Robert Blackman Robert " Bob " Blackman is a Costume Designer who worked on the last five seasons of and the entire run of , and . He also worked on and designed the Starfleet uniform s introduced in and subsequently used on " Deep Space Nine " , " Voyager " , , and . Brought in on recommendation of colleague and friend Durinda Rice Wood , who opted to leave the franchise , his costume work for " Star Trek " has earned him two Emmy Award s , supplemented with an additional eight nominations . Blackman was honored by SkyBox International with an individual card entry , no . 17 , in their 1993 specialty " " trading card set . In 2007 he was interviewed for the documentary " " , which is about the " " auction , held in 2006 and for which he also filmed a short interview which is available as a supplement to the collectors edition of the auctions catalogue . In the " Trek " series Blackman was referenced on okudagram s and dedication plaque s as Bob Blackman ( Starfleet ) , Bob Blackman ( 23rd century Starfleet ) , and R . Blackman in addition to several interviews and articles in " Star Trek " magazines ( listed below ) . Career outside " Star Trek " . In addition to his work on " Star Trek " , Blackman , who holds a Bachelor ' s degree in Fine Arts from the University of Texas as well as a Fine Arts Master ' s degree from the Yale School of Drama ( as did his friend Durinda Wood ) , won another Emmy Award in 2009 for Outstanding Costumes for a Series for the " Pushing Daisies " episode " Bzzzzzzzzz ! " , shared with Carol Kunz . Back in 1988 he was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Costumes for his work as costume designer on the science fiction thriller " The Running Man " . In 2006 he was awarded with the Career Achievement Award and the Spotlight Award from the Costume Designers Guild which also awarded him for his work in " Pushing Daisies " in 2008 and nominated him again in 2009 for Outstanding Costume Design for Television Series – Period / Fantasy . Prior to his work in the costume department Blackman portrayed William Ferris in the " Spyforce " episode " The Major " back in 1972 . Nick Tate also had a role in this episode . It is not known when he quit acting to change careers to wardrobe design or who his mentor was in wardrobe design . After he changed careers from acting to wardrobe design , Blackman worked on the drama " ' night , Mother " ( 1986 ) , the " Hallmark Hall of Fame " episode " Stones for Ibarra " ( 1988 ) , the horror television series " Nightmare Classics " ( 1989 ) , the comedy " Worth Winning " ( 1989 , where he worked with Camille Argus , Phyllis Corcoran - Woods , and David Page ) , the reality show " American Gladiators " ( 1991 - 1993 ) , and the " Privileged " pilot episode ( 2008 ) . Between 2007 and 2009 he worked as costume designer on Bryan Fuller ' s fantasy series " Pushing Daisies " with Carol Kunz and Deborah Ambrosino . After " Pushing Daisies " wrapped in 2009 , Blackman continued to work as costume designer on television productions such as the series , " The Cape " , " Rizzoli & Isles " and " GCB " , with the TV movie " Mockingbird Lane " ( 2012 ) his most recent recorded credit . " Star Trek " awards . Robert Blackman has received the following award wins and nominations for his work on " Star Trek " :