Thread by @ajlobster

Babylon 5 fashions: I've never seen Babylon 5 before and I'm already obsessed with this man. The jewels!! The hair!! The Napoleonic circus vibes of it all!

one thing I noticed right away is that the uniforms are more obviously gendered than the TNG ones because they have a collar that overlaps in different directions. I do love a leather touch of fancy.

this lady is just Psychic Dana Scully, fashion-wise

G'Kar. A maximalist icon. Belts! Gloves!! Studs!! He went into the iridescent accessory store, bought one of everything, and immediately put them on

Two color stories, but both the same kimono-esque silhouette that was having a moment in the early-mid '90s. Obviously I prefer the blue and purple but I do respect the print mixing on the brown

Cindy Crawford vibes with this hair. I think I had that necklace in green when I was in high school

Episode 1.2: Soul Hunter

We get to meet the new doctor who comes in wearing a regular degular trench coat and scarf

Sci-fi LOVES an asymmetrical jacket but unfortunately this one doesn’t do anything for this very handsome man

We also meet the titular Soul Hunter, who looks like Vision if he had been created by the Ferengi. He wears a leather crop top and sleeves made from oily rags. I don’t like his color story but I DO like his poetic speaking style.

Another Soul Hunter shows up to be like “that Soul Hunter does NOT represent the rest of us.” He’s wearing a jacket covered in wig hair.

ZORAK???????

We get a look at what’s under the commander’s jacket, which is a dress shirt from Structure

And a good look at Delenn’s BEAUTIFUL FABRICS including what appear to be FASHION HANDCUFFS

Episode 1.3: Born to the Purple

Lots of good looks in this one!! Starting with this dancer with giant hair, a she-ra crown and the twirliest skirt ever

This hot lady AKA Dollar Store Salma Hayek AKA Alotta Fagina from Austin Powers combines belly dancing, aerobics, and club wear fashions for this AMAZING cut out jumpsuit

We meet a lady Narn, whose outfit is similar to G’Kar’s but with fewer iridescent belts. A rando calls her “hot spots” and she tells him to buzz off. She’s great

Mollari wears a nightgown that looks like it belonged to George Washington with a Centauri patch on the front.

Fake Salma couldn't decide which set of polyester satin jammies to wear, so she just combined them and also added a coordinating Let's Get Physical headband

THIS IS THE SHIT I LOVE TO SEE!!! She's giving me 1770s Merchant of Venice that takes place at an aerobics circus.

this is just a look I feel like I might wear in 10 years. oversized red dupioni silk blazer, hella scarves

Sinclair and Talia head to Fresh Air for dinner and Talia continues to be Telepath Dana Scully. Shoulderpads? Yeah, I got em and they're GOLD. there are also buttons that do NOTHING. DEAL WITH IT

Sinclair's blazer has weird lapels to make it look like #thefuture

when it's time to investigate, we wear CLOAKS. Sinclair got his from Paul Revere. Mollari got his from a store that also sells incense and crystals

Fake Salma's coworkers at the club have one common sartorial philosophy: tits 'n' glitz. I love them

at one point this Best Value Chuck Norris shows up in a FULL LENGTH BROWN LEATHER COAT. he is NOT pulling it off

Fake Salma says goodbye to Babylon 5, donning her tapestry cloak and also carrying a tapestry bag. I think she may also have put on a tapestry skirt. maybe there was a sale at Tapestries 'N Brocades??

Episode 1.4: Infection

David McCallum plays a greedy archaeologist who is trying to be Bill Pullman but he can't because he's too British. L.L. Bean jacket w yet another collarless shirt. (sci-fi also loves collarless shirts, plus it was the '90s and you could get them anywhere)

she's cosplaying as a bottle of Aussie Sprunch Spray

my face when I realize I have snaps on my sleeves, meaning I could theoretically turn this medical gown into a MEDICAL MUSCLE TEE at any time

every boy I knew in 7th grade had this shirt

Darth Vader but make it Giger

Episode 1.6: The Parliament of Dreams

I was correct to immediately love Londo Mollari because I am him

Casual Cooking G'Kar!!! He was SINGING. I love him also????

