"Which is the best Star Trek uniform?" Topic

Since TOS we've seen lots of different uniforms on both the big and small screens.
My personal favorite is the one first seen in ST II in the center here:

What's your favorite?

Original series all the way.

But which one ? It seemed to change on a weekly basis on the original series.

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OS, always. Seriously, what's not to love?

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For StarFleet, definitely the Wrath of Khan uniforms. Otherwise, I would say, probably "Alien Gladiator" is one of the best uniforms from TOS.

Yeah, I gotta say TWOK unis.

I'll have to go with Optional Field here, always liked that uniform, even the impractical Away Team coats from STII;The Wrath of Khan with all the heavy equipment in the pockets handily bumping your thighs as you walk around.

What? Not the man-dress?

me? I like the ones from Undiscovered Country.

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Definitely, the ToS Uhura one.

I don't know if it was techically a Star Trek "uniform" but I'd like to nominate the outfit that 7 of 9 wore.

The only Star Trek the series with Capt Kirk.

I'd like to nominate 7 of 9 period. ;-)

Dave

I was gonna say OS then see that Angelbarracks has just thrown it all up in the air now.

The original mini dress , but the one Angel barracks just posted works well too .

For males, absolutely the uniforms from TWoK.

For females, no clear winner.

for women the original series but for men Wraith of Khan

The Alternate Universe Treks always have better uniforms!

I always liked the WoK ones, though they're not all that practical.
The very late jumpsuits from DS9 and Voyager were good; simple, stylish and somewhat believable as standard attire. I also liked Picard's jacket:

However, though not my favorite, the Enterprise utility jumpsuits are probably the most practical and realistic designs:

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(Though not the Vulcan's cat suit. Yeah, we know why she has it on, and we don't object, but it's just not sensible attire for a quasi-military space vessel.)

Capt Kirks green uniform was the only one I liked in the original.

Uhura's private garb in the restarts are pretty hot.

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James Mattes

The Alternate Universe Treks always have better uniforms!

They're so good it's cheating to even consider them:

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Even George looks like he's enjoying himself here, and his tatses generally run in other directions:

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I was gonna say OS then see that Angelbarracks has just thrown it all up in the air now.

Don't let the quality eye candy weaken your resolve. You're one step away from admitting that there were reasons to watch Enterprise. Just a short step from there to appreciating Highlander 2.

The original TV uniforms.

TOS uniforms. I did not dislike the uniforms from TNG, but TOS wins hands down. The movie uniforms got away from the simplicity I liked.

Doug

Weren't the TOS uniforms velour?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velour

As far as uniforms go: TWOK>TOS Pilot>Enterprise, I'm not sure after that (Farpoint is definitely on the bottom though ).
I actually liked Enterprise (but Dalton is my favorite Bond, and Eccles is my favorite Doctor, so I may just have awful taste).

Gokiburi does bring up a good point, the TOS had better (or at least more practical) uniforms during the pilots than later, especially for the women.

Does anyone make very early not TOS figs in 28?

Well, since you didn't specify "Star Fleet", I'd go for Klingon female:

Have to agree the new Uhura is rather alluring, as are the pics Angel Barracks posted too.

I seem to recall the alternative universe, in the original series, as well as the standard uniforms from TOS were best as well.

Star Trek Into Darkness Updates Federation Fashion by Returning to the '60s

"Since Star Trek first made its way to the big screen, its costume design has veered away from the classic color-coded uniforms in favor of experiments with red double-breasted uniforms and unfortunate flesh-colored jumpsuits. But for the 2009 J.J Abrams Star Trek reboot and its recently released sequel, Into Darkness, costume designer Michael Kaplan helped move the sartorial stylings of the Enterprise crew forwards by looking backwards–at the trusty old red, blue, and gold. It's a comfortingly familiar detail amongst Abrams' trademark lens flare and glowing spaceship interiors: a conscious chromatic nod to the vintage style of the original costumes.

"I wanted the film based in the ‘60s," Kaplan told Wired. "Not literally the ‘60s, but I wanted my thinking to be grounded in the concept of the original Star Trek, almost like an homage…. I had a lot of books in my library that I'd consult: [André] Courrèges [inventor of the mini-skirt], designers like that. To keep things rooted in that, even if when you look at the movie, you don't say, ‘Hey, this is the early 1960s.'"

In a different film the female officers' mini-dress uniforms might have seemed like a gratuitous anachronism, but the larger framework of 1960s styling (towering, stylized beehive hair on some of the extras; Uhura's cat-eye eyeliner) makes them work. It helps, too, that, the flimsy color-coded uniform shirts no longer have to survive fight scenes. They're treated more like officewear, and quickly swapped out for tougher gear.

