Object

Data's Pin-Stripe Suit

A sharply tailored 1940s-style pin‑stripe suit cut to Data's synthetic proportions: dark wool with fine contrasting vertical pinstripes, broad period lapels, structured shoulders, a fitted waistcoat, and straight trousers. The fabric carries a subtle sheen beneath corridor lighting. Data wears the suit with a matching fedora, adopts precise period posture, and performs a textbook 'Cagney hitch' while adjusting the lapel — the garment moves with him, anchoring his mannerisms and serving as a visible cue of his Dixon Hill persona.

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Purpose

A costume/prop worn to outfit Data as a 1940s detective for holodeck roleplay and to facilitate his request to tutor Riker in period mannerisms prior to entering the Dixon Hill simulation.

Significance

Marks Data's deliberate social experimentation and helps signal his full immersion into the Dixon Hill role; the suit primes the comedic, character-driven beat at the holodeck door and visually commits Data to the noir performance that follows.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

1 moments

S2E19 · Manhunt

Data's Noir Tutoring at the Holodeck Door

Data's pin‑stripe suit and fedora are worn as the visible marker of his Dixon Hill persona; the costume anchors his demonstration, enables the 'Cagney hitch' to read as authentic, and signals to Riker (and the audience) that Data intends to perform a period role inside the Holodeck.

Before: Donned by Data and properly arranged—suit and fedora in place as he waits in the corridor.

After: Remains in Data's possession and on his person as they reach the Holodeck threshold and prepare to enter.

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