That said, the ENT undershirts did possess several unique characteristics which differentiated them from other undershirts of the various eras of Star Trek.
Most notably, of course, was that the shirts buttoned up the front (as opposed to with invisible zippers underneath zipper trim, as with the DS9/NEM division shirts, or in the back, as with the TWOK and VOY-style undershirts).
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| ENT, 1x19 "Acquisition" |
Closing in an easily observable, recognizable manner like this was a great design decision, in our opinion, since throughout the Star Trek franchise garment closures were nearly always entirely hidden or obscured (presumably to make them look more "future-y").
Enterprise, however, was set between our current (real) world and the TOS-era of Star Trek, which was reflected in many aspects of the show, including the set design, character backgrounds, etc. - and, of course, the costumes.
This afforded the costume department the opportunity to finally be able to incorporate things like zippers, pockets, and buttons into the uniforms and costumes for the new prequel show!
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| "Button-up shirts are cool." |
Naturally, closing via buttons, the shirts overlapped in the front (as opposed to the two halves meeting flush in the center, as with the DS9/NEM division shirts, or being a single "flat" piece, as with the VOY undershirts) - think typical dress shirts, flannels, etc.
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