Today I am wearing a pull-over shirt that has a definite tunic quality to it. I don't believe it's long enough to be a true tunic but there's something about its cut and stitching says it's a close relative.
And it's making me feel all Star Trekky...
Yes, me and my shirt would fit right in with most of the colonists depicted on the old Star Trek series. Lots of tunics and other loose-fitting clothing, most of it pull-over or the occasional robe tied with a sash. Somewhere along the way, someone decided that in the future no one would use buttons. This extended to the crew of the Enterprise as well - a curious absence of buttons. Everything was pull-over until some of the later movies when I suspect the increased girth of certain stars made that option awkward. At that point, they employed a weird wrap-around Velcro looking design. Again, no buttons. Buttons have been around since the Bronze Age (I looked it up). Why would we assume that they wouldn't survive to the time of Star Trek?
The only time I remember seeing Kirk or Spock in a buttoned shirt was in one of those episodes where they went back in time to Earth. It's a little weird that they never seemed to have any trouble buttoning them. I mean, if you'd never worn anything but pull-over shirts and had never even seen a button before, don't you think you'd fumble around for awhile trying to figure out how it worked?
3 comments:
My work place has been without the internet for the past three days, so I was unable to read your blog. Thankfully it's back up and running today. I was happy to see you had posted something new since the foot thumbs entry. ;)
In the future the clothes are made out of a material that is incredibly stretchy so there is no need for buttons. It is also possible that sculls are smaller due to computers and less of a need to keep facts in the brain. A smaller head could easily slip in through the head hole eliminating a need for buttons. I thought everyone knew this.
Melody
Interesting observation. Personally, I think buttons will survive into the future. By the way, Melody, it's spelled "skulls".
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