Basara’s suit is custom-made
If you look at literally all the clothing we see throughout Macross 7, none of it even remotely compares to the style and aesthetic of Basara’s outfit. The only outfit that resembles it is Mylene's stage outfit, and since Basara is the band frontman, the similarity between his and her outfit can be explained by her sampling and adapting the style of his outfit.
However Basara’s outfit is far more extra because not only is it much more streamlined and just in general more beautiful and detailed than Mylene's (I mean seriously, it’s only red on the inside?? That’s fucking GORGEOUS), but his also serves as a space suit. Looking at everyone else’s space suits in this show, none look similar to Basara’s. We get the military-edition worn by Gamlin and other soldiers, and the civilian edition worn by the rest of Fire Bomber. Another space suit, which is the only one that also has a casual use along with space use, is the one worn by Rex’ bike gang, however looking at them they appear to be a much more ‘basic’ model, all of them looking the same with a very plain design. Comparing all those suits, Basara’s outfit seems to resemble a military one a bit more, specifically a lighter version of Max’ suit. It’s the only suit that has similar shoulder guards as Basara’s. Military suits are also ones that come with a belt, while civilian ones don’t. My guess is that the suit was provided to him by Ray and is therefore military-grade, hence why it would very vaguely resemble that design. All space suits are full-body which is what I concluded very early on with Basara’s stage outfit (I studied his reference in detail when I was getting ready to draw him for the first time) What makes me think it’s custom-made more than anything though, is the fact that it doubles as a stage suit. He can detach and reattach the sleeves, and if he zips his collar all the way up it can apparently hold the helmet safely. For that to work you’d be highly at risk if you had any shoddy work on your outfit, because you really can’t let any space get in there, or you’re dead. Which again, makes me assume that this suit was designed especially for Basara to be able to jump from stage into battle without wasting time to put on a space suit. Of course Basara likes to be comfortable and reckless, so 70% of the time he’ll go to space in his hobo clothes because he either likes to live dangerously or he is extremely confident in his piloting skills, knowing that he’s good enough for nothing to happen to him. Or both. Actually, it's probably both. TL;DR - The suit seems to have been specifically designed with Basara’s wild from-stage-to-space lifestyle in mind, and aesthetically it doesn’t match ANYTHING else we’ve seen on this show, which makes me conclude that it was made exclusively for Basara.
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Basara's outfit, stage and space suit versions:
Comparison between what i'd assume to be a standard issue civilian suit (bikers), heavy civilian suit (on Ray and Veffidas) and military suit (note Max's shoulder guards)
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