Costume and Uniform Design
Women's Officer Uniform
"I definitely wanted to pay an homage to the original TOS films, and incorporate the dark red jacket. Here I kept the same mini skirt and boots, like in the TOS TV series and new films. I always knew I wanted the colors indicating the fields to stay the same as they were in TOS, as this new series really is played off of that."
Women's Security Uniform
"In the various Star Trek TV series, they didn't distinguish security from the other operations officers. Security plays a big part in keeping the ship and away missions safe. That being said, I came up with the idea of having them wear all black, and a dark red vest (completely different from the other crew uniforms). The vest can be taken off for stealth situations, but they still look sophisticated and part of the crew."
Women's Yeoman Uniform
"The yeoman are usually young men and women, working as basically secretaries for the ship's senior officers. They haven't necessarily graduated from Starfleet Academy, or attended any college. I wanted them to stand out from the crew, because they are so often overlooked. If someone needs to find a yeoman, they will immediately know the difference between them and an ordinary crewman. I think that this is very important. I also wanted to have the uniform hipper and cool for the young women and men wearing them. I don't think it is necessarily inappropriate, it's just new-age."
Women's Doctor Uniform
"While not in the sick-bay, the doctors usually wear the normal officer uniform. But, I wanted a special outfit for them to wear during surgeries and the like. I knew it needed to resemble scrubs, but yet still be slick and innovative. The blue undershirt is the color of the field they are in, and the red Starfleet pin represents the red-cross symbol. Sleeves were an automatic no, so the doctor doesn't have to worry about them getting in the way."
Women's Nursing Uniform
"The nursing uniform is one of my favorites. I enjoy the nursing look of the 1950's and 1960's, and I wanted to keep that. The whole ensemble is adorable, and I made sure to have the nurses wearing flats and shorter sleeves. The Starfleet pin is red, like the red cross symbol on Nurse Chapel's pin in TOS."
Women's Engineering Worksuit
"I really wanted to make it more of a hazmat suit kind-of thing. The orange is bright and it'll radiate in the dark depths of engineering. I knew I wanted it to be sleeveless, for over-heating's sake."
Women's Cadet Uniform
"Acknowledging that there might be some cadets on board that have not yet graduated from Starfleet Academy serving on the ship due to low officer numbers, they needed their own distinguishable uniform. Taking the red from the Starfleet Academy uniform and placing it under the officer jacket, makes it apparent that the crew member is not a full officer on the ship. I decided to take the piping out of the jacket and make it the same color as the rest of the jacket because since the cadet has not graduated yet, their field is still technically uncertain."