Welcome! As part of its ongoing mission to document the Art and Production History of Star Trek, this site will present technical articles on Star Trek prop and costume authentication - focusing on The Original Series - with detailed photos and episode screenshots to complement the information presented; as well as feature pictorials to showcase Star Trek memorabilia in private & public collections, present rare Behind The Scenes TOS imagery & discuss other topics.
Gerald Gurian is a 35+ year collector of screen used Star Trek memorabilia and a passionate fan of TOS
     

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Star Trek: TNG Command Red Starfleet Uniform

This one-piece female jumpsuit was featured in various episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and has black shoulders with the Command Red chest, back, sleeves and piping around the Mandarin collar; as well as a black waist and legs that end in stirrups. It has a sewn-in Voyager costume label with the handwritten name Jenny Navarro and has been photographed with a screen used TNG combadge attached to a Velcro patch on its left breast. The true color of the TNG command fabric is magenta when viewed in normal lighting; though this material had a tendency to appear red under the high intensity lights on the Paramount studio soundstage; in much the same way as the TOS olive green command fabric would appear gold on screen. Some high resolution photos that reveal the construction details of this costume are presented below. While many illustrate the magenta color well, a few exhibit the red effect ...