TMP “Class D” Jumpsuit Analysis
My new TMP “Class D” jumpsuit analysis is now available here on the blog: TMP “Class D” Jumpsuit Analyais In this detailed analysis we not only discuss the uniform’s unique patterning and construction, but also track which characters wore this uniform throughout the movie and take a look at some interesting variants, including some that never actually made it into …
The TWOK-era Uniform Paradigm
As a preface to my TWOK-era costuming resources, I thought it would be interesting to take a broader look at the overall uniform paradigm of the movies, as established by costume designer Robert Fletcher and carried forward by his successors. http://youtube.com/watch?v=mgF8eSVCaH4&feature=youtu.be Watch on YouTube TMP to TWOK On the surface, the uniforms for The Wrath of Khan were a major …
Help Me Pattern from Dozens of Screen-used Uniforms on this EPIC Costume Research Trip!
I have an amazing opportunity I could really use your help with. A couple people with incredible screen-used costume collections have invited me to come and study some of their costumes. It’s a pretty major undertaking – but more on that in a minute. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EITfyF8oxio Watch My Quick YouTube Video “MONSTER MAROONS” Probably my number one request over the years …
The TMP Uniform Paradigm
As a preface to my TMP-era costuming resources, I thought it would be interesting to take a broader look at the overall uniform paradigm of the movie, as established by costume designer Robert Fletcher. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zrUtzX6X_g&feature=youtu.be Watch on YouTube I realize I may be in the minority, but I love TMP. I appreciate its thoughtful tone. I enjoy the subtle and …
Full TMP/TWOK jumpsuit video walkthrough!
There’s been a great response to the TNG jumpsuit walkthrough I made a while back, so I put together another one – this time for the TMP “Class D” and TWOK-era enlisted jumpsuits. It’s a terrific supplement to the free sewing tutorials here on my blog; I actually filmed the process of making several uniforms! And every step of the …
TWOK Cotton Division Fabrics!
In addition to the full range of TWOK wool gabardine fabric accents that I recently posted about, I also matched all eight division colors on cotton twill! This is a more budget-friendly fabric that looks very similar to wool gabardine. TWOK cotton division accents The colors are all just as close as the wool, and like the wool, both “officer” …