Brave New Beige

July 3, 2011 3:22 PM

Ever wonder how many variants of jumpsuits there can be? Do mock turtlenecks belong in space? Why is brown the color of respecting alien cultures? Fashion It So takes on the couture of the 24th century one Next Generation episode at a time.
posted by The Whelk (32 comments total)

This search string turns up some good posts
posted by The Whelk at 3:27 PM on July 3, 2011

This is the perfect post for you. You may now retire.
posted by shakespeherian at 3:29 PM on July 3, 2011

Ever wonder how many variants of jumpsuits there can be?

It's a speed suit!
posted by FreedomTickler at 3:30 PM on July 3, 2011 [9 favorites]

This is considerably more modest then what she usually wears
posted by The Whelk at 3:44 PM on July 3, 2011

YOU ARE A CAR KIEKO
posted by The Whelk at 3:49 PM on July 3, 2011 [1 favorite]

SHAWLS!
posted by The Whelk at 3:55 PM on July 3, 2011 [1 favorite]

Yesssssss.
posted by PhoBWanKenobi at 4:05 PM on July 3, 2011

On TNG some male crew members wear dresses, you usually see them wandering the halls. There are even fan versions.
posted by Ad hominem at 4:35 PM on July 3, 2011

Jesus, this is so catty. I love it!!
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 4:37 PM on July 3, 2011

This is really funny and has been sent to every trekker I know. Thanks for posting!
posted by josher71 at 4:43 PM on July 3, 2011

Describing Ferengi boots: They look like something Lori Petty circa 1992 might wear, and that is an image I am totally on board with.

Brilliant.
posted by smirkette at 4:52 PM on July 3, 2011

Dear The Whelk,

I love you.

That is all.
posted by jeoc at 4:57 PM on July 3, 2011 [1 favorite]

No wait!

Also, can I just say that Picard’s balls must be the size of melons

Duh.
posted by jeoc at 4:58 PM on July 3, 2011

Pastel Mystique is not as intimidating as regular Mystique
posted by The Whelk at 4:58 PM on July 3, 2011

Oh heavens. This is a perfect thing.
posted by pemberkins at 5:05 PM on July 3, 2011

Related: That Jean-Luc Picard
posted by The Whelk at 5:46 PM on July 3, 2011 [1 favorite]

honestly I would have been surprised if anyone else had posted this.
posted by indubitable at 5:58 PM on July 3, 2011

OMG the porn one is even funnier than I could have hoped.
posted by Space Kitty at 7:00 PM on July 3, 2011 [5 favorites]

If you need to really get your Trek on, and you have EPIX as one of your available channels, you can watch William Shatner interview all the other Star Trek captains in... The Captains. And you can contribute your own KHAAAAAN to The Long Khan.

All that aside, this post is amazing. Thanks for digging it up and sharing, Whelk. I may have to refrain from calling you Larry for a while.

D'oh!
posted by hippybear at 7:31 PM on July 3, 2011

I'll be in my holodeck.
posted by furtive at 8:44 PM on July 3, 2011

Cause I'm on a binge of TNG recently, which lead to finding this blog, I feel like I have to talk about the holodeck.

For all the many many many problems the holodeck introduces, so many could be fixed with a single rule:

Every holodeck program made as to be public.
posted by The Whelk at 9:41 PM on July 3, 2011

Has ti bem rather. If there was no way to create, publish or access holodeck programs privately, social pressure would mold use unti whatever is considered normal use.

Then again for all we know crazy sex fantasias are just a part of recreational life in the 24 th century. It would explain why everyone seems so relaxed and sexless.

Aside from Riker of corse, cause he's a himbo.
posted by The Whelk at 9:45 PM on July 3, 2011

God I hate iPhones.
posted by The Whelk at 9:45 PM on July 3, 2011

My god. It's full of Riker!

This is perfect. Like, actually pinnacle of human endeavour perfect.
posted by ArmyOfKittens at 11:29 PM on July 3, 2011

This.
Is.
Awesome.
posted by antifuse at 11:44 AM on July 4, 2011

I have basically been reading this all day.
posted by nev at 2:25 PM on July 4, 2011 [1 favorite]

Me too! God bless America!!
posted by jeoc at 3:28 PM on July 4, 2011

Grinning like an idiot.
posted by prefpara at 3:45 PM on July 4, 2011

Oh man, I could read this for hours. oh wait.
posted by janepanic at 8:46 PM on July 4, 2011

On TNG some male crew members wear dresses...

I don't wear dresses. I wear the REQUIRED UNIFORM.
posted by steef at 7:27 AM on July 5, 2011

I would just like to say that I'm STILL reading this TNG fashion blog even now.
posted by hippybear at 5:19 AM on July 9, 2011

Me too. It's one of those tabs I just can't bring myself to close.
posted by ArmyOfKittens at 12:22 AM on July 10, 2011