The Secret of Indiana Jones' Hat6825813

You want Indiana Jones' hat.

You don't have any purpose except...nicely, you want 1. If you lived 75 years ago, it wouldn't even be a question: of course you'd personal a hat. And you'd really feel naked if you left the house with out it.

After all, just appear at it! The sharp brim. The distinctive shape. The flavor of class and dignity that comes with that 1930s style.

Ah, the fedora!

But, in an age of superstores, low costs and lower high quality, where does one obtain such a factor of beauty?

For me, the answer was obvious: why not get in touch with the man who produced Harrison Ford's hat? Marc Kitter, along with his partner Steve Delk, hand-made all the fedoras used in the newest Indiana Jones film, "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull".

Bernie Pollack, costume designer for "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" contacted Kitter. "He'd been told that that Steve and I had specialized ourselves on the Indy fedora and wanted to know if we could answer some concerns. Following quizzing us on brim widths, crown heights, ribbon width, fur high quality and numerous other details, Pollack asked us for some samples. We sent in a number of sample hats and could do nothing but wait."

According to Pollack, Spielberg had been worried. "Ah, I'm so relieved he [Spielberg] said. I lost sleep wondering if you would be able to come up with the perfect hat."

Kitter stated, "But, following a test shooting with Harrison Ford and Steven Spielberg, the dream came accurate and we got the order. My wife went on vacation and we started creating hats up to 18 hours a day."

Eighteen hours a day? If that sounds like a lot, it helps to know what goes into making a real Indiana Jones fedora. The best fedoras are produced from fur-felt, never wool. In fact, the highest high quality fedora is made from beaver.

It's a long and difficult procedure. The fur is manipulated, treated and transformed into actual "felt", arguably the toughest fabric recognized to man. (The fibers are interlocked and arranged in each possible path creating it almost not possible to tear.)

"The pure beaver felt used on my hats are specially produced to my specs from a conventional manufacturer. This is the highest density felt I've ever worked with and that adds to the durability of the final hat. We even add water-repellant to the felt throughout the manufacturing process." From there, the very best fedoras are hand-crafted over a wooden block. "Wooden hat blocks have the benefit of letting the felt "breath" whilst it dries on them. This is 1 of the numerous particulars that isn't always visible but prove valuable in the lengthy haul."

Ironically, 1 of the most important pieces of a high-quality fedora may be something that you rarely see: the sweatband. Because this is the only component of the hat that really touches the wearer's head, getting the correct material guarantees comfort and durability.

Kitter's hats use exclusive sweatbands produced from kangeroo hide the hides are traditionally tanned by a family-owned company in Australia. From there, they're cut and turned into the most shrink resistant leather sweatbands available, known and loved by customers all more than the globe.

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