Star Trek Fashion
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So I think everyone can agree that Sulu is the most stylish person in the galaxy; chocolate suit, mint shirt, leather cape and a sonic screwdriver for some reason in The Search For Spock, all very Doctor Who. It really shows up Chekov his pink or leather suits.
Humans seem to go for 3 things soft, open and shimmering; no collars, no buttons, no pockets in a fabric that's shiney or textured to scatter light.
Ferengi dress so badly I assume some of the women still choose to go au naturel.
Romulans took the Roman shoulder went straight to the 80s boardroom and beyond... then mixed it with short sleeves over long sleeves a la Stewie Griffin.
Bajorans and the Maquis appear to shop at the same store, the Homespun Fabrics and Vest Emporium just outside the Badlands.
But which species is the chicest?
My vote? Cardassians.
Humans seem to go for 3 things soft, open and shimmering; no collars, no buttons, no pockets in a fabric that's shiney or textured to scatter light.
Ferengi dress so badly I assume some of the women still choose to go au naturel.
Romulans took the Roman shoulder went straight to the 80s boardroom and beyond... then mixed it with short sleeves over long sleeves a la Stewie Griffin.
Bajorans and the Maquis appear to shop at the same store, the Homespun Fabrics and Vest Emporium just outside the Badlands.
But which species is the chicest?
My vote? Cardassians.
You know, I've always liked the fact that civilian clothing in Trek was odd. It gave me a sense that they really didn't fit in any time period, and worked in making me think this was not people from the present just putting on a space suit in duty.
Back in the TOS days you didn't see them in civilian outfits.
It was all work work work for them.
OK Uhura and Rand did wear some flowing caftans in one episode and Rand got blinked out of existence in it and Uhura was admitted to pysch.
It was all work work work for them.
OK Uhura and Rand did wear some flowing caftans in one episode and Rand got blinked out of existence in it and Uhura was admitted to pysch.
My daughters (adults) are really into cosplay and make their own costumes for comic-con (FanX slc). They spend months sewing and planning. Last year they dressed me up ... and them... in Victorian era steampunk star-trek uniforms. They came out pretty cool. Everyone got them as Star Trek Steampunk except the local Star Trek Club. Nerds......lol.
LOL that sounds very much like the few fanclub members I know. Without exception they suffer from a pronounced lack of humour and treat Trek like a religion. However, in their defense I have to admit that all of them are very young (some are 3rd generation trekkies already). We oldtimers (1st and 2nd generation) tend to be far more relaxed about our hobby.
Victorian era Trek uniform sounds cool though a bit paradox at first. Do you happen to have a photo or a sketch so that we get an idea what it looked like?
Victorian era Trek uniform sounds cool though a bit paradox at first. Do you happen to have a photo or a sketch so that we get an idea what it looked like?
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I love JLP's outfits. Patrick Stewart is an exceedingly handsome man with a really good body for a man in is late 40s/ early 50s. His outfit in 'Starship Mine' is kind of sexy as hell, imo.
Indeed. I wish I can pull off such a look at his age. Actually I wish I could pull it off now, that looks comfy as all get out.
And who could blame him for wanting something roomy when he was off duty, those starfleeet looked restrictive. After all, itsi the reason behind the other "Picard Maneuver"
I have a lot of variants on this theme. I found some here:
Ok, that's enough derailing.
http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/K'Ehleyr?file=KEhleyr.jpg
http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/K'Ehleyr?file=K'Ehleyr_sketch.jpg
I rather like these costumes. Especially the red one - it's like a chiquer less utilitarian version of Kira's uniform. Sadly her other costumes were, uh, less impressive.
http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/K'Ehleyr?file=K'Ehleyr_sketch.jpg
I rather like these costumes. Especially the red one - it's like a chiquer less utilitarian version of Kira's uniform. Sadly her other costumes were, uh, less impressive.
I very much agree. I never understood why Klingon costumes had to be so impractical. After all, a warrior race would naturally design their clothes so that they don't hamper movement (which would be lethal in a fight). And too much of an armour would by Klingon standards indicate that the wearer is a coward scared of injury and/or unable to defend himself/herself.
@fireproof78 : those dresses look great! =) But I imagine they are a bit uncomfortable to wear in hot weather, with those narrow corsets and long voluminous skirts.
@fireproof78 : those dresses look great! =) But I imagine they are a bit uncomfortable to wear in hot weather, with those narrow corsets and long voluminous skirts.
Can't speak to the corsets part, but my wife makes long dresses and she loves them in the summer. Keeps her very cool.
Corsets aren’t that bad when you get used to them. They’re honestly great for inhancing your posture.
After hearing about the massive padding in the bras, I wouldn’t be surprised if some of the women on the series wore corsets too (especially in TOS).
That might conflict with William Ware Theiss (sp? Also costume designer on TOS) regarding exposing the human body though.
Corsets are good for posture, I do agree. Just haven't used one
I meant the corsets would go under the clothing, to give an appearance of a more hourglass shape. Kind of like today's waist trainer. Unless I'm interpreting your post wrong, I don't know too much about the behind the scenes stuff.
No, I see your point. Theiss just preferred to have as much skin showing as possible, or figure hugging outfits. So, the lines might show is I guess my point. Maybe...
Ohhh, yeah you're probably right. I don't think Nichols or Rand needed one, either, I guess. They were both pretty tiny off screen as well.
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