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5) The Next Generation

Screenshot: Paramount
Screenshot: Paramount

Whether it’s the original Spandex jumpsuit or the eventual post-season three jacketed look, TNG’s uniforms are iconic for a reason. We get the re-working of the division colors from TOS to put command in red and operations/engineering in gold, and the introduction of the uniform black to bring cohesion across the entire crew—but keeping enough division color to feel evocative of TOS—makes this feel like a super-smart update on Star Trek uniform design a century in the making.