For the sake of brevity, I’ll rehashing all the aspects that appear to be the same as
the women’s skant I examined, and instead simply mention all the details I noticed that are
different.
We’ll start with the outer dimensions, then move on to the interior construction, generally making our way from top to bottom.
I was surprised to see that this men’s skant was only a mere inch longer than the women’s version!
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| "Stasiuwong" photo of original, screen-used men's TNG skant |
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I find this curious, since in the show, the women’s version appeared to be quite short – approximately knuckle-length – whereas the men’s version extended down to the mid-thigh or so.
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| TNG, 1x1 "Encounter at Farpoint" |
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| TNG, 1x9 "The Battle" |
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TNG, 1x1
"Encounter at Farpoint" |
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TNG, 1x6
"Where No One Has Gone Before" |
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One might assume that only shorter men were cast with this particular uniform in mind, but while there were a couple shorter men see in the skants throughout season 1, there were also a couple taller fellows!
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| TNG, 1x1 "Encounter at Farpoint" |
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Also, whereas the women’s version had 2” sleeves (measured from the lower, outer corner of the yoke to the sleeve hem, and from the lower armscye/”underarm” seam to the sleeve hem), the men’s sleeves were a bit longer – approximately 4”.
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| "Stasiuwong" photo of original, screen-used men's TNG skant |
Note that the production tag on the yoke is labeled with “39,” which is presumably to indicate the wearer’s size.
However, also note the tag underneath the arm labeled “40.”
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| "Stasiuwong" photo of original, screen-used men's TNG skant |
After having made several of these, I’ve determined that the ideal wearing ease for a TNG skant seems to be about 1”, so my best guess is that the upper tag indicates a “size 39” and the “40” indicates the garment’s finished chest measurement (which would include 1” of wearing ease).
Another minor difference is that both the front and back vents on the men’s skant were a bit shorter than those on its female counterpart.
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Front vent
("Stasiuwong" photo of original,
screen-used men's TNG skant) |
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Back vent
("Stasiuwong" photo of original,
screen-used men's TNG skant) |
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In addition to the dimensional differences, there were also some minor differences in the skant’s interior construction.
Unlike on the women’s skant I examined, the lower side of the upper/horizontal zipper did not appear to be stitched down onto the lower seam allowance, where it extended past the center front. Both sides were simply left hanging free.
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| "Stasiuwong" photo of original, screen-used men's TNG skant |
Also, on the women’s version, the horizontal zipper only extended past the armscye seam by about 3 ¼”, but on this particular men’s skant, it appeared to be longer – much longer!
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| "Stasiuwong" photo of original, screen-used men's TNG skant |
Interestingly, on this skant, both the front and back “waist anchors” appeared to be hand-tacked to the side front and side back seam allowances, in addition to their outer edges being secured to the side seam allowances.
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| "Stasiuwong" photo of original, screen-used men's TNG skant |
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| "Stasiuwong" photo of original, screen-used men's TNG skant |
The leg straps appear to have been a bit taller on the men’s version – 4 ½”, as opposed to 4" on the women’s version.
Observe also that, rather than securing via two black snaps, the leg straps on this particular skant did so via black hook-and-loop tape (“Velcro”), which was simply topstitched into place!
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| "Stasiuwong" photo of original, screen-used TNG skant |
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| "Stasiuwong" photo of original, screen-used TNG skant |
And finally, whereas the shoulder pads were actually hand-sewn to the shoulder seam allowances on the women’s TNG skant I examined, on this skant, the shoulder pads appear to have been removable and attached via snaps – more like we saw on most of the modern-era Star Trek costumes.
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| "Stasiuwong" photo of original, screen-used TNG skant |
There are a few more subtle differences between the two skants (men’s and women’s), but I won’t get into them. Those are all the “major” ones.
Special thanks goes to “Stasiuwong” for all the helpful photos of his skant, and allowing me to share them here on the blog!
Here’s the full gallery, for your viewing pleasure:
I’m putting the finishing touches on a free sewing tutorial for the TNG skants and hope to have it up next week!
My (Bad Wolf Costumes) men’s TNG skant pattern should be ready soon, too.
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