Union suits, long underwear,
jammies-- call them what you will; the uniform of Future Past is the
jumpsuit and its near kith and kin. For men, at least. For women, really,
really short skirts are always an option.
Why this love of jumpsuits is so
strong remains a mystery. Certainly they have an air of
simplicity and efficiency that implies a go-ahead world of tomorrow,
but they also tend to lack pockets, are extremely unflattering on
spacemen beyond a certain age and girth, tend to ride up in
unfortunate places and, in some cases, makes going to the toilet a
matter of disrobing completely.
From
the grey fatigues of Forbidden Planet...
To the
disco horrors of Space: 1999...