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I noticed this a few years ago.. in the last scene of 'Farpoint', Tasha Yar was wearing one of the TNG miniskirt uniforms. Im thinknig this scene was probably shot first before the decided to put her in a pants uniform? Probably not the best thread starter, but i found it interesting to notice
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All the times I've watched "Encounter at Farpoint" I have had a feeling that something about Yar's uniform wasn't right. It never dawned on me that she had been raiding Troi's closet before "The Naked Now."
I don't know if this scene was shot last, but I agree with the decision to keep Yar in a typical duty uniform. As the security chief, she'd probably be flashing all of the people behind her. Plus, active security people have this aura around them that shouts utility. I'd think the typical uniform would be better from a combat standpoint than the miniskirt.
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I liked the cutesy idea that, since there was so much equality in the 24th, some guys wore the skirts too (called 'skants') i saw them a lot up until '11001001' i think, then they mercifully got rid of them for everybody (although Pulaski wore a version of one over pants for season 2)
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I couldn't stand those skirt/skant uniforms at all for either gender. There's always the risk of something being exposed when the ship shudders or if you're on Away missions. How many times didn't we see Uhura's underwear on TOS when the bridge shook?
For a while, I wondered if the costume designers were ever going to bring them back during TNG's run. If they did, I was hoping that it'd come out in a two piece combination (those look too much like nightgowns). A tunic and a longer skirt version or a tunic and a pair of utility shorts would be the best way to bring it back.
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Maybe those guys *liked* wearing those women's shirts, and nobody gave a second thought to it. Besides, humanity alledgedly has gotten over such silly notions as racial and sexual predjudice.
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I read somewhere years ago that the uniforms were for either gender - so men could wear skirts or trousers and vice-versa. I would not, however, like to have seen Picard, Riker or Worf in one of the skirts!
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As noted in the nitpickers guides, the seventh season dress uniforms really didn't look like dresses. The top part wasn't really longer than the jacket of a suit. The second season dress uniforms though did look like skirts (especially since the trousers worn at that time looked like opaque tights).
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I think it was just an excuse (the TMP uniforms) for William Shatner to get his penis up on a 12" high screen - without it being a porn film! ;o)
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First season TNG had a lot of...gay designs. I can't remember the ep name, but it had a bunch of guys wearing tiny white outfits that barely covered their... stuff.
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Dang, Denise Crosby is hot. She seems to have nice lookin' arms too. Got a bigger picture of that?
I didn't think the skant uniforms were all that badly designed...I did think they looked stupid on the men, though. Thank the good lord that Wesley never one....
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