The original female Starfleet uniform concept for TOS, as seen in the 2 pilots "The Cage" and "Where No Man Has Gone Before", consisted of a tunic and pants ensemble that was virtually identical to that worn by the men aboard ship. One particular difference was a large, rigid collar on the female tunic, as opposed to a small, flexible, ribbed collar for the men ...
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A hidden zipper ran down the center of the back for almost the full length of the tunic ...
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In "Where No Man Has Gone Before", Yeoman Smith wears a tunic with a more contoured collar design ...
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and a loose collar was also seen in the 2nd pilot ...
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Ofcourse, the familiar miniskirt design; influenced by the fashion trends of the '60s, was introduced when the series went into regular production for network television.
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A couple of different sewing patterns were observed in the famous TOS miniskirt design.
As shown below on a 2nd Season dress, the main body of the costume is observed to be composed of several rectangular - shaped sections that are joined together. A long, hidden zipper runs down the front of the dress (on the right side of the photo) corresponding to the seam line that cuts through the gold Starfleet Sciences patch ...
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One can just see part of the hidden zipper assembly in the photo below of Lt. Uhura in a command division outfit ...
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In addition to the rectangular-sectioned design; some TOS miniskirts featured main bodies that were composed of interlocking triangular sections of fabric, as shown below ...
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This design featured a hidden zipper running down the back of the costume ...
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As was the case with the female tunics observed in the pilot episodes, the TOS miniskirts were seen with different collar designs. The less frequently used tight collar ...
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and the familiar, wide collar design ...
This female miniskirt from "Court Martial" has a shinier fabric appearance than a traditional TOS engineering dress and, coupled with an elegant gold stripe running along the top of the collar; might be considered a formal, dress version of the female uniform. (Similar to the formal, gold-braid accented dress tunics worn by the male principal actors in the episode.) ...
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Occasionally, TOS miniskirts were seen accompanied by thick utility belts to attach phaser and communicator hand props ...
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And the female starfleet uniforms were color-coordinated right down to the undergarments ...
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A rarely seen TOS female costume from "Charlie X" might have set the groundwork for Jeri Ryan's famous 7 of 9 catsuit ...