Fans of Star Trek’s Original Series know that Kirk’s chest possesses special powers all its own. When it’s exposed, he can defeat any enemy, seduce any woman, and escape from any sticky situation. But fabric, simple fabric, seems to be the Chest’s kryptonite. Somehow, though, Kirk manages to lose his shirt more often than a defenseman on a minor-league ice hockey team on Kronos, ensuring that the crew of the Enterprise will always have Pectoral Power on hand when they need it.
Either that, or the producers wanted to spice the …