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Mars Needs Women
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http://tng.trekcore.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=5&pos=193

I don't know if you guys ever noticed this, but why was this male crew member wearing a dress in the episode "Where No One Has Gone Before"?

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Josh
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It's the "Skant" uniform variant. It makes a few other appearances in flashbacks on TNG.

It's part of the early days when Gene had the whole unisex uniform idea floating around. Thankfully, it didn't stick around for very long.

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Josh
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Bah, can't edit:

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Shik
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I'd wear one. I like a nice healthy breeze round my privates,

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Aban Rune
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Yah, I'd noticed this before. Yar even wears one of these at the very end of "EaFP". It's the only time I recall seeing it on her and you can barely make it out since she's standing behind the tactical console. They look silly.

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Mars Needs Women
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Funny, no matter how many times you watch an episode on TV, you never notice things like unisex uniforms until you see the screencaps.

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Mark Nguyen
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I remember that from the first time around, and even THEN they looked dumb. Luckily they were gone by the middle of the first season, though they were visible in stock footage of people walking around the corridors until the second.

Unfortunately, the rather free-form uniform variations were approved in the non-canon comics, too. Remember these examples from the first TNG comics?

Mark

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Josh
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Oh jesus I have that one. I hated the Brig (or detention block as they say) guard helmets.

Don't even get me started on the space Santa Clause that only Geordi can see

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Mars Needs Women
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I like the superhero capes!

Edit: BTW what is the comic called and what company published it?

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Mikey T
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OMG... someone bust out The Art of Star Trek sketches for the TNG uniforms!

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Aban Rune
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Wow... talk about totally craptastic art. The guy in the first frame looks like a red-haired ape with a cape on. "OOH OOH AHH!! Me run out door shaking fists... with cape on!!!"

Why in the hell would you put capes on Starfleet officers? I mean, I know it was the 90's... but come on.

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Josh
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Here's some pics from the same comic.

Enterprise Detention Deck, complete with old BSG helmets