When we got to see Solum in the series, the first thing that caught my eye were the guards and their outfit design — specifically the head pieces. After some looking up, thinking it may be Victorian, and also just rethinking how the Vau N'Akat citizens dressed, it looks like they have inspiration from Medieval times. The head-pieces the guards wear looked medical/doctor-ish to me, but that was just because it also looks like they're wearing face-masks (which brings up some other questions as to: for why?) and actually it's probably just a stylized Escoffion/Horned Hennin (from the 15th century) that really falls on the side of their heads rather than above the ears or atop the head. And all of this really gives a vibe of how their society is: a futuristic past, like, they made it work but also improved it enough to get to sci-fi levels that is said in show to surpass Starfleet.
Wish we had more seasons and story with Solum and the Vau N'Akat, and how it is there. Would love it too to have novels that talk and visit there :)
( Left from "Cinderella" movie 1965, two evil step-sister and mother) (Right Vau N'Akat guard from "Star Trek: Prodigy")













