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indignantlemur · 1 day

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My dear Indi, I need your expertise !

Do you have any ideas or headcanons for Andorian outfits, from lighter to warmer? What would they look like in general, what texture is most appreciated or considered fashionable ?

Thanks ! 💙

Hello Zier! Let's see what I can do for you! Fair warning, this one is going to be image-heavy.

For the most part, Andorian fashion in my headcanons isn't unified. Different folks prefer to wear different things, same as Humans, but there are broader elements that are quite common.

Firstly, we know from ENT and subsequent appearances in the modern Treks that Andorians tend to wear a lot of leather, often embossed or tooled to have a particular sort of feel. The samples below from Discovery give me powerful 2009-2013 Gareth Pugh vibes.

Beyond that, the only other time we see Andorians is when they're in Imperial Guard or Starfleet uniforms, which mostly just gives an overall impression of leather, suede, and future-kevlar.

The Andorian ambassador in "Terra Prime" had a very different feel from these, of course, and that shiny outer robe ultimately inspired Thoris' official get-up.

By contrast, some super early screen tests and comic book depictions for everyday Andorians look rather different, however. We've got draping fabrics, robes, tunics, some thigh high boots, and what looks like bits of armoured studding and chainmail. That's quite the departure from the other depictions!

And then, of course, we have Shran's post-Imperial Guard coat. This one gets its own mention, because that coat is fabulous.

Honestly, this isn't a lot to work with. It's better than nothing, of course, but the different depictions feel very disjointed and all over the place. There's no sense of unity in the designs across the board.

So, from there I looked to real-world fashion to help me build a better idea of what I wanted my Andorians to actually look like outside of a uniform. As much as their depictions would lead us to believe that Andorians have an oddly prevalent leather kink, that's really not practical. Leather is a useful material, and certainly a heavily carnivorous population would end up with quite a lot of it, but surely that can't be everything they wear. So, I started looking around for things that felt like they fit the vague aesthetic we were given to work with.

Below are some samples from the ungodly huge pinterest board I keep for ideas and references for Andorian fashion. I think these mostly hit all the key notes for my headcanons.

A lot of these images are very bland in terms of colour, particularly by Andorian standards, but I think you should be able to see what I've drawn inspiration from.

What I ended up with was a combination of future-fashion elements, and influences from places like Japan and India - with a heavy slant towards using leather, silk, velvet and occasionally soft, drapey fabrics. Heavy ornamentation, such as embroidery, is very common but lacework on clothing is actually quite unusual. Andorians tend to find it catches on their chitin and tears too often to be worth the fuss.

In particular, I really like the idea of layers, off-set or asymmetrical necklines, and elements of structural/architectural fashion for Andorians. Tooled leather is very popular, as well.

Another detail about Andorian fashion that I've mentioned a few times in other posts is that they like to show off their chitin patterns. Often this is done using leather as the medium, but embroidery is also a perfectly acceptable option. Often times, these articles of clothing (usually outerwear but not always) will have a Clan sigil somewhere on it as well, but it's not at all a requirement. These practices accomplish a couple of different things:

Firstly, it offers prospective playmates a tantalising 'preview' of what's underneath. Andorians are not shy about these things, nor do they understand why aliens think they should be. Some Andorians find particular types of chitin patterns very attractive, while some are averse to partners with what they perceive to be too much or too little chitin - or worse, chitin patterns that are far too similar to their own, which would suggest a shared lineage somewhere.

Secondly, it shows off Clan affiliations, especially for Clan members who were not born with their Clan's 'typical' chitin pattern. (Married individuals will often wear things that show their affiliation to both their birth Clan and their marriage Clan, as well, though these are usually ornamental items such as jewellery or hair pieces.)

Thirdly, wearing one's Clan affiliations stamped on their sleeves can sometimes serve as a conflict deterrent. Some Clans are just not worth picking a fight with, and knowing who's who ahead of time instead of after someone says something spectacularly stupid tends to save lives. Since the Unification, the need for these sorts of deterrents has dropped substantially, but it's never entirely gone from Andorian society.

