Star Trek: 10 Secrets Of The Enterprise Uniforms

We've talked a lot about the sexy and, let's face it, sexist approach to costuming the crew of the NX-01, but, again, the producers and costumers were never shy about their motivations. According to Robert Blackman, Enterprise's duty uniforms were deliberately designed to show off the actors' physiques and required the cast to dedicate themselves to keeping in shape.

Recalling an early discussion with the male cast members, Blackman said:

I have to laugh at myself for my hubris. Those four actors [Scott Bakula, Connor Trinneer, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery] came in for their first fitting and I said "Okay gentlemen, here's the deal. We want to put these very sexy cotton jumpsuits on you. They're not going to have any stretch fabric in them. They won't be skintight, but they'll be very trim, and this concept will only work if you guys commit to staying in the physical shape, or getting into better physical shape than you are right now. And I'm counting on you to do that.

Of course Linda Park aka Hoshi Sato was also required to suit up in Enterprise's very tight attire (and we've already talked about Jolene Blalock's catsuit, twice), but, according to Blackman the cast succeeded in staying in Starfleet uniform shape for duration of Enterprise: "They did it! For four years!"

All the way back in 2001, not long after his first costume fitting for Enterprise, Scott Bakula had this reaction to his Starfleet uniform:

I look like a guy in a uniform. I look pretty darn good.

True, Captain Archer, true.