TNG Skant – Sewing Tutorial
My updated TNG skant sewing tutorial is now available! Although I did polish the text a bit so a few things were clearer (etc.), the major updates are primarily the tutorial photos. I used to use the raw photos just…
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TNG-era Starfleet uniforms – costume analyses, sewing tutorials, and more Star Trek cosplay resources
TNG skant – Who would have worn it best?
All this TNG skant research got me wondering what The Next Generation might have been like if the entire cast had actually worn the unisex “skant” uniforms. Well, if you’ve ever wondered the same thing, or what the cast might…
Why did the TNG skants disappear? A theory …
The TNG skants may be alive and well in Star Trek fandom today, but they really weren’t around for much of The Next Generation before they quietly and inexplicably disappeared. In an attempt to make sense of the situation (in-universe),…
Screen-used Men’s TNG Skant – Reference Photos
After posting about my examination of a screen-used women’s TNG skant, a fellow known as “Stasiuwong” was kind enough to share some photos of his screen-used men’s TNG skant, so I thought it would be interesting to take a quick…
Free TNG Skant Pattern!
As you’ve probably seen from my TNG skant analysis and TNG skant examination, I was really able to get a lot of mileage out of the screen-used TNG skant I examined a few years ago, courtesy of Steve Barnes. In…
Screen-used TNG Skant Examination
As I mentioned in my TNG skant analysis, a while back I had the opportunity to examine a screen-used women’s TNG skant, courtesy of Steve Barnes. As a supplement to the broader costume analysis, in this blog post we’ll be…
TNG Skant – Costume Analysis
For decades, the TNG “skant” uniforms have been a source of enduring fascination within Star Trek fandom, and they remain a popular choice among cosplayers. In this heavily-updated costume analysis, we not only explore the TNG skant’s short-lived niche in…
The TNG-era Uniform Paradigm
As an additional preface to my updated TNG costuming resources, I thought it would be interesting to discuss the broader paradigm of the TNG-era uniforms, as conceived and established by William Ware Theiss. With today’s relatively wide cultural awareness…
“The Lost Era” Uniform Timeline
As a preface to my updated TNG costuming resources and my upcoming TWOK-era uniform projects, I thought it would be neat to examine what we know of the “The Lost Era” uniform timeline, from the TOS-era movies to TNG. …