Sinclair's ex showed up in her surveying jumpsuit, which has a lot of non-functional STRAPS. she looks cute in it though. it might be made of a suiting material

Delenn is wearing her regular lilac look but can we talk about Mr. Rainbow Hat back there? Love this caftan look

Delenn's aide is wearing a bib, over the floor mat from a 1991 Cutlass Ciera, over Business Pajamas

Jeff, like many dudes, has one (1) blazer he wears on dates

yes. your eyes do not deceive you. that's a velvet choker

how do you solve a problem like Mollari

we got some more Narns and this guy has shoulder pads that are independent from the rest of his outfit. like a swatch watch for your shoulders

no Narn can come close to G'Kar's bling, but I do like this gal's leather harness

this was 100% purchased at Pier 1 Imports and that is NOT an insult

Babylon 5 fucks

I'm 95% sure those are containers of bath beads on the bar

Episode 1.6 Mind War

APCAB

I like the green and black colorway better than the burgundy and blue

This man is a VERY DANGEROUS TELEPATH but he’s just like......a guy in a jacket

I’m officially now on the lookout for shirts WITH collars

This mildly shady dude does have a collar and also a necklace and also just a regular ass blazer

The jacket guy became a space ghost, I love that for him

Have we all discussed how Michael Garibaldi is the exact midpoint between Bruce Willis and Nathan Lane

Episode 1.7: The War Prayer

This episode features a racist played by Australian Richard Dean Anderson

His looks include:
- The Matrix Coat Via Men’s Warehouse
- SHOULDERPADS
- Vaguely Southwestern Sweater
- Moriarty

We get some more Minbari looks, all with the same kimono silhouette underneath but a quilted(?) vest/jacket and a better look at the pants which have a salwar kameez vibe

Danica McKellar and her bf show us some younger Centauri looks - the adult women in previous eps were more like a 1770s look but she’s giving me Shiny Space Renaissance

Ivanova’s Caped Date Gown™ was for sure worn at my prom in 1998, Jessica McClintock would be proud. VELVET. RHINESTONES. SWEETHEART NECKLINE.

She looks beautiful with her side bun, sorry your date is racist, girl!!!

Don’t you hate when you and your friend, who is also a fish lady, both show up in the same flowing jumpsuit? #relatable

We got Ping

Episode 1.8: And the Sky Full of Stars

What an intense ep!! Featuring multiple sinister cloaks, starting with this guy, who I believe was cast for his brow furrow

Lands’ End for Villains

(The long haired guy was on one ep of TNG; I presume I’ll see a lot of that)

Some more details of Delenn’s look: the under layer is matching tunic and flowy pants, and I love this soft rose/champagne/leopard print color story

Sinclair wears a belt to bed; this is canon

This album is called MIND CONTROL

You couldn’t have steamed your hood before you showed up for the Grey Council meeting?

I love both the consoles on this show and this person who works in the observation dome. Her line reads are SO weird

Episode 1.9: Deathwalker

The titular character wears her hood up when we first see her. She also has what appear to be a linebacker’s shoulder pads but made of felt

Underneath she wears a drop shoulder Ellen Tracy pullover.

Her military uniform is directly from a Napoleon movie. The epaulets?!?? Are those legal??!??

I screamed when he showed up. Beetlejuice at Burning Man by way of the 1990s swing revival. He belongs in the fashion show at the end of Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead. His hat alone would be incredible

At first I thought this was a classic LBD with lace sleeves, but it turned out to be a zip-up vest(?) with a long-sleeve tee under it that is black with a beige floral print(??)

Episode 1.10: Believers

These people have religious beliefs that prevent them from allowing their child to get surgery, so they are outfitted in un-dyed linen caftans and what might be a small piece of chain mail

As soon as they put this kid in this “traveling” coat I was like “he’s about to travel to death”

Drs. Franklin and Hernandez have opposing collar philosophies while they discuss medical ethics. His vest has SO many buttons! Her jacket is Mother of the Bride meets Olde Timey Prisoner.

Chiffon is NOT an effective mask material!!!!

You’ve heard of a planet of hats...how about a family of hats??? EVERYONE GETS A DIFFERENT STYLE OF HAT.

Starting a new thread for ep 11!

https://twitter.com/ajlobster/status/1361479242601668613

I changed my mind, I want one giant thread. Sorry, episode 11!!

