Fashion It So

Family - 4.2

Did you guys see STID yet? How’d that go for you? I don’t think we’ll do a whole fashion post on the costumes in the movie (though I loved those jackets with the clear triangles so you could see the color of the uniform underneath), but I did want to point out one thing I thought was really well-done in terms of costume design: in the scene where Scotty is out of uniform, he’s wearing this outfit that isn’t exactly from the 1970s, but is most certainly inspired by the 1970s. We’re meant to understand that Scotty, while he may be a wonderful engineer, is not really a fashion plate and is wearing something out-of-date. It looks retro-in-a-bad-way to us here in 2013, especially when contrasted with the other people in the scene (who all look cool). Keep an eye out for that if you haven’t seen it yet!

Now on to the real post: readers Karl (who sent us a delightful screenshot of a grumpy Picard brother) and Sara (who tweets about Star Trek A LOT) both mentioned this episode to us in the recent past. The Enterprise is hanging out near Earth, so some family visits are in order. Picard is heading down to France in a faux wrap shirt:

Blouson

We’ve seen JLP rock this silhouette before, in Captain’s Holiday, but this time we’ve got a nice print instead of the knife pleats we saw there. Sadly, this shirt is the color of old oatmeal, but you can’t win ‘em all. The sleeves also look like they could hide a magnum of wine:

Forte comme le taureau

It’s like a mini-kimono had a baby with a sack of potatoes. And yet somehow I like it.

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I found a Romulan backpack in the wild.

Happy Mother’s Day, Bev, you hot slut.

Also - any NYC folks who missed my talk at Nerd Nite - I will be giving a slightly shorter version of them same one tomorrow (Monday, 5/13) at Pop Culture Fondue. Details of the event are on their Facebook page! (It refers to me as an “educated academic” which LOLOLOLOL.)

Remember last year when we told you about the Captain Picard Day celebration/contest in Portland, OR? And the lady pictured above won SECOND place? Were you jealous that she was able to enter her Picard-themed art in said contest because you don’t live in Portland? Well, GUESS WHAT: now you can enter too! Even if you’re far away!

Friend of the blog Zach says:

If I get five or more long distance submissions, I will create a special long distance prize for the highest scoring non-Portland submission, which will consist of at the very least a fifty dollar gift certificate to Powells.com, and will probably mail them some other stuff too.

The big event is June 6th, and pieces will stay up until they sell or until the end of the month. Here’s the Facebook event.

Submissions can take any form. We have had paintings, silkscreened patches, that awesome painted black velvet dress, lego portraiture, puppet shows, cartoons, you name it. (Check out the Flickr page for more!)

Mail your submissions to:

Floating World Comics
Attn: Picard
400 NW Couch St
Portland OR 97209

With each submission, include a note that contains:

• The name of the artist
• The name of the piece
• An email address or phone number
• Do you want to sell the piece?
• How much you want to sell it for (the store will take a 1/3 commission). If you want to sell, please include a PayPal-associated email address.
• If the piece doesn’t sell, would you like it returned? (you must pay for return shipping if you want it back)

Obviously, our readership is likely going to skew towards the sartorial, but you should enter even if you don’t make a Locutus of Borg sweater. Remember, he’s gotta have five non-Portland entries to award someone the special non-Portland prize, so tell your friends!

Reader Gareth W. sent us this post about the new Romulan characters in Star Trek Online, and how the designers developed their costumes. The explanation of how they determined what a Romulan from 2409 would look like is really interesting:

While these are a people with a rich, proud history, they are now refugees that have been scattered throughout space. They are seeking out a new living and building a life wherever they can, including old space stations, farm colonies like the one on Virinat, dark scary places like Crateris or in makeshift flotillas drifting among the stars. There’s a wide range of stories, but they all have something in common: it ain’t easy being a Romulan these days. They lead tougher lives and their clothing needs to reflect that.

Obviously, I have a soft spot for the giant shoulder pads of the TNG Romulans, but it’s clear that the designers made some really smart, thoughtful choices in terms of costume design when developing these new characters, which is awesome - and the clothes look legitimately rad.

The Best of Both Worlds (Parts I and II) - 3.26/4.01

Did you guys get to see this one in the cinema last week? Wasn’t it THE BEST?! Weren’t you so excited to see the behind the scenes featurette where Elizabeth Dennehy talked for literally like seven whole minutes about how she didn’t learn her lines? (Girl, we get it. You were dumb. Move on.)

This two-parter is almost exclusively uniforms, so there’s not a whole lot to cover on the fashion front, but we’ll discuss the few things that do pop up.

The episode starts with an away team going to a “town” that actually looks like this:

Welcome to Cratersville, Population BORG

Clearly that is not a town. The Borg’s been up in here, y’all, and I don’t mean Björn.

An admiral and a commander come to the Enterprise to see what’s going on.

Can we get Ernest Borgnine? Get it? GET IT?!?!

The admiral is working it out with some disco piping all around his uniform. You fancy, admiral.

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Real Life Comics - Red Diaper

Reader Amanda sent us this web comic after I posted the mildly alarmed-looking baby in the red onesie. I do want to point out that said baby is in a TNG uniform, not TOS, and thus he is not destined to die. Please don’t worry about the baby. 

If you’re attending tonight’s FATHOM EVENT showing “The Best of Both Worlds” in cinemas nationwide, Charlie and I will both be there, so please say hello if you somehow recognize us. I’ll be at the Regal Union Square in NYC, and Charlie will be at what I assume is the only theater showing it in Tallahassee. I was going to wear a Guinan hat so you’d know it was me, but I forgot it at home this morning.

Tweet at us and let us know if you’ll be there too! I’m @ajlobster and Charlie is @chozzles.

You’re all the Lo-cutest.

- Anna

Reader Peggy was poking around on the internet and discovered this free pattern and instructions for a baby Starfleet uniform! It looks a little tricky in a couple places due to the colorblocking effect, but this mildly alarmed-looking baby sure looks cute.

If you make this for a baby, please send us a photo of the results!

Looking for something that looks close to a science skant? Reader Talia found this one at Kohl’s.