First off let me state that I am a big Trekkie so these all got a big thumbs up from me right away and hoodies are staple in my wardrobe. That being said let’s get down to business. The initial offering of the Spock Costume Hoodie by Her Universe was just meh and did not appeal to me at all. So I never felt the need to spend $60. The along came ThinkGeek’s Star Trek TNG Costume hoodies and it simply came down to which one do I get first. I started with the red command uniform first. Loved it so I got the blue science hoodie next followed by the yellow engineering uniforms. (I can now be my own landing party.)
The quality and fit on these three were awesome (and my previous zombie attack hoodie was great) so I honestly felt that I had nothing to fear when deciding to get a few of their latest Star Trek costume hoodie offerings (even though I have the Soft Kitty hoodie and have never quite liked the fit/feel of it….just sayin’).
So when I got an email with one of their glorious coupons in it, I went for it. Ordering up the newest Starfleet Tactical hoodie, a Worf costume hoodie, the Wesley Crusher sweater hoodie and finally a TOS Red shirt hoodie.
The Worf hoodie is the same great quality and fit as the other Next Gen hoodies and I am glad I got it.
The Wesley hoodie is fine. I have an issue with the sleeve cuffs being too large and feeling like they are stretched out before it was ever even worn. The “lining” is a folded in extension of the hem around the zipper that is about 2″ wide. This makes the hoodie a little awkward if you are leaving it unzipped.
The TNG Tactical is nice. Fun look and the cuffs are designed differently not like a regular sweatshirt sleeve and while loose they are not as bad as the Wesley cuffs.
That leaves us with the TOS hoodie. This one I am less than thrilled with. The fleece feels thinner and inferior to other six hoodies. The overall fit is not as nice either. I actually feel uncomfortable in it. The cuffs on this one are not as wide and don’t appear to have any elastic in them at all (not the kind of cuff shown in the product images on their website). The only reason I even got this hoodie is I was considering buying the 1701 Messenger Bag (made by The Coop not ThinkGeek), but I did not get the bag at this time. Really who would carry a TOS bag while wearing a TNG hoodie. Since I did not get the bag and I really don’t like this hoodie so it will most likely be going back to the store.
Here are some of the cuff shots I was taking this morning that kind of inspired this review.
My final thoughts on the Star Trek costume hoodies is this get any of the TNG uniform hoodies you can’t go wrong. The new tactical hoodie is a good bet too. The Wesley version not so much and the TOS, sadly, not good. Just my thoughts on these your thoughts might differ. Live Long and Prosper.