"Now that we're so far ahead in time from when the TV show was released, I felt that more sophistication was necessary," Kaplan told Wired. "In the past, [the crew] were all seen to wear their uniform when beamed to other ships and going to other planets. I felt like it was time they had something to travel in, so I created these shuttle suits. They're almost like a jumpsuit, worn over their uniforms and with little plastic windows so you can see the color of the uniform."

So: even if you're wearing a protective flight suit when you beam down to explore an alien planet, everyone will still know you're a redshirt.

The wetsuits Kaplan designed for Uhura, Kirk and McCoy are especially slick, sharing a geeky little detail with the bridge uniforms: tiny images of the Starfleet logo, embossed all over the fabric.

Kaplan also worked to keep the characters in consistent color palettes even when they dressed in civilian clothes. The one exception was Benedict Cumberbatch's villain: "I wanted him to be kind of enigmatic, but also very well-dressed," Kaplan explained. "He has a costume of the character's own clothing, that makes you not quite sure who he is. But I wanted him to be easily identifiable, so I put him in a long coat in every scene… I wanted to single him out from the rest of the crowd."

It certainly works. Cumberbatch's character has a Hollywood villain's unerring ability to locate a swirling, cape-like coat in any scene, even if it involves grabbing one off an extra. And although his true identity remains a mystery for much of the film, eagle-eyed fans may spot a couple of clues hidden in one of his costumes—another long black coat, of course.

Into Darkness is a little more violent than its predecessor, which perhaps explains the changes to Starfleet's formal dress uniforms. Spock's sleek, slate-grey uniform is gone, replaced by a paler suit that looks (dare I say it) ever-so-slightly Death Star. But, as Kaplan points out, "[Starfleet] is a military service—more than for peace than for war—but still, they're officers. A lot of situations in this movie are formal meetings, when Kirk and Spock have to meet with the higher command. They wouldn't just show up in their, you know, Enterprise uniforms."

In the new dress uniform, Chris Pine often looks downright … Shatnerian. Apparently he had to gain so much weight for this movie that he was constantly dripping food onto his gold command shirts, coining the on-set phrase, "He's Pined himself again." (You should have gone for mustard, Chris. That barely would've shown up on camera.)…
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Armand

Anyone know the name of the actress in the photo posted by Angel Barracks, the brunette/ dark haired actress gritting teeth, she's the spitting image of a mate of mine

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Star TrekII: Wrath of Khan. I loved those red jackets!

I never like the orignal "uniforms" they don't look like uniforms, they lookk like something you would wear to the playboy mansion, nothing military about it.

All the TNG onward atleast looked like they were uniforms.

Dax in the DS9 tos crossover…

Definitely, the ToS Uhura one.

QFT.

I haven't really liked any of the Trek uniforms, especially since I have worn one for a while myself. They aren't really practical wear. Some uniforms aren't really practical, either, but the ones that people wear all the time ARE. The 'utility' or the 'working' uniforms are always easier to wear, have pockets (or belt pouches), etc.

i like the look of the uniforms in the new movies. Red, Blue, and Gold

I like the ones from Wrath of Khan to Undiscovered Country best.

TOS uniforms look like Pajamas and are very badly cut, "Never surrender" line from Galaxy Quest.

My favorite is the Khan uniforms. ST2 also re-used the uniforms from the original movie with a bit of a touch up (for the lower ranks, IE extras)

that should be (Hence the "Never Surrender"…)

Enterprise. Looked like something real people might wear.

If they'd turn up the environmental controls a bit, no one would need to wear clothes.
That might be a slightly different series of movies, though.

Now all we need is a set of figures wearing uniforms "inspired" by these.

Another vote for the 'Wrath of Khan' type uniforms… more like uniforms than the pajamas and spandex of the various TV series. The 'multiple colors/ rainbow brigade' thing never felt right….

But yeah, the Klingons have nuch better fashion sense than the Federation…

Having seen 'into Darkness' this weekend I am going to agree with my cousin Armand above – I really liked to reimagined Classic uniforms.

I really like the new uniforms from Abrams' movies.

In the photo above from the Abrams's flick, it looks like Spock and Kirk are delivering telegrams. Blech.

Miniskirts and Gogo boots are an option… and we're really debating this?

Besides, the male characters in TNG were always having to yank down their shirts every time they stood up. 23rd century military tailors aren't to blame… I'll bet it's the cheap sweatshop labor on Planet Zirkflarg XIV.

Kind of like these(well T'Pol in these)

Well, I don't know about you guys, but I thought the latest one was tough to beat.