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    professorjonathan: Psst, Graeme: the second word "its" in your first sentence shouldn't have an apostrophe. "It's" means "it is"; "its" means "the thing that belongs to... more »
    Kaiser-Machead: None of the settings in this movie would've warranted very outlandish/alien clothing. On Vulcan, all you see are school children in uniform (and respe... more »
    Rainbucket: This might be asking too much of a FT writer, but... It's reasonable to imagine Vulcans, Romulans, or any other aliens see a different color spectrum.... more »
    PVIII: Ok, this guy needs to see that episode of DS9 on Risa where they're wearing the ugliest/loudest/crotch-tightening clothes ever. Then he should kill hi... more »
    twophrasebark: Didn't io9 mention the other day that the Trek uniforms are made out of algae, according to canon? Maybe algae clothing has a limited oeuvre. more »
    Meirelle: I don't see what's wrong with the clothing in the movie. It's appropriate for the type of people shown. Like someone said above, the Vulcans live on a... more »
    dirtybacon: This just in: Financial Times' Peter Gutierrez officially comes out of the closet. more »
    LittleDragon: Some how I don't really see a Vulcan demanding the latest Jun Takahashi or Gucci outfit. Their mode of dress evolved out of being a desert dwelling pe... more »
    ricko: I couldn't disagree more. When you go "future fashion" you get Barbarella. To me, that just gets in the way of the story. Look, we know they aren't... more »
    Ryan Anderson: I really don't want to see the Trek people dressed up in the kind of nonsense you see designed by the gay guys of the ridiculous fashion industry. I c... more »
    Theoutlet: I personally prefer the approach that Star Trek and other recent movies have taken with fashion. The reason? Because if someone does take a chance on... more »
    Alexis: Aw, why is this article so bad? Talking about the more traditional parts of sci-fi is fun, but fashion has ALWAYS been a huge part of the genre. Just ... more »
    AldoraGreel: Unfortunately, the guy kind of has a point but no one is going to listen to what he has to say because he comes off as sort of a prick. If you think a... more »
    Mount_Prion: More of this, please: more »
    Isernbreegen: Yeah, 'cause SF is all about the fashion. My oh my. more »
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    Star Trek's Final Frontier Not Fashion

    Star Trek may still be riding high at the box office, but there's one area where it's lacking, according to (of all places) the Financial Times: It's fashion sense. More »