Star Trek Uniforms From Fashion Disasters to Gender Equality
Whether miniskirts and calf-high boots or spandex and shoulder pads, Star Trek uniforms have always kept one eye on today’s fashion as well as tomorrow’s. Featuring special guest Harriet Hall, fashion expert, Lifestyle Editor at The Independent newspaper, and feminist author of She: A Celebration of Renegade Women.
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Whether miniskirts and calf-high boots or spandex and shoulder pads, Star Trek uniforms have always kept one eye on today’s fashion as well as tomorrow’s. Featuring special guest Harriet Hall, fashion expert, Lifestyle Editor at The Independent newspaper, and feminist author of She: A Celebration of Renegade Women.
Read by Rebecca Davis and written by Kayleigh Dray. Theme song by Lofi Geek.
Read by Rebecca Davis and written by Kayleigh Dray. Theme song by Lofi Geek.
Nichelle Nichols’ BBC interview: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m9j6
The ‘Hopepunk’ case for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: https://www.thecompanion.app/2022/04/07/star-trek-deep-space-nine-is-the-definition-of-hope-punk-and-we/
Costume Designer Robert Blackman’s interview on StarTrek.com: https://intl.startrek.com/article/meet-emmy-award-winning-costume-designer-robert-blackman-part-3
Costume Designer Gersha Phillips’s interview on Shondaland: https://www.shondaland.com/inspire/a26732991/star-trek-discovery-costume-designer-gersha-phillips/
…and We Got This Covered: https://wegotthiscovered.com/tv/new-interview-reveals-where-star-trek-discovery-drew-its-uniform-inspiration-from/
Costume Designer Christine Bieselin Clark’s panel interview on Gold Derby: https://www.goldderby.com/article/2020/christine-bieselin-clark-star-trek-picard-costume-design-experts-panel-video-interview/
The original article on The Companion: https://www.thecompanion.app/2022/06/08/star-trek-starfleet-uniforms/
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