This is not to say that I imagine that all Andorians wear the same things. Being able to express individual preferences is very important, especially in a society where most other individualistic pursuits are seen as counter-productive to the harmony and unity of a community.

Shral, for example, deviates from the norm by preferring dark colours and minimal ornamentation. To other Andorians, his sartorial choices are almost conspicuously bland. On the other end of the spectrum, Thelen adores vivid colours - neon oranges, shocking yellows, acid greens - and fully embraces the bombastic colour palettes his people are known for. Thoris is doomed to be trapped in billowing robes he'd much rather burn in a steel drum behind the embassy under cover of darkness, but he prefers layered tunics, boots, and breeches that don't inhibit his movement. Vrath is in the middle of the road, favouring bold colours and practical clothing but never quite able to resist bits of ornamentation that give her wealthy Tha'an Clan allegiance away. Miraal, on the other hand, adore soft, draping fabrics and wears very little leather, or any other similarly heavy materials, and she prefers to wear minimal ornamentation so as not to distract from her wares.

In terms of seasonal clothing, Andorians can tolerate very broad rangers of temperatures, and they have thermal regulators built into much of their clothing. They can get away with quite a lot, in terms of weather, but a heavily cultivated sense of caution generally prevents them from wandering out into surface conditions wearing anything less than full winter gear - though, naturally, their idea of full winter gear is rather lighter than what a Human would go in for. In extreme heat, Andorians have no problem wearing as little as possible - often to the consternation of other species who do not share their total lack of nudity taboos.

Regarding colours, I headcanon that much like how Vulcans view green as a traditional mating colour owing to the hue of their blood, and Humans view red much the same way, so too do Andorians with the colour blue. Just wearing blue alone isn't an invitation for anything, but it is very noticeable and considered a very attractive colour. Wearing a particularly fetching shade of blue while lurking in a bar and being very noticeably single, however...

Andorian silk is a luxury item, and one in high demand. Made from cocoons harvested from a domesticated relative of the infamous Andorian ice borers, it's ten times stronger than Terran silk, rendering it resistant to slashing and piercing damage. It can be woven into heavy brocades or crafted into a diaphanous, organza-like material, or blended with other fibres. It almost always has a slight iridescent or even metallic shine to it, a highly coveted property, and it is ludicrously expensive.

Hope this helps! <3

#star trek #andorian #andorians #emigre by indignantlemur #headcanon #Andorian fashion and fabrics #Andorian fashion #Andorian silk

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red-cicada · 6 days

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Reanimator star trek au. i had some more reanimator stuff planned to post this week but i couldn't get any of my work done lmao.

I would like to learn to make comics, so as practice I'm going to start by making silly stuff

i havent watched enterprise but i know that blue dude is jeffrey combs

#star trek #deep space nine #jeffrey combs #star trek fanart #weyoun #vorta #andorian #commander shran #star trek enterprise #reanimator fanart #reanimator 1985 #bride of reanimator #reanimator #herbert west #dan cain #danbert #danbert fanart

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gallwithapall · 2 months

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Just to remind you all of just how gorgeous Jeffrey Combs is as Shran...just...just look

This man is so photogenic I'm sobbing

respectfully...i want him

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milton-dammers · 5 months

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Thy'lek Shran

Jeff in the process of making up characterizations for the role of Shran.

(Star Trek Enterprise)

#jeffrey combs #star trek #ent #star trek enterprise #enterprise #shran #andorian #thy'lek Shran

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tribblesoup · 1 month

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Suzie Plakson

For some reason I enjoy seeing "Star Trek" actors done up for different roles. Suzie Plakson kills it in all of hers.

