Best uniforms.

[GreenDragonKnight]

Note the title carefully: this is strictly about the uniforms, not in any other way a judgment on the quality of the series. Someone, for example, might be of the opinion that Next Gen was the best series but had the worst uniforms. Well, for me there's no question: Enterprise, while most would agree not the best series had by far the best uniforms. Besides the obvious fact that they are the closest to real world pilot/astronaut uniforms, they are by far the most practical. I mean, if you really think about it, those of the (chronologically) later series make no sense from a practical standpoint: skin-tight and no pockets...

 

[Oddish]

Coolest: TNG.
Most practical: ENT.

 

[Magic Maik]

For me TOS is the best! The clear colour of the uniforms, that subtle flair of the trouser, those black boots, the mini-skirts... very nice.

The uniforms in the movies are cool on a surface level, very Hugo Boss, but so samey that it must be boring to be around, kinda looks like an uniform in that inevitable odd episode you get in sci-fi series when you come across a space fascist.

Voyager's kind of sharp looking but it's like DS9, less colour and style than TOS.

If we're talking ALL uniforms, including alien species then still TOS, but on another day I might say DS9. Klingon's stylin' it, love that Casdassian uniform, reminds me very loosely of the Chigs from Space: Above and Beyond.

Enterprise uniforms are boring as hell, just awful mechanics overalls. No style, no class, no grace.

 

[Lord Garth]

TOS Uniforms
TMP Uniforms
TWOK Uniforms
TNG Uniforms
DS9/VOY Uniforms
FC Uniforms
ENT Uniforms

Old DSC Uniforms
New DSC Uniforms
PIC Uniforms
SNW Uniforms

If I want boring and practical, I won't watch science-fiction. I know exactly what they were going for with the ENT Uniforms, but that doesn't mean I like it.

 

[NCC-73515]

...FC?

 

[Magic Maik]

...FC?

First Contact.

 

[Qonundrum]

TWOK-TUC are the best.

In 1987, it was slightly jarring to return to the "retro" gold/red/blue TV look, but - dang - those tailored angles have a timeless feel to them. Which is no small feat considering this is the late-80s, where anything visual or audio is going to be, shall we say, "rather distinct". That said, its distinctiveness is more livened than 70s shag rug with orange-and-brown-and-plaid-everything*. A lot of shows of the time have not dated well.

Prodigy did a nice take on the uniforms, as had LD.


* so more about the wonderfulness of the 1970s:

https://retrorenovation.com/2013/09/04/1970s-time-capsule-house-plaid/comment-page-1/
(Caution: Some rooms aren't as much vomit-inducing than others, but keep in mind a couple of the rooms before viewing any of the images from the links below, if you want a fuller taste of 70s style...)

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/164522192615686334/
(Disclaimer: Don really dark sunglasses before looking.Also, extreme caution is recommended if you choose to scroll down. Even more caution is recommended if you use a photo editor to put one of the models into any given room in that house above. Seriously. Try it... Or in lieu of that, just imagine a bunch of dressed up plaidsters in that room with the fireplace and tacky deer mounted on the wall. If all that's not gross overkill, what is... )

http://plaidstallions.blogspot.com/2016/01/magnificent-new-double-knit-suits.html
(ZA610 or ZA615 for me, please. But I'll swap the trousers for plain black,if not striped black and bumblebee-yellow. Also, $79.95 back then is equivalent to $440.18. And, no, it's not made out of silk and gold fibers. It's 100% pure polyester. So please don't put them into a bonfire. )

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/1688918595833660/
(What's that famous line from "Revenge of the Sith" at the end? Oh yeah, it's "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!")

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/495536765263708342/?mt=login
(Even more plaid, um, goodness... plaid is the herpes of 70s fashion. Everyone had it and precious-few realized it. But still gave plaid to others on special events.)

http://thefashionablegent.blogspot.com/2011_11_01_archive.html
(Okay, the first photo is distinctly late-60s, but the upchuck of color - even if it's a bold orange and teal and with the worst-imaginable trousers - is still better than 70s dank plaid... If nothing else, he has to wear such a loud outfit as it makes his disproportionately-large hands look rather tiny by comparison. No wonder the 70s were such a plaid snooze-fest. )

 

[fireproof78]

TOS will always be my favorite, and this extends to Strange New Worlds as well as the Kelvin Universe. I do love the Kelvin universe uniforms as it has a great variety that I would be appropriate for Starfleet.

 

[XCV330]

ENT had the most practical uniform. It's not all that different from what has been worn at times on the ISS. Pockets. Whuddathunkit?

 

[F. King Daniel]

ENT for practicality, but Star Trek Beyond unis just look so smart. The SNW ones are very similar, but something is off about the collar.

EDIT: Forgot the black Earthside officer uniform from ST09/ID. All-time fave.

 

[Unimatrix Q]

Why is there no distinction between the TNG Uniforms of Season 1 + 2 and the ones of Season 3 and after?

 

[Bry_Sinclair]

Skants. Skants for everyone!

 

[Cyfa]

The TOS Movies' "Monster Maroons" are my first love when it comes to Star Trek uniforms. The formality, the asymmetric flap opening jacket, the intricate embellishments & uniquely styled rank insignia, those ridiculous balloon-bottom trousers, and the various variations (Scotty's work vest & bomber jacket, and Saavik's leather jacket, for example) are all just [chefs kiss]

But then there are the stunning original Discovery uniforms. So unlike anything that had come before (or even after, from an in universe perspective) - very original. I wasn't totally sold on the rather clunky boots, though (the SNW boots are much more elegant).
I have a soft spot for the Lower Decks uniforms, too. They're nice and bright like the TOS & TNG uniforms, with that asymmetry of the Monster Maroons and Disco Blues, the sleeves can be rolled up, they can be adjusted to show off one's belly button, and also come in sizes to fit Beluga whales!

 

[Qonundrum]

Why is there no distinction between the TNG Uniforms of Season 1 + 2 and the ones of Season 3 and after?

The collars were a nice touch.

 

[The Wormhole]

FC Grays. Runner up, the Monster Maroons, despite them being impractical.

 

[NCC-73515]

First Contact.

ORLY.
Why is it not in the list, being one of the most prominent ones?

 

[Tallguy]

Kirk and Sulu's short sleeve TMP uniform is the winner. Sure, TMP overall.

ENT is the best "real" uniform. Not my favorite, but the best.

TWOK only wins in TWOK. Those poor Monsters fell apart faster than the actors wearing them. (In TWOK they look soooo freaking sharp.)

Beyond is the best take on the classic TOS. SNW is a close runner up. So is '09. For that matter so is TOS. Get those Disco TOS uniforms out of my sight.

I do love the Cage / Where No Man unis.

Lower Decks have a flap!

They're almost all great.

 

[JesterFace]

skin-tight and no pockets...

TNG uniforms apparently had pockets of some kind.
In 'The Mind's Eye' Geordi takes a phaser from his pocket before planning to assassinate governor Vagh.

 

[C.E. Evans]

The First Contact uniforms had it all--a unified look across the board that was both casual and professional, with hints of color from the undershirt and sleeve piping. Like previous 24th-Century uniforms, holsters could be directly attached to carry your phaser and tricorder.

 

[Mojochi]

The monster maroons had the closest look to actual uniforms. All they'd need is tall little hats & we'd have a marching band. lol

IMHO everything else just looks like jumpsuits (Some exceptionally drab) except TOS which are basically long sleeve T-shirts. There's a few new ones that lean toward the TOS scheme like Kelvin & SNW where that also applies.