The gray shoulder FC era uniforms, followed by the TWOK-TUC uniforms, than the DS9/Voyager uniforms, and then the future uniforms from AGT.
What Is Your Favorite Uniform From The Star Trek Medium--Poll
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What I find interesting is that, when you look at these uniforms from a practical standpoint, very few of them are actually wearable in a daily capacity. Those from Enterprise kind of fit the bill from a utility perspective, I guess. Of course, my understanding of 'utility' may differ greatly from a person in the 23rd Century. They may have fabrics that self-clean and self-repair, and may not need to carry around small doodads like we often do today.
I know that most people will disagree but I really like the simplicity of the anti-time uniforms. They seem to be quite a natural progression from TOS uniforms and have a simulator feel to the DS9 and Voyager uniforms, with the across chest colour division.
Definitely the TWOK-2350s uniforms for me. I just love the whole look of them, and the variations. The red jackets and the various department coloured undershirts with those ribbed cuffs and collars; the unique & intricate rank insignia; "bomber" jackets; vests; flag officers trim, ribbons, "pips" & "squeaks"; shoulder strap - everything!
Yes, they're rather more military-looking than I think Starfleet ought to be, and they do appear rather cumbersome and impractical for day-to-day wear, but they're so distinctive.
Coming in second would be the 29th century uniforms (from Voyager "Relativity") with the quilted, department-coloured right shoulder & sleeve. They're a bit pyjama-y, but pretty good-looking and practical.
Yes, they're rather more military-looking than I think Starfleet ought to be, and they do appear rather cumbersome and impractical for day-to-day wear, but they're so distinctive.
Coming in second would be the 29th century uniforms (from Voyager "Relativity") with the quilted, department-coloured right shoulder & sleeve. They're a bit pyjama-y, but pretty good-looking and practical.
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.
It did start to seem that Rick Berman was determined to suck all the color out of Star Trek.
If I ever got to make my own television show, you'd better believe there'll be colour coding.
It's just so ingrained in my taste. It's the result of continous reinforced nostalgia. Growing up, my three favourite shows (which I'm still fond of, obviously), all had colour coding up the yazoo.
It's just so ingrained in my taste. It's the result of continous reinforced nostalgia. Growing up, my three favourite shows (which I'm still fond of, obviously), all had colour coding up the yazoo.
Totally agree. They struck me as the uniforms to which the behind-the-scenes productions folks paid the most attention to in terms of detail. I loved how much detail they had, and the detail added to the realism in a big way. These were the only ones with a fully fleshed-out rank insignia scheme, from crewman to fleet admiral.
FC-NEM/late DS9 uniforms are a close second. Again, detail = realism.
I would think in wartime, Starfleet would want their officers to not stand out with colors so the enemy can't as easily pick out who to shoot first just by color coding.
The all red uniforms also sort of do this, though the amount of brass makes the higher ranking officer noticable.
The grey top uniforms hide the colors for sure.
The all red uniforms also sort of do this, though the amount of brass makes the higher ranking officer noticable.
The grey top uniforms hide the colors for sure.
After thinking “What would I wear?” I looked at all of the uniforms we’ve seen and came up with my own "marriage of elements
Mikes%20Starfleet%20Uniform_zpsuvmrdpyd by Michael Kramer, on Flickr
Undershirt
I just bought and ripped the Remastered First season of Classic Trek and recalled how the majority of the crew wore black undershirt Tees
of course this was carried over into NuTrek which i liked. Of course in NuTrek you see a shiny black patch in the shape of the star fleet insignia
(right about where the insignia sould go.. well you’re not going to see that when the colored over-shirt is worn so why should it be there??
The idea came to me as the result of two episodes Tomorrow is Yesterday and Patterns of Force. In TiY, McCoy complains to Spock about Kirk’s
predicament in not having a communicator and not having a way to beam him up without one. in Patterns we see him give sub-dermal emergency
transponders to Kirk and Spock before they beam down. On my uniform the undershirt patch is the emergency locator for immediate beam-ups
Overtunic
I started with the ST TMP style shirts because i liked the lighter weight material. wearing those heavy wool over-jackets always seemed a bit much to me
when you were spending most of your time on a ship that was pretty much climate-controlled. The only time you’d need more/less is when you were beaming
down to a planet with a specific climate. So I combine the two concepts and came up with something that was more comfortable than the WoK uniform jackets
but with a more formal duty-uniform style than the TMP versions. since the over-tunic no longer needed to be “fastened into place i swapped the fastening strap out for
epaulettes on both shoulders with a rank pin (WoK-TUC style) on each side. In the case of the women’s tunic I made the tunic in two styles one as is,… The other, without the long black sleeves
and with the “skirt” lengthened to not quite knee length. The insignia pin on the Overtunic is a gold pin but it’s attached in such a way that it makes it look as if it’s permanently embedded into the tunic.