Episode 1.12: By Any Means Necessary

Guest starring this lady who jazzed up her basic all black ensemble with a colorblocked blazer

Also this man who said he’s been working the space docks for 40 years. Can he drop his skincare routine pls?? Also I love to see a classic watch cap still in use

WORKERS RIGHTS and also JUMPSUITS!!!

This guy showed up to break the strike and is an asshole in a blazer and a collarless shirt. He also played an asshole on TNG. Probably bc of his face

As someone who once added grommets to a cheap vest to make it look more “punk” I commend the decision here to simply fold down part of the lapel to make this jacket “futurey”

I’m also enjoying how no one wears neckties but sometimes dudes wear necklaces like neckties

Sinclair getting progressively more tired; perfect

She changes into an equally boring outfit later. It’s literally just a skirt and blouse!! At least give her a cool belt. It’s just a regular ass belt!!!

MOLLARI’S PAJAMAS 😍😍😍😍

This reporter is back and her perm is also back. I love her in teal

Episode 1.13: Signs and Portents

Let’s get some more Centauri fashions from the late 18th century!! Giving us Russian court by way of France, it’s perfect for this fallen empire

Another collarless shirt (in a print!), with a necklace, and a blazer with decorative buttons. I’m calling this the Babylon 5 Special

At first I thought this was the moriarty look from before but it turns out it’s Casual Moriarty

Oh to be a man in a brimless hat and a crystal pendant between two bickering ambassadors

P sure this mercenary is wearing the jacket from this past ep with a few alterations

https://twitter.com/ajlobster/status/1360642691390963719?s=21

Has THIS ever happened to YOU??

It’s ABOUT the CONES!!! (Side Note: I need these for my home)

Look I know this “eye” is very important to the Centauri people but I am delighted that it looks like a moderately crappy Christmas ornament. I love this show

Episode 1.14: TKO

Starring Worf’s Dad as Uncle Space Jew. He’s just wearing a suit and a kippah. Keepin it simple

Also starring this man who isn’t Harry Lennix wearing a GIANT jacket

And garibaldi is back in his monochrome colorblocking! But stay tuned because there is more Casual Garibaldi ahead

Ivanova wears not one but TWO vest and blouse combos. One has a front tie. The other has shirting AND poet sleeves!! She is living my best 7th grade life

Speaking of vests, Garibaldi’s friend adds one to this outfit, presumably to avoid looking like a UPS delivery person

CASUAL GARIBALDI IN A BEDSHEET-ASS COLLARLESS SHIRT

Obsessed with this blouse but I do not agree with the scarf. Let the orange and pink do the talking!! They’re saying PLENTY

Shiva fashion

And finally this INCREDIBLE look that we only get to see briefly. That printed stripe?!? An icon

Episode 1.15: Grail

Starring David “There Are Four Lights” Warner as a guy looking for the holy grail in space bc he could t find it on earth

Did you check everywhere tho???

He is in a fantasy epic costumed by Farm and Fleet

Also starring this dweeb in a large jacket (all jackets were large back then)

By the end, the dweeb has traded his large jacket for DW’s differently large jacket. The jacket is wearing him, but maybe he will grow into it. His scarf looks like it might fall at any moment

Shoutout to this gay wheel

Episode 1.16: Eyes

These two fuckos show up to B5, nary a collar in sight

This bartender put on his green tapestry vest over his blaze orange bluste and called it good; we love a bold color choice

Is that bar patron wearing a small throw pillow as a hat?

Ivanova’s dream features that same necklace she wore in the first ep, her mom in the most flowing pants of all time, and these extremely upsetting masks

Good choice: wearing a red print blazer and a black turtleneck

Bad choice: touching Ivanova’s hair

Some fun background looks this episode, I love how many people wear caftans

This was a ham on ham battle and I loved every second of it

The gay wheel fell over ☹️

Episode 1.17: Legacies

We get another look at Minbari warrior caste looks - dark where the religious caste is light, but the same vaguely Japanese ~vibe~

Although that last guy is giving me “hoodie under a blazer” which wasn’t really a thing in the 90s!!

Talia is back and she gets a VERY SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT outfit. Terrible baby poop color but interesting asymmetrical non-functional lapel

This girl is a level P10 psychic and just got her powers! She is rocking a suede jacket and a knit vest when Talia finds her...

...and wears a simple eggplant blouse for the rest of the ep. this is a great color for her!

