphalesion]

TNG Seasons 1-2: The science colour was darker and more greenish in this which imho looked better on both Gates McFadden and Marina Sirtis

IIRC, that was just because they wore those unis so much that, after being washed over and over, the blue became faded and greenish. (You'll notice that when somebody wears blue for the first time, like Picard in "Tapestry", it's very bright blue, because it's a brand new uni that hasn't been washed and faded.)

No, I'm literally talking about the uniforms Beverly and Troi wore in the Pilot which were darker/more greenish than the uniforms they wore later on (Season 3 and beyond) which had that terrible, bright 80s cyan. Picard's science uniform in Tapestry already was the post-Season 3 cyan.
However I can see your point when comparing Troi season 6 and 7. In Season 6 she looked terrible, in Season 7 she looked hot.
To be fair however, it might also be a lighting issue, the first two seasons seemed to have darker lighting than later on. Case in point the eternal debate whether the command shirts in TOS were meant to be gold/olive or avocado green

 

[Kor]

I also like the design of the TMP uniforms. They really do look like something you would wear in a controlled interior spaceship environment in a futuristic world in which everything is automated by computer and your clothes are beamed directly on and off you.

Aah yes, the good old days when science fiction actually had some scientific thought behind it.

Kor

 

[Cromwell]

"The Cage"

"The Motion Picture"

"Voyager"

"First Contact"

...

This is all without really thinking about it, it's just my gut feeling. I liked the bold colour coding but I prefer it to be understated. That's to say, if the primary colours are going to be a major part of the uniform then I'd prefer they be beige, brown, grey and white.

However, if we're unrestricted by allegiance, I'd list my favourite uniforms as, thus:

1) Romulan, Twenty-Third Century

2) Romulan, Mid Twenty-Fourth Century

3) Devore, Twenty-Fourth Century

4) Starfleet, 2270s

5) Angosian, Twenty-Fourth Century

 

[Chronos]

I like #15/#16 because they're not quite as bright and colorful as the TOS uniforms, and they're not quite as old-school (current-school?) as the ENT uniforms.

They're suitably futuristic, but still look fairly comfortable. I just wish they had as many pockets as the ENT uniforms.

 

[Orphalesion]

As a side note; from an in-universe perspective, does anybody else find it a tad bit ridiculous how often Starfleet changes their uniform? I can't really think of an in-universe reason for this fluidity of styles.

 

[Kor]

^ Agreed.

Though the red mountie suits were in style for a really long time... just without the collar and belt later on.

Kor

 

[Lance]

The OG uniforms that were supposed to be in GEN.

I like the male versions, looking like they do the TNG S3-7 unis with an even more professional cut, but the female variant seen there is just plain dumb (with way too much black, and the color section relegated to just emphasise their upper chests... really? )

If the women-folk wore exactly the same kind of uniforms as the men-folk, then I'd have given them the tick of approval.

 

[IrishNero]

As a side note; from an in-universe perspective, does anybody else find it a tad bit ridiculous how often Starfleet changes their uniform? I can't really think of an in-universe reason for this fluidity of styles.

If you compare it to current times, it actually isn't out-of-line. In just over two hundred years, the US military has made major modifications about a half dozen times, and minor mods dozens of times. During the time I was in (23 years), I saw at least a dozen uniform overhauls.

 

[Chronos]

As a side note; from an in-universe perspective, does anybody else find it a tad bit ridiculous how often Starfleet changes their uniform? I can't really think of an in-universe reason for this fluidity of styles.

If you compare it to current times, it actually isn't out-of-line. In just over two hundred years, the US military has made major modifications about a half dozen times, and minor mods dozens of times. During the time I was in (23 years), I saw at least a dozen uniform overhauls.

This is true.

The biggest changes take place:

• Between ENT and TOS, which spans roughly 110 years
• Between TOS and TMP, which spans roughly 20 years
• Between TMP and WOK, which spans less than 10 years
• Between WOK and TNG, which spans roughly 80 years
• Between TNG and DS9, which spans roughly 10 years

The only sudden changes in uniform are those between TMP/WOK and TNG/DS9.

The TMP/WOK change can be written off as a design failure that was quickly reversed as complaints of ugly uniforms came in from thousands of starfleet officers.

The TNG/DS9 change was fairly sudden, but not such a drastic change as any of the others I have listed, and something of an anomaly because both designs coexisted for a while in different places.

 

[Kilana2]

As a side note; from an in-universe perspective, does anybody else find it a tad bit ridiculous how often Starfleet changes their uniform? I can't really think of an in-universe reason for this fluidity of styles.

They had the old crimson uniforms (from WOK to TUC), and even Picard wore them (without turtleneck) aboard Stargazer. And they had them several decades. Then they changed the uniform style every few years. They must have fired the designers, especially the ones who designed the skirts they still wore in the first TNG episodes.

My favorite is the uniform style from First Contact to Nemesis and the later DS9 seasons. But Kathryn Janeway looked odd in it in Nemesis . Maybe that´s because she pinned her hair up which made her more stern looking.

 

[EnriqueH]

I was between TOS and TWOK-TUC, but I ultimately went for the colorful TOS.

I like pretty much all the uniforms though.

 

[martok2112]

TWOK-TUC are my faves, probably followed by TOS and Abrams Kirk era uniforms, and then the blue work uniforms from Enterprise. All else look like pajamas.....childrens' uniforms, as the Klingons might say.

 

[Lance]

As a side note; from an in-universe perspective, does anybody else find it a tad bit ridiculous how often Starfleet changes their uniform? I can't really think of an in-universe reason for this fluidity of styles.

