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Design for a uniform that might be worn in some sort of future space fleet.

The uniform is designed with an eye towards a modern-day costuming department. The most significant part is the breathing apparatus: it's big enough to be noticed in all but the most close-up shots, but light enough that actors could wear it without special training, and quickly get accustomed to the way it impedes motion. It might be a little uncomfortable, but that's the point: it's supposed to make people move like members of the space service.

It's also supposed to put every special feature on the outside, so writers will never forget that it can do a lot of cool things.

Another physical consideration is the magnetic seal technology. This incorporates various pleated regions into the uniform, in a style that's not quite like anything we see today. The pleats are woven with polymagnets, a recent technology that prints many tiny magnets onto a surface to create complex interactions. The upshot is that these clothes will fold themselves onto the wearer's body, keeping the pleats tight and neat. A smarter couturier than myself could indicate ways in which they will even fit different body types.

Note the "loose" view of the mission suit, demonstrating how the pleats use quite a lot of material. This is deliberate. It demonstrates a future society where scarcity is minimal. The loose version is also designed to make it easier to get in and out of the suit without compromising its nature as a space suit.

Magnetic seals and attachments have been indicated with high-visibility strips. Not only do these indicate where to remove the uniform (because everybody has to go to the toilet, whether in the 24th century or on a sound stage), they serve as emergency visibility aids in case the starship is in trouble.

The mission suit is designed as a functional space suit. As well as the breathing/visibility mask, the sleeves include mittens, and the collar includes a hood that can be pulled over the head. A more complete extra-vehicular activity kit is available, with proper gloves and a full helmet; however, the mission suit is built to allow crew to remain healthy and functional in the event of rapid decompression.

Modern space suits must go through a lengthy pressurisation process before they can leave the vehicle, and are often quite bulky. This mission suit is much sleeker. It uses mechanical pressurisation, pulling the suit itself tight around the user. This technology has already been investigated as the BioSuit. We may also imagine that the suit can use low-power force fields to regulate gas levels in the blood stream, thus avoiding some hazards of rapid pressure changes.

The uniform also comes with a jacket and poncho, among other accessories as demanded by plot.

The jacket was originally intended to come in two varieties, short and long, corresponding to dress and field jackets respectively. Once I saw how any jacket had to be built up to cope with the breathing apparatus, particularly in the shoulders, I decided that one design was enough. Its breasted and tailed design is suitable for dress occasions, while its thick padding also makes it suitable for rough situations. The wide breast is designed to open quickly, allowing access to the breathing apparatus. Unlike the mission suit, it does not have airtight magnetic seals or extensive pleats. It simply clips across the chest. You have to put it on like any jacket - it doesn't change shape like the mission suit.

The poncho is waterproof, and features a transparent visor to improve situational awareness while sheltering from the rain. However, its main purpose is to aid camouflage while on planetary assignments. The user is wearing a functional spacesuit, and can easily seal out all precipitation. The visor has a point, so if it is used in the rain, the user can make sure water drips in one particular location. Comparisons to Gatchaman or rebel commandos on the forest moon of Endor are purely coincidental.

No rank or service markings have been indicated. The colour of the suit is deliberately neutral, in case the space fleet in question uses colours to denote some kind of rank or specialisation.

This design was first suggested in the following thread:
forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?7…

Uniform designed in Inkscape, over poses rendered in Design Doll. It's the first time I've used Design Doll as the base of an illustration. It's very useful for getting accurate perspectives on anatomy and proportion. I love what it let me do with the boots. However, I didn't spend much time tweaking the figure setup, and it defaults to a very kawaii physique. I went with a female model because the design called for the breath mask to be stowed on the chest, and that's going to be most difficult for women. Doing the design on a female base would be the best stress test. It turns out that breasts aren't particularly large and don't require much special equipment, as anybody who has seen a woman in plate mail can attest.

Description
Design for a uniform that might be worn in some sort of future space fleet.

The uniform is designed with an eye towards a modern-day costuming department. The most significant part is the breathing apparatus: it's big enough to be noticed in all but the most close-up shots, but light enough that actors could wear it without special training, and quickly get accustomed to the way it impedes motion. It might be a little uncomfortable, but that's the point: it's supposed to make people move like members of the space service.

It's also supposed to put every special feature on the outside, so writers will never forget that it can do a lot of cool things.

Another physical consideration is the magnetic seal technology. This incorporates various pleated regions into the uniform, in a style that's not quite like anything we see today. The pleats are woven with polymagnets, a recent technology that prints many tiny magnets onto a surface to create complex interactions. The upshot is that these clothes will fold themselves onto the wearer's body, keeping the pleats tight and neat. A smarter couturier than myself could indicate ways in which they will even fit different body types.

Note the "loose" view of the mission suit, demonstrating how the pleats use quite a lot of material. This is deliberate. It demonstrates a future society where scarcity is minimal. The loose version is also designed to make it easier to get in and out of the suit without compromising its nature as a space suit.

Magnetic seals and attachments have been indicated with high-visibility strips. Not only do these indicate where to remove the uniform (because everybody has to go to the toilet, whether in the 24th century or on a sound stage), they serve as emergency visibility aids in case the starship is in trouble.

The mission suit is designed as a functional space suit. As well as the breathing/visibility mask, the sleeves include mittens, and the collar includes a hood that can be pulled over the head. A more complete extra-vehicular activity kit is available, with proper gloves and a full helmet; however, the mission suit is built to allow crew to remain healthy and functional in the event of rapid decompression.

Modern space suits must go through a lengthy pressurisation process before they can leave the vehicle, and are often quite bulky. This mission suit is much sleeker. It uses mechanical pressurisation, pulling the suit itself tight around the user. This technology has already been investigated as the BioSuit. We may also imagine that the suit can use low-power force fields to regulate gas levels in the blood stream, thus avoiding some hazards of rapid pressure changes.

The uniform also comes with a jacket and poncho, among other accessories as demanded by plot.

The jacket was originally intended to come in two varieties, short and long, corresponding to dress and field jackets respectively. Once I saw how any jacket had to be built up to cope with the breathing apparatus, particularly in the shoulders, I decided that one design was enough. Its breasted and tailed design is suitable for dress occasions, while its thick padding also makes it suitable for rough situations. The wide breast is designed to open quickly, allowing access to the breathing apparatus. Unlike the mission suit, it does not have airtight magnetic seals or extensive pleats. It simply clips across the chest. You have to put it on like any jacket - it doesn't change shape like the mission suit.

The poncho is waterproof, and features a transparent visor to improve situational awareness while sheltering from the rain. However, its main purpose is to aid camouflage while on planetary assignments. The user is wearing a functional spacesuit, and can easily seal out all precipitation. The visor has a point, so if it is used in the rain, the user can make sure water drips in one particular location. Comparisons to Gatchaman or rebel commandos on the forest moon of Endor are purely coincidental.

No rank or service markings have been indicated. The colour of the suit is deliberately neutral, in case the space fleet in question uses colours to denote some kind of rank or specialisation.

This design was first suggested in the following thread:
forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?7…

Uniform designed in Inkscape, over poses rendered in Design Doll. It's the first time I've used Design Doll as the base of an illustration. It's very useful for getting accurate perspectives on anatomy and proportion. I love what it let me do with the boots. However, I didn't spend much time tweaking the figure setup, and it defaults to a very kawaii physique. I went with a female model because the design called for the breath mask to be stowed on the chest, and that's going to be most difficult for women. Doing the design on a female base would be the best stress test. It turns out that breasts aren't particularly large and don't require much special equipment, as anybody who has seen a woman in plate mail can attest.