As I mentioned in my TNG medical smock analysis, a while back I had the opportunity to examine a screen-used Dr. Pulaski medical smock, courtesy of Angelo Cifaldi. As a supplement to the broader costume analysis, in this blog post we’ll be taking a closer, more detailed look at this specific Dr. Pulaski uniform from the season 2 opening episode, …

The Next Generation’s second season introduced some new recurring characters, including Guinan, Chief O’Brien, and (of course) Dr. Pulaski, whose costumes we’ll be examining in this analysis. Season two also incorporated some new talent behind-the-scenes, including costume designer Durinda Rice Wood as the successor to William Ware Theiss. In this updated analysis, we’ll be taking a look at the Wood’s …

My updated TNG season 1 admiral 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 as they were directly from the camera, but now I have Photoshop so they look much better. I …

As you’ve probably seen from my TNG season 1 admiral uniform analysis and detailed costume examination, I got a lot of mileage out of the screen-used Admiral Jameson uniform I examined a few years ago, courtesy of Angelo Cifaldi. In addition to thoroughly documenting the costume’s dimensions and construction, I actually extrapolated a sewing pattern from it, using a technique …

As I mentioned in my TNG season 1 admiral costume analysis, a while back I had the opportunity to examine a screen-used Admiral Jameson uniform jacket, courtesy of Angelo Cifaldi. As a supplement to the broader costume analysis, in this blog post we’ll be taking a closer, more detailed look at this specific Admiral Jameson uniform from the season 1 …

With the introduction of his admiral uniforms partway through TNG’s first season, costume designer William Ware Theiss completed his family of TNG-era uniforms. And whether you think these admiral uniforms are brilliant, wacky, campy, hilarious, ugly, or anything in-between, I think most fans would agree that these uniforms are anything but boring. I wasn’t originally planning on covering these uniforms, …