The Secret of Indiana Jones' Hat8118934

You want Indiana Jones' hat.

You don't have any reason except...nicely, you want one. 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 house without 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 prices and lower quality, exactly where does 1 obtain such a factor of beauty?

For me, the answer was obvious: why not get in touch with the man who made Harrison Ford's hat? Marc Kitter, along with his companion Steve Delk, hand-made all the fedoras utilized in the latest 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 many other details, Pollack asked us for some samples. We sent in several 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 began making hats up to 18 hours a day."

Eighteen hours a day? If that sounds like a lot, it assists to know what goes into making a real Indiana Jones fedora. The very best fedoras are made from fur-felt, by no means wool. In reality, the highest high quality fedora is produced from beaver.

It's a long and tough process. The fur is manipulated, treated and transformed into actual "felt", arguably the toughest fabric known to man. (The fibers are interlocked and arranged in each feasible path making it almost impossible 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 one of the numerous details that isn't always visible but prove beneficial in the long haul."

Ironically, 1 of the most essential pieces of a higher-high quality fedora might be some thing that you seldom see: the sweatband. Because this is the only part of the hat that actually touches the wearer's head, having 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 members-owned business in Australia. From there, they're reduce and turned into the most shrink resistant leather sweatbands available, known and loved by customers all over the globe.

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