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that1overthere · 30 days

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Sorry y'all, I gave her a mysterious andorian husband *womp womp*

#star trek #art #cardassians #digital art #my art #illustration #star trek oc #oc art #oc artist #andorian #cardassian #AAH OOO EEEE I FUCKING LOVE HER #guys i wish she was real #new hubby alert

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idol--hands · 8 months

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#ensign t’lir #doctor beverly crusher #lt commander data #star trek comics #st tng #deep space nine #ensign sato #outer space #captain sisko #andorian #vulcan #data soong #commander data #star trek the next generation #data star trek #star trek tng #dr. crusher #beverly crusher #gates mcfadden

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calocera · 9 months

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first thing from Artfight this year, a giant piece of as many andorians and aenars as I could find! Thank you to everyone who’s characters I drew <3

Credits:

@furbysareillogical, @garaktism, weskerjr on artfight, @quaiids, lilleb14 on artfight, @haruspeks, @maggotpieinyoureye, @thewhalecatwarrior, loresourpatch on artfight, @splashtail, @feralmindflayer, @palaemonfire, @berrymimes, @roach-m-loach, eugladossae on artfight, @zenith-art, evmil on artfight, @skee-doodles, kaollumn on artfight, themarvels on artfight, @grayction, @eyes-of-the-rave, weach on artfight, @kokirifox, @dimension-246, @alorz, @tostoa, @lyroart, @johanz, @ghostfreak-artz, @ohapossum, @starbryte, @cacy11, @oopsadavey, @saninmint, @lodger-art, urbanhermit on artfight, @sallytwo, @fungi-maestro, @bears-home, mimisplanets on artfight, @nosferatchew

#star trek #artfight #artfight 2023 #andorian #aenar #my art

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lillitmali · 9 months

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Archer and Shran 🥹💕

#enterprise #star trek #shrancher #shran #jonathan archer #art #ENT #thy'lek shran #andorian #uss enterprise #star trek enterprise

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foodcu-be · 22 days

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Them

#star trek online #star trek oc #star trek #star trek fanart #sto #artists on tumblr #betazoid #andorian #aenar #borg #vulcan

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queerspaceranger · 4 months

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Finished my baby. look at her. shes so me. omg

need to flesh her out a bit more but i love her

lore + more sketches in the next image

#star trek #star trek fanart #star trek oc #vulcans #andorian #romulans #ranger art

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indignantlemur · 2 months

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I needed to take a break from writing Emigre and planning mirror 'verse shenanigans, so here's Shran! Did some experimenting with this one - new way of doing eyelashes that doesn't make me want to throw my tablet in the bin, and a slightly different way of rendering hair, mostly. Thoughts, folks?

@the-lady-general @starrynightgardens @emilie786 @horta-in-charge @emochook @velvet-luvie @creature-of-the-stars @unknownfacelessfanfictions @auroramagpie (Not sure if you folks wanted to be tagged for non-Emigre work or not - let me know if you don't!)

#thy’lek shran #shran #star trek #star trek enterprise #andorian #andorians #digital art #jeffrey combs

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uss-feynman · 1 month

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guh …. squishes him like a bug…..

#star trek #star trek oc #uss feynman #star trek fanart #art #digital art #original character #star trek original character #my art #o’lynn maalh #illustration #vulcan #andorian

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tribblesoup · 1 month

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Jeffrey Combs

He played a ludicrous percentage of the recurring and guest characters on "Deep Space Nine," and hit "Voyager" and "Enterprise" as well. He's back in "Lower Decks," voicing an evil computer.

He also stared in "Dr. Mordrid," a hilariously bad "Dr. Strange" ripoff lampooned in the "Mystery Science Theater 3000" reboot.

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bogwarg · 28 days

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Cute andorian gal I drew to cover up some doodles I didn’t like… Plus some head turns.

#star trek tos #andorian #doodle

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cardassian-bird-of-prey · 6 months

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Today : commander Shran

#star trek #star trek enterprise #commander shran #thy'lek shran #shran #andorian #inktober #trektober

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