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Star Trek fashion

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  • 18-04-2013 11:43pm
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    nyarlothothep
    Registered Users Posts: 5,176 ✭✭✭


    Why is it in the 24th century people wear pants up to their chests, clothes coloured solely by earth tones and undignified onesies? I think TNG was responsible for this the most, TOS was just tripped out funky, Ent is probably closest to our era.


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    Beanstalk
    Registered Users Posts: 1,212 ✭✭✭Beanstalk


    hah I just watched 'the inner light' and I had a good laugh at picard's pantaloons! :)

    some trivia I red somewhere...apparently the red tng uniforms are actually maroon but the light shows them up as red.


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    filmbuffboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 894 ✭✭✭filmbuffboy


    24th century fashion does look ridiculous to us, I would say that the designers deliberately went to the extreme with their designs so as to create a very noticeable distance from fashion in the present day.

    Look at fashions in the Victorian era, the 18th century, or Renaissance England.. to any of them our fashions today (hoodies, tracksuits, jeans, suits etc etc) would look ridiculous.


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    downwithpeace
    Registered Users Posts: 1,259 ✭✭✭downwithpeace


    Don't forget the 60's style all in one dresses the men wore in TNG, those were really bad.


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    Myrddin
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    downwithpeace wrote: »
    Don't forget the 60's style all in one dresses the men wore in TNG, those were really bad.

    What were that at there? Trying to show that discrimination wasn't a factor in the 24th century or something?


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    downwithpeace
    Registered Users Posts: 1,259 ✭✭✭downwithpeace


    EnterNow wrote: »
    What were that at there? Trying to show that discrimination wasn't a factor in the 24th century or something?

    I've no idea but it's a good an answer as any, and quite funny.


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    MrVestek
    Registered Users Posts: 9,211 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    downwithpeace wrote: »
    I've no idea but it's a good an answer as any, and quite funny.

    My god, that took me back to the days of MySpace where a randomer called 'Secret Asian Man' added me.

    Looks like his profile is still there:
    http://www.myspace.com/secret_asianman


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    Kurn
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    They seem to be wearing skinny jeans in the new movie, based on the screen captions I've seen... And it's part of the uniform


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    norrie rugger
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    EnterNow wrote: »
    What were that at there? Trying to show that discrimination wasn't a factor in the 24th century or something?

    Trousers are relatively new (in a global term)


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    Kurn
    Registered Users Posts: 875 ✭✭✭Kurn


    downwithpeace wrote: »
    Don't forget the 60's style all in one dresses the men wore in TNG, those were really bad.

    Imagine... you were at war with the federation and Picard hails you for negotiations and he's standing there in a 60s style mini :eek:


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    MrVestek
    Registered Users Posts: 9,211 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    johnmryan wrote: »
    Imagine... you were at war with the federation and Picard hails you for negotiations and he's stating there in a 60s style mini :eek:

    Ohhh man that'd certainly be a fantasy of mine realised! :P


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    nyarlothothep
    Registered Users Posts: 5,176 ✭✭✭nyarlothothep


    johnmryan wrote: »
    They seem to be wearing skinny jeans in the new movie, based on the screen captions I've seen... And it's part of the uniform

    WHAT?! Fck that! I'm boycotting this film! Skinny jeans are an insult against nature!!!!!!!! I'll take chest pants, onesies and earth tones anyday over skinny jeans!!!!!! What are they playing at!? Why are these still in fashion!!! They've been around forever, just kill it with fire already!!!! rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh,,nnnnnnnnnnnnnnrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1


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    Kurn
    Registered Users Posts: 875 ✭✭✭Kurn


    nyarlothothep wrote: »
    WHAT?! Fck that! I'm boycotting this film! Skinny jeans are an insult against nature!!!!!!!! I'll take chest pants, onesies and earth tones anyday over skinny jeans!!!!!! What are they playing at!? Why are these still in fashion!!! They've been around forever, just kill it with fire already!!!! rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh,,nnnnnnnnnnnnnnrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

    Well they looked like skinny jeans to me, but I could be wrong.Also if I am correct... as a Star Trek fan you are now obliged to buy and wear a pair! :eek:


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    goose2005
    Registered Users Posts: 4,798 ✭✭✭goose2005


    johnmryan wrote: »
    Imagine... you were at war with the federation and Picard hails you for negotiations and he's standing there in a 60s style mini :eek:

    Not half as bad as Locutus in a cybernetic Borg minidress


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    Kurn
    Registered Users Posts: 875 ✭✭✭Kurn


    Loved the org of that era... came with a black polo neck vest thing and lots of rubber...
    http://borgdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/locutus.jpg


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    azezil
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    EnterNow wrote: »
    What were that at there? Trying to show that discrimination wasn't a factor in the 24th century or something?

    Space trannies, all of them! :D


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