10 thoughts on “Unexpected Historical Costumes – Star Trek Voyager

  1. The other sci-fi show that occasionally showcases period costume is Dr Who. Recently, Clara Oswald had several eps in a Victorian dress, and they’ve run from Roman times forward.

      1. Doctor Who started as a family show on Saturday afternoons, and part of its original mission was to teach children history in an entertaining way. The earliest historicals included “The Aztecs,” “The Romans,” “The Crusade, ” “The Gunfighters,” and “The Massacre.” The only science-fiction aspect in the early historicals was the arrival of the Doctor and his companions in the TARDIS, but the history lessons being taught were pretty straightforward.

  2. I think the same can be said for the costumes in the Star Trek Voyager episodes where they go to “Fair Haven” on the holodeck

  3. TNG had some great period episodes, too, even winning a few Emmys for costume design. It’s been too long since seeing any for me to remember how accurate they are though.

  4. I have such a soft spot for Star Trek’s “historical” episodes! Have you checked out the screencap horde at trekcore? They generally have tons of high-quality images for each episode. Here’s a link to the “Cathexis” gallery: http://voy.trekcore.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=84 They do have a few different angles of Mrs. Templeton’s grey outfit.
    I learned about trekcore through the ‘Fashion It So’ blog, which does delightfully snarky fashion-centric reviews of Next Generation episodes: http://sttngfashion.tumblr.com/
    Does it say something about me that I follow more than one snarky costume review blog?

    1. Wow, cool link that I’ve never heard of. I’m hoping to read snark on Troi’s and Crusher’s “24th century” late-1980s workout wear that only worsens with time.

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