Where can I buy an authentic Gold Captain Kirk uniform
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Problem is those uniforms all look bad since they are not custom-made and don't use the same material.
^ But expect to pay a pretty penny for it though. Those babies are going to be very expensive. They also won't be available (the last time I heard) until after the first of the year.
I wore the blue science tunic last year for Halloween and I made mine out of two of the Rubies costumes that I chopped up and used for fabric. It worked alright for the money. I also made the pants too. But finding authentic boots is going to be another matter entirely. They used off the shelf DKNY designer boots that have been discontinued. I bought a pair of motorcycle boots and modified them to pass. You can also buy the delta pins at QMX. They were not being sold yet last fall so I made my own out of styrene. I also did the landing party belt with the communicator and phaser toys (with some modifications and a new paint job) to complete the costume. I actually found out what type of gun belt they used in the movie and bought one. Other than the tunic fabric not being quite right and the boots not being authentic, I was pretty please with how it turned out.
If you are looking for something immediate (for Halloween or something) I would get someone to make you a top and pants like I did. It would be cheaper. You can purchase a TOS tunic pattern and modify the neckline. The two patterns are almost the same, with the exception of the neck. The pants can be off the rack but will require some minor modifications to the knees. For more on the details... try here.
I wore the blue science tunic last year for Halloween and I made mine out of two of the Rubies costumes that I chopped up and used for fabric. It worked alright for the money. I also made the pants too. But finding authentic boots is going to be another matter entirely. They used off the shelf DKNY designer boots that have been discontinued. I bought a pair of motorcycle boots and modified them to pass. You can also buy the delta pins at QMX. They were not being sold yet last fall so I made my own out of styrene. I also did the landing party belt with the communicator and phaser toys (with some modifications and a new paint job) to complete the costume. I actually found out what type of gun belt they used in the movie and bought one. Other than the tunic fabric not being quite right and the boots not being authentic, I was pretty please with how it turned out.
If you are looking for something immediate (for Halloween or something) I would get someone to make you a top and pants like I did. It would be cheaper. You can purchase a TOS tunic pattern and modify the neckline. The two patterns are almost the same, with the exception of the neck. The pants can be off the rack but will require some minor modifications to the knees. For more on the details... try here.
Yes they do look cheesy. I just spent an hour googling "Star Trek Costumes" for a TNG movie/ DS9 uniform and believe it or not, It seems that is ALL that is out there. 
Captain Kirk's uniform wasn't made out of gold, it was made out of velour.
Well, see, it photographed as velour, but was really . . .
Unless its green, its not authentic. 
I was trying to explain to someone (non-Trekkie) the philosophical/epistemological importance of whether Kirk "REALLY" wore green or yellow. They weren't buying it. Which is the "reality" of the unreal universe? Makes me think of Six Characters in Search of an Author.
But if Trek is "real" there were no actors to wear green. We see the reality. Even tho I've seen the real greenish shirt in Detroit, I think I lean toward gold now as the fictional reality in my addled pate. Fascinating.
Maybe science was really mulberry.
Be well.
But if Trek is "real" there were no actors to wear green. We see the reality. Even tho I've seen the real greenish shirt in Detroit, I think I lean toward gold now as the fictional reality in my addled pate. Fascinating.
Maybe science was really mulberry.
Be well.
It was less confusing watching on black and white TV in the good old days. 
Amen.It was less confusing watching on black and white TV in the good old days.
I never knew the colors until I bought my first photonovel.
Amen.It was less confusing watching on black and white TV in the good old days.
I never knew the colors until I bought my first photonovel.
I remember being surprised by the title card at the end of thirty-second commercials advertising a product to buy by mail: the letters were colored on a colored background. I had never imagined that!
I've seen a few of the Star Trek uniforms on E-bay, but I was never sure if they're cheap or very similar to the originals (by 'cheap' I mean quality-wise...they're all generally very expensive). Something I've been wondering: if they're velour, is it accurate to presume they're similar or identical to the originals?
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