TOS and Gen Y fashion

[Wingsley]

It's uncanny, but if you look at "A Private Little War", Nona looks like a demonstration for fashion that would be in vogue with Generation Y some 35+ years later. The low-rise jeans, the exposed midriff, even the little sparkley pattern on her face. The only thing that's slightly off is the hair.

The same thing happened with Andrea in "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" She has the same hair and slinky outfit that makes her look like a 2000's twentysomething ready to party. And the hair is a perfect Gen Y look.

And then there's Kelinda in "By Any Other Name". She looks like an early-2000s pop star out shopping. Again, perfect Gen Y hair.

And don't forget Uhura's slinky "uniform" in "Mirror, Mirror".

 

[Orcus]

It's uncanny, but if you look at "A Private Little War", Nona looks like a demonstration for fashion that would be in vogue with Generation Y some 35+ years later. The low-rise jeans, the exposed midriff, even the little sparkley pattern on her face. The only thing that's slightly off is the hair.

The same thing happened with Andrea in "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" She has the same hair and slinky outfit that makes her look like a 2000's twentysomething ready to party. And the hair is a perfect Gen Y look.

And then there's Kelinda in "By Any Other Name". She looks like an early-2000s pop star out shopping. Again, perfect Gen Y hair.

And don't forget Uhura's slinky "uniform" in "Mirror, Mirror".

So... you don't think it's more likely that fashion is a circular thing and comes around and around again...?

I'd say it's more likely that Gen Y fashions of recent years are loosely based on what has come before: 1960s in general, which is what informed the fashions on TOS at the time of production.

But then we have a chicken and egg scenario happening here: Did the make-up and costume department surmise that fashions would come full circle and echo 1960s fashion again by the 2260s? This could make TOS both a product of it's time and mildly prophetic all at the same time...

The sea of possiblities knows no bounds, eh...?

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

So... you don't think it's more likely that fashion is a circular thing and comes around and around again...?

Pretty much, yeah. Fortunately, '60s colors haven't quite made a comeback.

 

[barnaclelapse]

It's uncanny, but if you look at "A Private Little War", Nona looks like a demonstration for fashion that would be in vogue with Generation Y some 35+ years later. The low-rise jeans, the exposed midriff, even the little sparkley pattern on her face. The only thing that's slightly off is the hair.

The same thing happened with Andrea in "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" She has the same hair and slinky outfit that makes her look like a 2000's twentysomething ready to party. And the hair is a perfect Gen Y look.

And then there's Kelinda in "By Any Other Name". She looks like an early-2000s pop star out shopping. Again, perfect Gen Y hair.

And don't forget Uhura's slinky "uniform" in "Mirror, Mirror".

So... you don't think it's more likely that fashion is a circular thing and comes around and around again...?

I'd say it's more likely that Gen Y fashions of recent years are loosely based on what has come before: 1960s in general, which is what informed the fashions on TOS at the time of production.

But then we have a chicken and egg scenario happening here: Did the make-up and costume department surmise that fashions would come full circle and echo 1960s fashion again by the 2260s? This could make TOS both a product of it's time and mildly prophetic all at the same time...

The sea of possiblities knows no bounds, eh...?

I can't imagine Star Trek was the only show to pull that off.

 

[KimMH]

So... you don't think it's more likely that fashion is a circular thing and comes around and around again...?

Pretty much, yeah. Fortunately, '60s colors haven't quite made a comeback.

The only fashion guideline I really stick to is if you're old enough to have survived the trend the first time you are too OLD to give it another go 'round!

 

[Wingsley]

Or perhaps Britney Spears and all the rest of 'em watched TOS when they were younger and decided "Hey! That outfit on STAR TREK looks cool! Let's try that!" And they revived a fashion trend. Either that or whoever dresses and hairstyles them made the suggestion...

 

[seigezunt]

I distinctly thinking at one point a few years back..."well, we can't be sure of anything, but we can be sure bell bottoms won't ever come back, thank God."

 

[Wingsley]

I'll cast my vote for the return of feathered-back hair...

 

[Nerys Myk]

I thought Nona looked a bit like the 60s Cher. And there were pants called "hip huggers" back in the 60s.

 

[A beaker full of death]

So... you don't think it's more likely that fashion is a circular thing and comes around and around again...?

I'd say it's more likely that Gen Y fashions of recent years are loosely based on what has come before: 1960s in general, which is what informed the fashions on TOS at the time of production.

Amazing what these kids they they've invented, 'ey?

 

[Orcus]

So... you don't think it's more likely that fashion is a circular thing and comes around and around again...?

Pretty much, yeah. Fortunately, '60s colors haven't quite made a comeback.

The only fashion guideline I really stick to is if you're old enough to have survived the trend the first time you are too OLD to give it another go 'round!

I don't know... I still suit some of the 1970s look but the 1980s just wouldn't work on me again...

Then again, I was a kid in the '70s and lived through the '80s as a teenager. As a result my fashion sense wasn't quite OTT during '70s but, to my enduring shame, I aspired to the '80s fashion excesses with the best of them...

 

[scotpens]

Nona’s hiphugger pants and fur vest in “A Private Little War,” the women's bare-midriff uniforms in “Mirror, Mirror,” the provocative outfits with barely-there tops worn by Andrea in “What Are Little Girls Made Of?,” Kelinda in “By Any Other Name” and Lt. Carolyn Palamas in ”Who Mourns for Adonais?” — all creations of costume designer William Theiss. The man was a genius when it came to designing sexy female clothing, although the tight wardrobe budget was occasionally obvious. Susan Denberg's outfit in “Mudd’s Women” looked like she had draped herself in a fringed bedspread.

 

[Wingsley]

And let's not forget the face- and body-painting on those space hippies in "The Way to Eden", which reminds me more than a little of the "tramp stamp" tattoo fashion on recent years...

 

[Nerys Myk]

And let's not forget the face- and body-painting on those space hippies in "The Way to Eden", which reminds me more than a little of the "tramp stamp" tattoo fashion on recent years...

Goldie Hawn from Laugh In

 

[scotpens]

And let's not forget the face- and body-painting on those space hippies in "The Way to Eden", which reminds me more than a little of the "tramp stamp" tattoo fashion on recent years...

Goldie Hawn from Laugh In

Sweet, sexy, funny, adorable little Goldie.
How many males of a certain age used to tune in Laugh-In every week just to see her and Judy Carne dancing in their bikinis?

 

[Nerys Myk]

I wasn't allowed to watch Laugh In. Too racey for the under ten set. So I'd watch from the hallway.

 

[seigezunt]

was it wrong that I liked Joann Whorley?

 

[Nerys Myk]

At least it wasn't Ruth Buzzi.

 

[T'Bonz]

Glad my parents let me watch it. Laugh In was THE trendy show at the time. Or so it seemed to me.

 

[Wingsley]

^ ...and that's the Truth.