Inherited characteristics from the VOY jumpsuit

that the DS9/NEM jumpsuit was not simply the VOY jumpsuit with a different yoke? 

That is a common misconception, but simply not the case, as we'll demonstrate in this uniform analysis. 

However, the DS9/NEM jumpsuit did inherit much of its overall look and many of its attributes from its predecessor, the VOY jumpsuit, so we'll begin with the construction elements the two uniforms have in common. 

We'll thoroughly cover everything you need to know to make your own DS9/NEM jumpsuit, but we do recommend that you read through (or at least skim through) our VOY jumpsuit analysis to familiarize yourself with it, as the two garments were quite similar and the latter was used much more extensively over the years.

Although the DS9/NEM jumpsuit yoke was considerably different than the VOY jumpsuit yoke, the two yokes did share a couple traits. 

First, the DS9/NEM jumpsuit and VOY jumpsuit ideally had nested necklines with their respective undergarments (the VOY undershirts and the DS9/NEM division shirts): 

Secondly, on both uniforms, the yoke extended onto the sleeves via "shoulder points," which angled downward from the armscye slightly:

DS9, 6x22 "Valiant"

Nemesis

And, as with the VOY jumpsuit shoulder points, the actual slope of the shoulder points seemed to vary a bit from character to character (compare Worf's and Riker's to Geordi's, for instance):

In addition to the aforementioned yoke that extended onto the sleeves via "shoulder points," both jumpsuit bodies were comprised of eight panels (four front, four back). 

The zipper/front opening marked the center front of the jumpsuit, and there were two side front body seams:

VOY, 3x17 "Unity"

DS9, 5x11 "The Darkness and the Light"

VOY, 6x4 "Tinker, Doctor, Tenor, Spy"

Nemesis

As with the VOY jumpsuit, the back four body panels were structured differently; in addition to the center back seam, there was an action pleat on each side (which we'll examine in more detail later):

DS9, 4x24 "The Quickening"

Insurrection

VOY, 5x4 "In the Flesh"

Nemesis

Both jumpsuits closed in the center front via an invisible zipper, with the top left free and a hook-and-eye closure to hide the zipper's pull tab, therefore creating an entirely concealed front closure.

DS9, 7x13 "Field of Fire"

Although rare, sometimes, if you know to look for it, you can see a slight "peek-a-boo" on the front where the free top of the zipper had poked out above the hook-and-eye.

Every now and then, you could also see the hook-and-eye closure - usually because a character had their arms pulled behind them or because it had become undone.

DS9, 7x16 "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges"

DS9, 7x10 "It's Only a Paper Moon"

Such things were rare, though, and although there was sometimes a "dip" at the front where the closure tension is transitioned from the zipper to the hook-and-eye (see right), by Nemesis, the costuming crew had really nailed it, and the closures were seamless (so to speak)! 

Another construction feature the DS9/NEM jumpsuit shared with the VOY jumpsuit was that it had 2" elastic waistbands on its side body panels.

Generations

Insurrection

These elastic waistbands were on the side body panels only; they did not extend onto the front or back panels.

DS9, 7x13 "Field of Fire"

Nemesis

Lastly, both the DS9/NEM jumpsuit and the VOY jumpsuit often had elastic "stirrups" at the bottom of the pant legs, which wrapped around the boot at the heel and kept the pant legs looking nice and sharp (preventing the pant legs from pulling upward or twisting much).

DS9, 5x4 "Nor the Battle to the Strong"

DS9, 6x22 "Valiant"

Insurrection

Nemesis

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