The Secret of Indiana Jones' Hat9208917

You want Indiana Jones' hat.

You don't have any purpose except...well, you want 1. If you lived 75 years ago, it wouldn't even be a query: of course you'd own a hat. And you'd really feel naked if you left the home without 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 1 obtain such a factor of beauty?

For me, the answer was obvious: why not contact the man who made Harrison Ford's hat? Marc Kitter, along with his partner Steve Delk, hand-produced 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 questions. After quizzing us on brim widths, crown heights, ribbon width, fur quality and many other particulars, 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 in a position to come up with the perfect hat."

Kitter stated, "But, after 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 real Indiana Jones fedora. The very best fedoras are made from fur-felt, never wool. In reality, the highest quality fedora is made 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 possible direction creating it nearly impossible to tear.)

"The pure beaver felt utilized on my hats are specially produced to my specs from a traditional 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 very 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 1 of the many particulars that isn't usually visible but prove valuable in the long haul."

Ironically, 1 of the most essential pieces of a high-high quality fedora may be something that you rarely see: the sweatband. Because this is the only part of the hat that really 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-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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