This was our first year dressing up for Halloween in the Enterprise Public Affairs Office. My staff and I discussed a few themes, and settled on historical costumes. We were not required to dress as specific historical figures, however, all costumes did have to represent a specific era from Earth or Federation history. In addition, all costumes had to be made from scratch, although, we were allowed to seek help from the onboard tailors. These are the holoimages taken of all six of us, in the costumes we chose.
I, Lieutenant Sam Archer, have a deep fascination with the American Civil War on Earth (1860s). I have studied this event quite extensively, and have great respect for the troops that fought on both sides. I took the opportunity to create the military uniform of a Union soldier -- a sergeant in the United States Army. The gold buttons on the jacket are replicas that I acquired from a costumer on Earth.
Standing next to me, is Petty Officer Kellin Granderson. He chose to recreate the 2260s Starfleet uniform worn by those who served aboard the Constitution-class USS Enterprise, under the command of then-Captain James T. Kirk. Kellin also wears the hip bag common to personnel operating in away teams. The gold shirt represents a command officer.
On the left, above, is Ensign Cassie Queen. She chose to dress as a Medieval woman from Earth's history, complete with shoulder cape, overdress, and leather belt bags. Her boots are real leather, and custom-made by a company in Texas, on Earth.
Next to her is Lieutenant (JG) Tessa Kensington. Tessa chose to create a dress representative of an Ancient Roman noblewoman on Earth. The dress includes a long piece of cloth, attached at the shoulders, and draped down her back. Though, not visible in this image, she is wearing leather sandals appropriate to the time period.
On the left is Crewman Sonya Rose. Her costume represents a popular fashion style worn in 2085, by the first colonists to settle on Proxima, in the Alpha Centauri System.
Petty Officer Zeyda Knight, on the right, is wearing a costume representative of a World War III survivor in Africa (Earth) of the late 2050s. She even went so far as to include a bandage on her arm, representing an injury suffered in a warzone. As most of us know, fighting was fierce in certain parts of Africa during the war, but ultimately led to a united African Confederation that played an important part in the global diplomacy of the post-war years.
-Lieutenant Sam Archer