an analysis of the costumes worn by Nyota Uhura

The blue cadet jumpsuit Nyota wears for Kirk’s (third) Kobayashi Maru is great because it is exactly the same as what Kirk, and McCoy, and every other cadet in the Read More …

We barely see Nyota in the dress uniform so none of the following is specific to her, but I’m generally not a fan of it. Content warning for Nazis. There Read More …

I’ve always liked the red jacket uniforms. They’re not as fun as the brightly colored ones of the series, but they have more of a uniform feel to them, they Read More …

The uniform redesign for The Motion Picture was widely lambasted for making it look like the Enterprise crew wear their pajamas to work. Accurate. Nyota looks better than everyone else Read More …

First of all, she looks amazing. The skimpy-ness is even more profound and absurd than in the Prime universe because in this alternate universe people are constantly pulling knives or Read More …

Lieutenant Uhura’s original series minidress uniform is ICONIC. Is it ridiculous as a uniform? Yes, of course. Should scientific uniforms be gendered in the 24th (or 21st) century? No, of Read More …

I would wear all of the component parts of this look.

Five years ago, September 2013, I brought my then eight year old daughter to see Star Trek Into Darkness. It wasn’t the first time we’d seen it and while we Read More …

Red is Nyota’s signature color. Not only does she wear a red uniform, she consistently wears red off-duty. Wow, this is so very late sixties. I love that Uhura has something Read More …