The other difference between the men's and women's ENT undershirts was the specific positioning of the buttons themselves.
On both genders' undershirts, the top button was horizontally centered at the top of the button panel, and vertically centered between the top and bottom of the collar.
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| Mike Paugh photo of Reed screen-used ENT undershirt |
Sometimes the positioning "slid" around a bit (not quite centered at the top), but centered appeared to be the ideal standard.
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The second button appears to have been positioned approximately ¾" beneath the collar/body seam line.
(See the above examples.)
Beneath that, however, the buttons were positioned differently on the men's and women's ENT undershirts.
Determining the exact distance between buttons via photos without the aid of a ruler is something of an inexact process, but using the ½" buttons as a reference, it appears to us that the buttons on the Reed and Travis ENT undershirts photographed by Mike Paugh and Gerald Gurian, respectively, appear to have been positioned about 2 ½" apart (measured from the center of the buttons).
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| Mike Paugh photo of Reed screen-used ENT undershirt |
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| STPCAA photo of Travis Mayweather screen-used ENT undershirt |
That said, the buttons appear to have positioned a bit unevenly, either by design or by error. (Note the bottom two buttons visible on the Travis undershirt, in particular, which appeared to be a mere 2" apart, compared to the rest.)
On the other hand, some of the buttons appeared to be up to 2 ¾" apart.
The buttons on the screen-used ENT undershirt photographed and shared by "Lynsioux" appear to have been positioned wider apart - more like 3".
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| "Lynsioux" photo of screen-used ENT undershirt (and jumpsuit) |
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| "Lynsioux" photo of screen-used ENT undershirt (and jumpsuit) |
Screencaps can be even trickier to work with, but for whatever it's worth, the buttons on Archer's ENT undershirt appear to have been more or less consistently positioned about 2 ½" apart, like Reed's and Travis':
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| ENT, 1x19 "Acquisition" |
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| ENT, 4x3 "Home" |
So ... as best we could tell, the buttons on Archer's ENT undershirt appear to have been consistently positioned about 2 ½" apart.
The buttons on the screen-used Reed ENT undershirt appear to have been more or less consistently positioned about 2 ½" apart (from button center to button center), with some up to 2 ¾" apart.
The buttons on the screen-used Travis ENT undershirt also appear to have positioned about 2 ½" apart, albeit less consistently and with one pair a mere 2" or so apart.
The buttons on the screen-used ENT undershirt "Lynsioux" photographed and shared appear to have been positioned about 3" apart, with a bit of variation as well.
Was there, in fact, a "construction standard" for the positioning of the buttons?
Concerning the construction of a replica undershirt, what should the ideal, screen-accurate standard for button positioning be?!?
However, it is our opinion that, given the evidence, 2 ½" from button center to button center (or 2" from the bottom of one button to the top of the next one) is a reasonably ideal standard for replica construction.
NOTE: We have positioned the buttons on our men's ENT undershirt pattern 2 ½" apart. However, should you wish to reposition them (which is reasonable, given the evidence!), simply space them how you wish and remember to adjust the placement of your buttonholes accordingly.
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