The Secret of Indiana Jones' Hat3597990

You want Indiana Jones' hat.

You don't have any reason except...well, 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 really feel naked if you left the home without it.

After 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, exactly where does 1 obtain such a thing of beauty?

For me, the answer was obvious: why not contact the man who produced Harrison Ford's hat? Marc Kitter, along with his partner Steve Delk, hand-made all the fedoras used 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. After quizzing us on brim widths, crown heights, ribbon width, fur high quality and many other particulars, 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] stated. I lost sleep wondering if you would be in a position to come up with the ideal hat."

Kitter said, "But, after 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 best fedoras are made from fur-felt, never wool. In fact, the highest quality fedora is produced from beaver.

It's a lengthy and tough process. 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 making it almost not possible to tear.)

"The pure beaver felt utilized on my hats are specially made 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 during 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" while it dries on them. This is one of the many particulars that isn't always visible but prove valuable in the long haul."

Ironically, one of the most important pieces of a higher-high quality fedora may be some thing that you rarely see: the sweatband. Since this is the only component of the hat that actually touches the wearer's head, having the right material ensures 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 reduce and turned into the most shrink resistant leather sweatbands available, recognized and loved by clients all more than the world.

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