Indeed. I always thought Selar was kinda cool... it's too bad her only actual appearance was in such a bad episode! As to the topic at hand... I think the catsuits are dumb. For reasons that have been outlined extensively in this thread, it just looks unprofessional. And as JustKate pointed out, high heels in this setting is just insane. Climbing ladders and crawling through Jefferies tubes? Running toward (or away from, depending on the situation) a crisis point? Engaging in hand-to-hand combat with hostile aliens? In high heels? "Impractical" doesn't even begin to cover it. As for the idea that all the female cast members wore high heels, that's an actress thing, not a character thing. Meaning, if Nicole de Boer or Kate Mulgrew or Gates McFadden were, in fact, wearing heels while playing their roles, that's fine. That's cause someone involved in the production of the show wanted those actresses in heels. But that's just out of universe, and you can't see them clearly below the uniform. So in universe, did Ezri Dax, Kathryn Janeway, or Beverly Crusher wear high heels while on duty? No. Of course, when it comes to the issue of pure visual appeal (practicality or believability aside), it's largely subjective. As far as high heels go, I very rarely find them to add to someone's physical attractiveness. If a woman is wearing some kind of really fancy dress, the kind of thing you'd wear to a formal function or the academy awards or something (and at this juncture I won't get into how god-awful UGLY some modern dresses worn to awards shows by actresses and celebrities can be), that's one thing... there are some outfits that are hard to match up with anything but high heels and really look right. But I find that simpler cloths often make a woman more attractive to me than fancy attire anyway. And referencing (again) something JustKate mentioned, that a woman can be both sexy and professional, I agree with that 100%. In the context of Trek, I personally find that a standard duty uniform not only makes more sense, but is downright sexier - by far - than a catsuit. Seven looked much better in a regular sciences uniform than she did in her normal outfits. It's too bad that was only the one ep, but of course, she wasn't actually a Starfleet officer. Neither was Kes, nor T'Pol. But still, not wearing a uniform because you're not part of the service is one thing... that doesn't mean you have to wear a catsuit. Seven's initial outfit, in particular (the silver one), was pretty bad. And for characters that are officers, it's even worse. One of the biggest problems with Troi was that she was supposedly a fully trained Starfleet officer (with the rank of Lieutenant Commander, no less) and yet wore this ridiculous outfit. If there's one really awesome thing Captain Jelico did for the Enterprise-D, it was getting her into a standard uniform. After that (since she kept it for the most part following that episode), she suddenly became a legitimate character. For the record, I would put the TOS female "uniform" (with the exception of what we saw in "The Cage") in the same catagory. I don't recall if Uhura or other female officers wore high heels, actually, but the super-short skirt really isn't much better than a catsuit.
I'll tell you who shouldn't wear high-heels: Tricia Helfer. When you're 5'10", you don't need the help. I mean, ought I wear platforms?
I hated the catsuits, but lets be honest, most of the clothing for women were blatantly sexist and exploitative. The only time they were truly egalitarian was in the TOS movies, The Cage, and the first 2 seasons of TNG. After TNG season 2 the men go to wear comfortable 3 piece uniforms (because they complained and a change was made) but the women were forced to continue to wear the skin tight outfits.
But when you come right down to it, if you've got the figure for it, can't anything that's form-fitting be seen as sexist? Look at the basic comic book superhero costume, hero or heroine it dosn't matter, it's a catsuit.
Sad truth, I loved the catsuits. Sorry. I know I'm supposed to be more enlightened and all that. But I've always appreciated it when Trek pandered to my baser nature. Sue me. I like Green Orion Women too!
Haha, I was about to make a thread but then I searched and found this one. Yes! Catsuits were absolutely awesome and as the OP rightly said, T'Pol, Kes and Jadzia looked best in their one pieces.
And that's a bad thing? She is slim and nicely built and the tight uniform made her look wonderfully curvy. I don't know if it's because of the clothes or if she's lost weight in the meantime or what, but Nana Visitor looked a bit too thin on Wildfire.
Kira had a great ass. I find flat shoes extremely uncomfortable, they make me feel like I am going to fall backwards any moment. Even sneakers have to have soles of at least a couple of centimeters. Generally I prefer wearing shoes with heels from 4 cm to 7-9 cm. Heels higher than 10 cm are too tiring and painful.
What I really don't understand is women in Voyager climbing ladders and crawling through Jeffery's tubes in heels.
Anyone else love the catsuits? No, they should wear either a uniform or equivalently appropriate attire. If anyone- even a civilian support person- showed up to work in a military environment like that they would be sent home and a negative evaluation placed in their permanent record. The civilian equivalent situation: if someone showed up to your office to work in a bikini, how well do you think it would reflect upon them?
No, that would be Christina Hendricks: great curvy figure of the plump variety. Or Jennifer Lopez in the "Hugh Jess" department. Visitor was nowhere near fat or plump. Unless one has anorexic women as the standard.