How 'Star Trek: Discovery' Handled the Picard Maneuver

A lot of work went into creating the look of Star Trek: Discovery on CBS All Access, but one practical consideration had to be taken into account: the notorious “Picard Maneuver.”

The Picard Maneuver is of course named for Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the USS Enterprise-D, played by Sir Patrick Stewart on Star Trek: The Next Generation. Picard had a problem with the top part of his uniform riding up whenever he would sit or stand, and so he developed a habit of frequently tugging his shirt down. This move occurred so often that fans noticed it and dubbed it the “Picard Maneuver.”

Speaking during a panel at Star Trek Las Vegas, Star Trek: Discovery star Jason Isaacs, who played Gabriel Lorca in the show’s first season, revealed that CBS was quite concerned with similar issues in regards to the new Discovery era Starfleet uniforms.

“Although the future is all-inclusive when it comes races and sexuality and physical types, but there can be no creases, apparently,” Isaacs said (via Trek Movie). “It was very, very important from CBS that the clothes should never have a crease in them.”