Does anyone like TMP uniforms?
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Fire and polyester are a bad combination.
That's why they took those groovy glow stick thingies to their 25th century discos instead of lighters.
I'll chime in and add that I know I'm in the minority, but I like the design. The colors were too drab and could have been improved, but I like the wrist communicator and the belt device. Kirk's "penguin gray" admiral uniform is the best, but Spock's uniform with the collar is also very stylish. Not really a fan of the short sleeve uniforms worn by Kirk, Sulu and others, but there was something that reminded me of a naval uniform about them.
I still like the Space: 1999 uniforms (though their season two upgrades were a mixed bag for me). 
TMP uniforms may be the reason why Robert Fletcher did not return as costume designer for TWOK.
Eh? Fletcher was the costume designer on all of the TOS films up to TVH. And IIRC, Shatner tried to get him back for TFF, but Fletcher had decided to retire from the film industry and go back to working on Broadway productions.
Well good. I'm glad he threw TMP uniforms in the trash and started over because those pajama costumes were fugly.
Season two, I kept wondering if the moonbase heater were malfunctioning because all of a sudden everyone wearing jackets.I still like the Space: 1999 uniforms (though their season two upgrades were a mixed bag for me).
I still like the Space: 1999 uniforms (though their season two upgrades were a mixed bag for me).
Yeah, I remember them fondly but the big jacket collar, flares and light colored block heel boots are pretty dating. At least on TMP someone trimmed down McCoy's big collar before shooting.
Well, he did what he was requested to do. It wasn't his decision to scrap TMP's costuming.
As far as being dated, I personally find the WOK uniforms look at least as dated as TMP's. They fit the new decade's fashion ideals of emphasizing social status and affluence. This was the year after Ronald Reagan brought the morning coat back to the inauguration and white tie and tails to the inaugural ball, the pomp and opulence of the Charles-Diana wedding, and the premiere of Dynasty on TV with its never-ending parade of formal wear and jewels.
The WOK fabric and colors were rich looking, the style more formal. The uniforms were covered with contrasting stripes, straps, buckles and general eye-candy. The insignia became more like jewelry. Class distinctions were emphasized with completely different uniforms for enlisted personnel. Working in shirtsleeves was apparently not the thing for officers. The field jacket with its huge sweater-like collar may be the single most cluttered item of wardrobe in all Trek. It's all very high Eighties to me.
Besides Space: 1999, there are similar garments in the 1980 version of Brave New World:
Hey, Macarena!
Must be hard to go the loo unless folks don't pee in the 23rd century
They just have those fancy replicator thingies like in Ilia's sonic shower.
Yeah, I always thought that the implication was pretty clear that clothing could be simply materialized onto a person, and that probably all sonic showers were equipped with that capability for routine use.
This. I also hate the red mountie uniforms of TWOK-TUC.
Yes. You just have to hold very, very still during the process, so you don't accidentally lose anything important.
Kor
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