the belt is largely for show so it’s made of elasti-leather (think of it as 23rd century pleather) however it also is a utility holster that can securely hold a landing party member’s equipment
(phaser, tricorder, med-kit, communicator etc..) The cuffs contain a special compartment for a spare hand phaser (Type One) and a mini-PAD-COMM
Pants
The uniform pants are standard black trousers
Women have the choice of wearing the trousers, or skin-fit leggings with opacity control.
Boots
Ankle or calf high. same elasti-leather material as belt
Mikes%20Starfleet%20Uniform_zpsuvmrdpyd by Michael Kramer, on FlickrUndershirt
I just bought and ripped the Remastered First season of Classic Trek and recalled how the majority of the crew wore black undershirt Tees
of course this was carried over into NuTrek which i liked. Of course in NuTrek you see a shiny black patch in the shape of the star fleet insignia
(right about where the insignia sould go.. well you’re not going to see that when the colored over-shirt is worn so why should it be there??
The idea came to me as the result of two episodes Tomorrow is Yesterday and Patterns of Force. In TiY, McCoy complains to Spock about Kirk’s
predicament in not having a communicator and not having a way to beam him up without one. in Patterns we see him give sub-dermal emergency
transponders to Kirk and Spock before they beam down. On my uniform the undershirt patch is the emergency locator for immediate beam-ups
Overtunic
I started with the ST TMP style shirts because i liked the lighter weight material. wearing those heavy wool over-jackets always seemed a bit much to me
when you were spending most of your time on a ship that was pretty much climate-controlled. The only time you’d need more/less is when you were beaming
down to a planet with a specific climate. So I combine the two concepts and came up with something that was more comfortable than the WoK uniform jackets
but with a more formal duty-uniform style than the TMP versions. since the over-tunic no longer needed to be “fastened into place i swapped the fastening strap out for
epaulettes on both shoulders with a rank pin (WoK-TUC style) on each side. In the case of the women’s tunic I made the tunic in two styles one as is,… The other, without the long black sleeves
and with the “skirt” lengthened to not quite knee length. The insignia pin on the Overtunic is a gold pin but it’s attached in such a way that it makes it look as if it’s permanently embedded into the tunic.
the belt is largely for show so it’s made of elasti-leather (think of it as 23rd century pleather) however it also is a utility holster that can securely hold a landing party member’s equipment
(phaser, tricorder, med-kit, communicator etc..) The cuffs contain a special compartment for a spare hand phaser (Type One) and a mini-PAD-COMM
Pants
The uniform pants are standard black trousers
Women have the choice of wearing the trousers, or skin-fit leggings with opacity control.
Boots
Ankle or calf high. same elasti-leather material as belt
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With the exception of the TWOK uniforms, Starfleet had always had officers and enlisted wear the same uniforms.
But then an enemy probably would just shoot everyone and not even bother trying to sort out who's an officer.
It isn't a matter of shooting officers (most times everyone is an officer), it is knowing which department they might be in and shoot for that specifically. Command track is red in the 24th century. Shoot the red shirts, ad they will likely be the ones in charge. Or do they plan to deny scientific data to Starfleet? Shoot the blue shirts. Want to take out their escorts to capture the rest, shoot the gold shirts. You might kill an engineer or two, but it happens.
The drab First Contact uniforms tone down the colors without going totally for TMP look of total blandness.
The drab First Contact uniforms tone down the colors without going totally for TMP look of total blandness.
After thinking “What would I wear?” I looked at all of the uniforms we’ve seen and came up with my own "marriage of elements
Undershirt
I just bought and ripped the Remastered First season of Classic Trek and recalled how the majority of the crew wore black undershirt Tees
of course this was carried over into NuTrek which i liked. Of course in NuTrek you see a shiny black patch in the shape of the star fleet insignia
(right about where the insignia sould go.. well you’re not going to see that when the colored over-shirt is worn so why should it be there??
