▁a ▁subt le ▁way ▁[ they ] ▁indicate ▁another ▁time ." ▁Meyer ▁did ▁not ▁like ▁the ▁Star f le et ▁uniform s ▁from ▁either ▁the ▁television ▁series ▁or ▁The ▁Mot ion ▁Picture ▁and ▁wanted ▁them ▁changed , ▁but ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁disc arded ▁entirely ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁budget . ▁D ye ▁tests ▁of ▁the ▁fabric ▁showed ▁that ▁the ▁old ▁uniform s ▁took ▁three ▁colors ▁well : ▁blue - gray , ▁gold , ▁and ▁dark ▁red . ▁F let cher ▁decided ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁dark ▁red ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁strong ▁contrast ▁it ▁provided ▁with ▁the ▁background . ▁The ▁resulting ▁naval - in sp ired ▁designs ▁would ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁films ▁until ▁First ▁Contact ▁( 1 9 9 6 ). ▁The ▁first ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁uniform s ▁had ▁st iff ▁black ▁coll ars , ▁but ▁S all in ▁suggested ▁changing ▁it ▁to ▁a ▁t urt l ene ck , ▁using ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁vertical ▁qu il ting ▁called ▁trap unto . ▁The ▁method ▁creates ▁a ▁bas - rel ief ▁effect ▁to ▁the ▁material ▁by ▁stuff ing ▁the ▁out lined ▁areas ▁with ▁soft ▁thread ▁shot ▁via ▁air ▁pressure ▁through ▁a ▁h ollow ▁need le . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁The ▁W r ath ▁of ▁Kh ans ▁production , ▁the ▁machines ▁and ▁need les ▁needed ▁to ▁produce ▁trap unto ▁were ▁rare , ▁and ▁F let cher ▁was ▁only ▁able ▁to ▁find ▁one ▁need le ▁for ▁the ▁w ard ro be ▁department . ▁The ▁crew ▁was ▁so ▁wor ried ▁about ▁losing ▁or ▁breaking ▁the ▁need