Starfleet uniform (mirror)

Service members of wore a common uniform that facilitated the individual's needs as soldiers of the Terran Empire. The uniforms were used to display an officer or crewman's current status, rank, divisions, and decorations awarded over the course of their service. Throughout the history of the Starfleet uniform, there were distinctive difference between commissioned and enlisted personnel as well as male and female service members.
==Overview==
Officers and crewmembers wore Starfleet uniforms and rank insignia similar to the counterpart universe Starfleet. The uniforms and ranks, while similar, displayed some striking differences, such as standard sidearms (phase-pistols in the 2150s and phasers from the 2160s onward) and daggers, military decorations, and shoulder braces or sashes. Some officers wore a Sam Browne belt.
==22nd century==
During the 22nd century, Starfleet uniforms were similar to their counterpart universe's Earth Starfleet. In 2155, the standard officer uniform was a navy blue jumpsuit with division color (red, aqua, or gold) stripes at the shoulders. The insignia of the Terran Empire was worn on a patch on the right shoulder, and an assignment patch based on the posting of the officer was worn on the left shoulder. Decorations and medals were worn on the left breast and shoulder brace. Female uniforms were simpler, with a pants and top combination with the same arrangement of markings, but a bare midriff. Rank insignia was displayed on epaulets. ()
File:Gardner.jpg|Flag officer uniform
File:Soval (mirror).jpg|Enlisted sciences division uniform
File:Archer interrogates T'Pol.jpg|Female command division uniform
File:Jonathan Archer (mirror).jpg| Officer command division uniform
File:Charles Tucker III (mirror).jpg|Officer operations division uniform with radiation meter
==23rd century==
By 2256, the uniforms were similar to those in the prime universe, but were altered to allow for some of the exceptions mentioned below. () In 2256, the uniform were black with a division color (copper, silver, or gold). The insignia of the Terran Empire was worn on the right shoulder. Decorations and medals were worn on the left shoulder. Captains wore a gold chest piece, gold shoulder pads and a gold thick belt. The tactical gear was more heavily protected than the prime universe.
File:Ash Tyler wearing a mirror operations uniform.jpg|Operations division officer uniform
File:Paul Stamets mirror.jpg|Sciences division officer uniform
File:Keyla Detmer, mirror.jpg|First officer uniform
File:Michael impersonate her mirror counterpart.jpg|Captain uniform
File:Tilly as mirror captain.jpg|Captain uniform variant
File:Eling.jpg|Lord garb
File:Empress Georgiou.jpg|Emperor garb
File:Michael wearing a mirror tactical vest.jpg|Tactical gear
By 2267, the uniforms were similar to those discovered aboard the in 2155, but were altered to allow for some of the exceptions mentioned below. (; ). In 2267, the standard officer uniform was black trousers with a division color (red, blue, or gold) tunic. The insignia of the Terran Empire was worn on the right breast. Decorations and medals were worn on the left breast. Female uniforms were simpler, with a skirt and top combination, but a bare midriff. Rank insignia was displayed as gold braid on female uniform tops and command officer jackets and vests, and sleeve stripes for junior line officers.
File:Uhura distracts Hikaru Sulu (mirror).jpg|Operations division, male and female
File:Kirk salutes to his crew.jpg|Command division uniform variant 
File:Kirk Spock personal guards.jpg|Sciences division duty jumpsuits and a dress uniform style variant
File:Marlena Moreau, mirror.jpg| Sciences female variant
==24th century==
By 2385, these uniforms were worn by the Starfleet of the restored Terran Empire. By then, the division colors of the command and operations divisions were switched, just like in the 24th century prime universe. ()
File:Kathryn Janeway (mirror).jpg|Flag officer uniform
Mirror Chakotay 2384.jpg|Command division uniform
==Fictional==
In the holopod simulation Mirror Universe Encounter, the crew of the wore uniforms that greatly resembled the ones worn in 2267, though the colors for the command and operations divisions had seemingly been switched to reflect those of the . ()
File:Bradward Boimler (mirror).png| in a male command division uniform
File:Beckett Mariner (mirror).png|Beckett Mariner in a female command division uniform
File:Lars Lundy mirror hologram.png| in an operations division uniform
== Appendices ==
=== Appearances ===
==== 22nd century uniform ====
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** (Season 4)
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==== 23rd century uniform ====
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** (Season 1)
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** (Season 3)
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* (Season 2)
==== 24th century uniform====
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==== Fictional uniform ====
* (Season 2)
===Background===
The Terran Empire uniforms in were designed by Gersha Phillips, who explained they were intended to echo the asymmetrical appearance of the uniforms. She also wanted it to be in keeping with the aesthetic production designer Tamara Deverell had settled on for the Terran Empire, which is heavily influenced by the art deco movement as well as brutalist architecture. Phillips revealed that she had designed a red medical uniform planned for the show, "which would've been kinda cool." This design eventually appeared, worn by , in and .
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