The Secret of Indiana Jones' Hat4720661

You want Indiana Jones' hat.

You don't have any reason except...well, 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 feel naked if you left the home with out it.

Following all, just look 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 reduce high quality, where does one acquire such a thing 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 companion Steve Delk, hand-made all the fedoras utilized 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 quality and many other details, Pollack asked us for some samples. We sent in a number of sample hats and could do absolutely 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 in a position to come up with the perfect hat."

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

Eighteen hours a day? If that sounds like a lot, it assists to know what goes into creating a genuine Indiana Jones fedora. The very best fedoras are made 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 known to man. (The fibers are interlocked and arranged in every possible path making it nearly impossible to tear.)

"The pure beaver felt utilized 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 procedure." From there, the best fedoras are hand-crafted more than a wooden block. "Wooden hat blocks have the benefit of letting the felt "breath" whilst it dries on them. This is one of the many details that isn't always visible but prove beneficial in the long haul."

Ironically, one of the most essential pieces of a high-high quality fedora might be some thing that you rarely see: the sweatband. Because this is the only component of the hat that actually touches the wearer's head, getting the correct material guarantees comfort and durability.

Kitter's hats use exclusive sweatbands made 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 accessible, known and loved by customers all over the world.

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