Jean-Luc definitely knows what he likes and feels best in, and he wears it to make a good impression with his ladies. The left caps, with Beverly Crusher, feature a doppelgänger, but he’s wearing the clothes in Jean-Luc’s closet and that blouse is either nearly the same, or actually the same, shirt he wears while …
This is probably my favorite Picard-focused episode/arc. It’s incredibly rewarding from an emotional standpoint. And we get to see where Jean-Luc comes from, which gives us wonderful insight into his character and clothing choices. Why does Jean-Luc tend towards softly romantic peasant blouses and aristocratic hobbies? The answer is in his provincial childhood (and yes, …
Oh, I do love this ridiculous episode! Jean-Luc’s fashion choices are So On Point! We start with what I like to call “Pretending Not To Care”. The outfit is in line with Jean-Luc’s aesthetic. And is also a great example of color variance in lighting – I kinda love it here with the contrast between …
Here we have clothing Jean-Luc wears while engaging in various hobbies. As such they have certain parameters related to what participants wear, particularly for the athletic activities. Here’s what fencers for the Rio Olympics: It’s basically the same – if anything now is more futuristic than TNG’s version. And the unitard Jean-Luc wears to play …
Welcome to the beginning of ‘casual attire’, the category Jean-Luc has the most autonomy over. I start with his various pajamas and robes. Jean-Luc loves a wrap top and the resulting v-neck. It’s his number one recurring choice. In very general terms a v-neck is considered more casual than a crew neck – and that makes …
In this case, Jean-Luc chooses both the fantasy-wear and the fantasy for which he wears it. If I had access to a holodeck I would choose Star Wars, Harry Potter, Leverage (omg! I want to play holo-Leverage!), and of course, Star Trek. These are the series I create fanworks for, and indeed, cosplay and roleplay. …
I can imagine Jean-Luc choosing to play out both these fantasies. Both are adventure stories, both elevate the scrappy commoner at the expense of the complacent aristocracy, both are historic fiction. However, our Captain is forced into these roles against his will. In the first case, the Musketeer is a holodeck representation that flatters neither …
In the series finale, Q sends Picard on a time warp into his past and his future. Because our Picard does not belong in either time, and knows it, and tries to fix it, he alters the timeline into timelines and thus Old Picard, again, isn’t really Picard. But he’s closer to “real” than Kamin or …
Another instance of Jean-Luc not choosing his own clothes or narrative. In this case, he doesn’t even remember he’s the human captain of a starship exploring space and in fact these clothes don’t physically exist outside the memories of a long dead civilization implanted in his subconscious. “The Inner Light” is a very Star Trek-y episode …
Subtitle: Boba Fett deserves better!