In fact, their society undergoes a dramatic change to rein in their worst impulses over the course of Deep Space Nine’s run, eventually enjoying a successful social revolution with roots in the struggle for gender equality and labor reform.įinely dressed, Quark allows viewers to witness this period of transformation from the perspective of a steward of the old guard reluctantly shedding the steadfast fallacies of the past.The September and October, we’re taking a look at the jam-packed 1994 to 1995 season of Star Trek, including Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager. A formerly oblique parody of the excesses of unchecked capitalism, the Ferengi species has, arguably, evolved more than any other species portrayed in Star Trek. If it’s a problem that creators were self-conscious of there is no better attempt to rectify it than represented by the Ferengi arc of Deep Space Nine. The fact that it has to be asked, says less about the answer missing than it does about why the question is being asked in the first place. While the answers to the question could potentially be countless, no definitive answer is provided by the series. We might be tempted to ask why Quark doesn’t dress like other Ferengi, because we instinctively expect some type of homogenous behavior from those different than us. Most of Quarks outfits make more than one appearance on the show but when juxtaposed to the never-changing attire of everyone else it seems, at a glance, that he must make regular visits to Garak’s for the Alpha Quadrant’s finest. Quark struts his suits like someone comfortably attending their fifth, or even sixth, MET Gala.įrom the wild patterns to the fancy brooches, the vest, and hidden pockets, Quark stands out from the Federation and Bajoran crew of Deep Space 9. It’s elaborate and ornate- ostentatious in a duplicitous kind of way that compliments his clandestine activities. Yet, as a successful Ferengi businessman, with a direct line to the Grand Nagus, Quark’s attire makes sense. There’s no doubt Quark’s suits are over-the-top by “hu-mon” standards. While Guinan, Quark’s other 24th-century bartending counterpart on the Enterprise-D, keeps her wardrobe stylish but muted in comparison to the Ferengi’s. Neelix, for example, is also fond of wearing elaborate patterns but with none of the panache exhibited by Quark, instead rather a sort of silliness. Nor does he accessorize with the homogenous hallmarks of his species, like the headdress worn by many other Ferengi. As eccentric as Quark can be at times, he notably never approaches the sartorial garishness of, say, Q’s outlandish outfits.
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