Talia tells her that Psi Corps will give her more outfits and she is into it. I am desperate to see the rest of this top!!! THE PRINT 😍

And I am 100% sure it’s rayon. I want it

Inside you there are two wolves. One has bangs

Episode 1.18: A Voice in the Wilderness Pt. 1

Another Minbari in the traditional silhouette, but his color choices are more sedate than Delenn’s generally are #Babylon5

This survey team is wearing the beige rainbow. Just so many beiges

In that last one he has TWO BEIGE JACKETS with TWO beiges each!! #Babylon5

Talia gets one more SLIGHTLY different look, this one using what is becoming a common method on #Babylon5 - folding the lapel of a regular ass JC Penney blazer so it looks future-y

Also I believe that’s the throw pillow hat in the background

https://twitter.com/ajlobster/status/1362887941824118788?s=20

HER VEST IS A MAP OF THE UNITED STATES!!!! THAT IS ALASKA ON HER SHOULDER!!! #Babylon5

Episode 1.19: A Voice in the Wilderness Pt. 2

Ron!! Canadaaaaaaaa!

That’s the chair in that second shot, not giant Max Headroom shoulder pads #babylon5

This racist at the bar is one hundred percent wearing the red printed blazer from earlier

https://twitter.com/ajlobster/status/1362888609146232843?s=21

Even though the uniforms are gendered in the direction they close, the (collarless) shirts they wear underneath aren’t! #Babylon5

https://twitter.com/ajlobster/status/1359532061112094720?s=20

~casual Garibaldi~ in a paisley robe #Babylon5

She is so bad at acting and we love her so much #Babylon5

Episode 1.20: Babylon Squared

You’re telling me I could have had a fashion seatbelt this whole time #Babylon5

Regular Minbari wear looks like silk but the Grey Council is giving us linen cult vibes

Zathras in Fur #Babylon5

I love this 1960s-ass space suit! The color??? The shape of the helmet?? Where did this COME from??? #babylon5

~casual Garibaldi~ in a vertical color block polo that is ACHINGLY 90s. Could be Hilfiger, Nautica, Eddie Bauer, Lands’ End. Anyone.

His ex is somehow pulling off a mustard polyester blazer with a printed lapel and we are left with no choice but to Stan #babylon5

Episode 1.21: The Quality of Mercy

Featuring the iconic June Lockhart in a long patchwork jacket that is just perfect for her healer vibes

#Babylon5

Casual Franklin: the “futurey” detail on this shirt is how the buttons are grouped in threes but! it has a collar! #Babylon5

This woman wears three different outfits and two different crocheted vests #Babylon5

Some excellent background fashions this time, featuring:
- Textured Cobalt Chiffon
- Cocktail Waitress: NECKLACE EDITION
- Tawny Kitaen
- Wham! Businessmen

Constance Zimmer shows up for one second in a leopard print top with a scarf tied around it. Everyone who has costumed community theater knows this trick #Babylon5

Adding a scarf is always a good idea tbh #Babylon5

#Babylon5

Okay!! Season 1 finale: Chrysalis

...from here on in we shoot without a script

This guy gets shot, he’s not Seann William Scott, and we have TWO extras with scarf sashes in the background, as well as a fish person in that same garment from before

https://twitter.com/ajlobster/status/1360966815778803717?s=20

#Babylon5

Catherine in a cute robe; Sinclair in a free jacket he got at an Earth Force convention #Babylon5

The Down Below background folks have some good looks but honestly I’m vibing on that denim vest #Babylon5

G’Kar’s Sex Caftan is everything I want in a postcoital garment #Babylon5

It’s!! About!!! The!!!! CONES!!!!

https://twitter.com/ajlobster/status/1361862449473978371?s=20

Orange blouse and a printed vest might actually be the bartender uniform #Babylon5

The tiny throw pillow hat is back!!! Also everyone in this NYE party scene looks amazing but this lady with the sequined hat who might be wearing the blouse the telepath girl was admiring is my #1 pick #Babylon5

https://twitter.com/ajlobster/status/1363134061552799744?s=20

Dinner Date. Out of context these just look like stills from Melrose Place. Let ivanova wear her curls!!! #Babylon5

I think this senator just threw a scarf over her shoulder for this Zoom call #hacks #relatable #Babylon5

And of course this Sopranos-ass motherfucker is back #Babylon5