They had the old crimson uniforms (from WOK to TUC), and even Picard wore them (without turtleneck) aboard Stargazer.

It's worth noting that while we see the hologram Jack Crusher wearing one that way, we didn't actually see Picard aboard Stargazer with that uniform: on both occasions we see that time period ("The Battle" and "Violations"), they're seen wearing the TNG season 1 uniform, so the change to that must have happened during his tour of duty on that ship.

 

[TheSubCommander]

1) TWOK-TUC uniforms. Probably my overall favorite. I think they look sharp, though they probably should be a dress uniform, than an everyday uniform.

2) FC-Nemesis, Late DS9 uniforms also look sharp to me, but are a little more functional. A cross between a jump suit and a dress uniform. Mostly black, with the gray looks good, while still retaining the color of the officers' occupations in the collar.

3)Voyager/DS9 seasons 1-5: less refined than the FC uniforms, but still like them. Kept the color schemes of TNG uniforms, yet toned them down for the better. only real negative is the turtleneck collar, but not too bad.

Runners Up not mentioned:
1) Kirk's dress white/gray uniform from STID. THose looked great, and were a nice recall of TMP
2) Dress whites from Insurrection/Nemesis. I thought they were really nice looking.
3) Dress uniforms from Star Trek 2009. Very real world looking. Particularly the gray uniforms with the saucer caps.

 

[Orphalesion]

If you compare it to current times, it actually isn't out-of-line. In just over two hundred years, the US military has made major modifications about a half dozen times, and minor mods dozens of times. During the time I was in (23 years), I saw at least a dozen uniform overhauls.

I stand corrected. I know nothing about the military so thank you for pointing this out for me.
Now I actually remember a tidbit from a college class that said during the 18/19th centuries the regulations regarding facial hair in the British army changed rather rapidly a couple of times, also affecting civilian trends during that period. So it stands to reason that uniforms can change rapidly, especially since we are talking about a post-scarcity society where "material costs" is a non-factor.

There is even a justification regarding the adoption of the FC uniforms from the expanded universe; it was a reaction to things like the Borg and the Dominion making the galaxy a much more dangerous and hostile environment again, leading to Starfleet adopting a more military mindset and look.

As far as I remember the DS9 uniforms were supposed to be a variant exclusive to personnel of space stations and the like with star-ships continuing to use the TNG style. That is until Voyager came along and used the DS9 ones anyway.

 

[SPCTRE]

I like the male versions, looking like they do the TNG S3-7 unis with an even more professional cut, but the female variant seen there is just plain dumb

Yup, the male variant for both would be ideal.

 

[C.E. Evans]

While I voted for the First Contact-Nemesis uniforms as my favorite (it's the only one that I would've liked to wear really), I've always had a soft spot for the original "The Cage"/"Where No Man Has Gone Before" uniforms for their simplicity and less garish colors.

 

[Ithekro]

If you compare it to current times, it actually isn't out-of-line. In just over two hundred years, the US military has made major modifications about a half dozen times, and minor mods dozens of times. During the time I was in (23 years), I saw at least a dozen uniform overhauls.

I stand corrected. I know nothing about the military so thank you for pointing this out for me.
Now I actually remember a tidbit from a college class that said during the 18/19th centuries the regulations regarding facial hair in the British army changed rather rapidly a couple of times, also affecting civilian trends during that period. So it stands to reason that uniforms can change rapidly, especially since we are talking about a post-scarcity society where "material costs" is a non-factor.

There is even a justification regarding the adoption of the FC uniforms from the expanded universe; it was a reaction to things like the Borg and the Dominion making the galaxy a much more dangerous and hostile environment again, leading to Starfleet adopting a more military mindset and look.

As far as I remember the DS9 uniforms were supposed to be a variant exclusive to personnel of space stations and the like with star-ships continuing to use the TNG style. That is until Voyager came along and used the DS9 ones anyway.

It be interesting if they were regional uniforms. Ships and bases assigned to certain regions or commands get different uniforms. Sort of like some concepts for why some starships and starbases had different insignia than USS Enterprise, yet other places had the same insignia as Enterprise back in the TOS period.

 

[Pauln6]

TMP - Think I'll be in the minority here for liking this one. I liked the various styles that were available, made it more visually interesting when seeing a collection of crewmembers. Granted the colours were a little wishy-washy, but I liked how there were multiple coloured department emblems as well.

I voted season 3 TNG but I love the TMP ones too. I think if they had a bit more of the TNG styling (e.g. padded shoulders, collars, better shoes or maybe TOS boots)) and a bit more of the dress uniform styling as standard, they would have been better. I would have preferred more logic to the colour scheme though. It's nice to have different colours on the bridge but I prefer them to mean something.

 

[Lance]

I'm certainly not a fan of the First Contact-Nemesis uniforms. I find their lack of visual flair a personal turn-off, they just don't feel suitably 'Starfleet' to me. I'm not much a fan of the early DS9/VOY jumpsuits either, but at least they've got a splash of the trademark Star Trek colors..... the FC-NEM versions just seem to want to hide it all away underneath that horrid black and grey dirge. And I don't like all those implied layers upon layers they seem to have either, they don't seem very practical, nor particularly stylish. They're just dull. And if anything, they're even worse on DS9, where they tend to make the actors fade away into the background more than the former variants did.

I do like the uniforms in the new movies. I think they strike just the right balance between practicality while still giving a nod to the design lineage that went before them.