The idea came to me as the result of two episodes Tomorrow is Yesterday and Patterns of Force. In TiY, McCoy complains to Spock about Kirk’s
predicament in not having a communicator and not having a way to beam him up without one. in Patterns we see him give sub-dermal emergency
transponders to Kirk and Spock before they beam down. On my uniform the undershirt patch is the emergency locator for immediate beam-ups
Overtunic
I started with the ST TMP style shirts because i liked the lighter weight material. wearing those heavy wool over-jackets always seemed a bit much to me
when you were spending most of your time on a ship that was pretty much climate-controlled. The only time you’d need more/less is when you were beaming
down to a planet with a specific climate. So I combine the two concepts and came up with something that was more comfortable than the WoK uniform jackets
but with a more formal duty-uniform style than the TMP versions. since the over-tunic no longer needed to be “fastened into place i swapped the fastening strap out for
epaulettes on both shoulders with a rank pin (WoK-TUC style) on each side. In the case of the women’s tunic I made the tunic in two styles one as is,… The other, without the long black sleeves
and with the “skirt” lengthened to not quite knee length. The insignia pin on the Overtunic is a gold pin but it’s attached in such a way that it makes it look as if it’s permanently embedded into the tunic.
the belt is largely for show so it’s made of elasti-leather (think of it as 23rd century pleather) however it also is a utility holster that can securely hold a landing party member’s equipment
(phaser, tricorder, med-kit, communicator etc..) The cuffs contain a special compartment for a spare hand phaser (Type One) and a mini-PAD-COMM
Pants
The uniform pants are standard black trousers
Women have the choice of wearing the trousers, or skin-fit leggings with opacity control.
Boots
Ankle or calf high. same elasti-leather material as belt
Nice. Heavier (armoured?) jackets like from The Cage, TMP, or like the TWoK standard jackets could be worn on Away missions. If these are all the same colour it also covers some of the tactical objections raised.
I voted TWOK era. I love them, but I think they'd look better without the jacket for duty wear. Maybe add a combadge. I know they're TNG era but they beat the horrid sardine can communicators then. Keep the jacket as dress or beam downs instead off the parka.
I saw a black fan-made version online once and it looked just as good if not better.
The abandoned Generations uniforms aren't bad either.
Still, the original is classic, though after seeing some fan productions, I'd add slacks for the female crew members.
I saw a black fan-made version online once and it looked just as good if not better.
The abandoned Generations uniforms aren't bad either.
Still, the original is classic, though after seeing some fan productions, I'd add slacks for the female crew members.
Which doesn't seem to be a big problem. If anything, targeting someone wearing a specific department color is kind of pointless because someone else will just take over if something happens.
TWOK-TUC uniforms, absolutely! First Contact uniforms come in at a close second, with Picard's bomber jacket in at third.
the thing about all of these uniforms is that they are pretty much all the same from the waist down(except maybe the ENTERPRISE Blue jumpsuits)
black pants/skirt and boots. the only things that really change are the tops shirts, undershirts, jackets etc...
As a result, well, realistically, there's only so many things you can change.
black pants/skirt and boots. the only things that really change are the tops shirts, undershirts, jackets etc...
As a result, well, realistically, there's only so many things you can change.
^^^
The TMP uniforms weren't like that. And neither were the enlisted/cadet uniforms of the TWOK-TUC era.
The TMP uniforms weren't like that. And neither were the enlisted/cadet uniforms of the TWOK-TUC era.
The problem with the All Good Things/The Visitor/Endgame uniforms is that department colour stops like half way down the chest. Definitely above the belly button.
Thus it makes them all look like they've got their pants pulled up waaaaaay too far! Like some kind of uber Simon Cowell.
Not to mention that's what a lot of old people do in real life, and the fact that with them been "future episodes" most of the cast were playing old. It was as if all of Starfleet had been overtaken by OAPs
Thus it makes them all look like they've got their pants pulled up waaaaaay too far! Like some kind of uber Simon Cowell.
Not to mention that's what a lot of old people do in real life, and the fact that with them been "future episodes" most of the cast were playing old. It was as if all of Starfleet had been overtaken by OAPs
I like the looks of TNG, but for practical purposes, I like the Enterprise uniform. My reason is simple: Easy to wear and easy to clean. They're basically today's one-piece flight suit, which I wore for many years. They have pockets where you need them and they zip-up so they're easy to don when you're getting ready for duty. The dark blue color also hides a gravy stain or two.
Ditto for me!
very functional..look comfortable. And since I was a soldier and wore BDUs for many years, I'd do okay with the MACO uniforms (and super cool weapons )
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