Star Trek Uniforms From Fashion Disasters to Gender Equality

Audio Articles – Longreads from The Companion

Join Stargate's Chief Master Sergeant Walter Harriman to learn the ins and outs of the hotseat of the control room in this immersive roleplay and cosplay experience!

Tickets and info are available now at www.thecompanion.app/events. Sign up as a member (paid or free) for a discount code!

Whether miniskirts and calf-high boots or spandex and shoulder pads, Star Trek uniforms have always kept one eye on today’s fashion as well as tomorrow’s. Featuring special guest Harriet Hall, fashion expert, Lifestyle Editor at The Independent newspaper, and feminist author of She: A Celebration of Renegade Women.

Read by Rebecca Davis and written by Kayleigh Dray. Theme song by Lofi Geek.

Nichelle Nichols’ BBC interview: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m9j6

The ‘Hopepunk’ case for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: https://www.thecompanion.app/2022/04/07/star-trek-deep-space-nine-is-the-definition-of-hope-punk-and-we/

Costume Designer Robert Blackman’s interview on StarTrek.com: https://intl.startrek.com/article/meet-emmy-award-winning-costume-designer-robert-blackman-part-3

Costume Designer Gersha Phillips’s interview on Shondaland: https://www.shondaland.com/inspire/a26732991/star-trek-discovery-costume-designer-gersha-phillips/

….ComicBook.com: https://comicbook.com/startrek/news/star-trek-discovery-gersha-phillips-interview/

…and We Got This Covered: https://wegotthiscovered.com/tv/new-interview-reveals-where-star-trek-discovery-drew-its-uniform-inspiration-from/

Costume Designer Christine Bieselin Clark’s panel interview on Gold Derby: https://www.goldderby.com/article/2020/christine-bieselin-clark-star-trek-picard-costume-design-experts-panel-video-interview/

The original article on The Companion: https://www.thecompanion.app/2022/06/08/star-trek-starfleet-uniforms/

The Companion's Audio Articles is a new series and we'd love to know if you like the new show. If you do, please share it with your friends on social media, WhatsApp, or any other text groups.

You can Tweet us @thecompanionapp or send a message on Discord: https://discord.com/invite/BcFBwtY3Ju

Thank you to our production team which include Nick Hayward, Lawrence Kao, Tommy Terry-Green, James Hoare, George Mole, Ben Herbert, Hattie Smith, and Chris Smith.