The Secret of Indiana Jones' Hat121313

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 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 costs and reduce high quality, 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 companion 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 questions. Following 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 several 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 questioning if you would be in a position to come up with the ideal 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 holiday 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, by no means wool. In fact, the highest high quality fedora is made from beaver.

It's a long and tough 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 every feasible path making it almost not possible to tear.)

"The pure beaver felt used on my hats are specially made 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 during the manufacturing process." From there, the best fedoras are hand-crafted more than a wooden block. "Wooden hat blocks have the advantage of letting the felt "breath" while it dries on them. This is one of the numerous particulars that isn't always visible but prove beneficial in the long haul."

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

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

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