Re: wearing Indy-wear

Posted by Michaelson from em12-686.utsi.edu on April 25, 1999 at 12:12:56:

In Reply to: Re: wearing Indy-wear posted by Professor Jones on April 24, 1999 at 07:54:57:

: :
: : It also depends if your school has some kind of dress code. They might not allow you to wear the hat or jacket, so you might wanna check into that.
: : Also, you might get people staring at you funny. If that kinda thing bothers you, then I'd forget about it. If not, then I say go for it. I woulda loved to have seen someone pull that off when I was in high school.

: : Good luck!
: : Sol

:
: Sol makes a very good point... some of your fellow students may make
: some sarcastic comments about your clothes, especially the fedora and
: possibly the bag. While the leather jacket would hardly draw any
: attention at all (I doubt if any of the students would know it was
: a Wested and what that means... they would just look at it as another
: "flight-type" jacket which are quite popular now), the fedora is
: certainly *not* a common type of headgear for anyone these days - not
: even many adult males wear them (unfortunately) much (although I've
: worn a fedora long before Indiana Jones made it famous -- yes, I'm
: considerably older than most of the forum members). The bag may or
: may not draw attention or comment.

: If you don't mind the potential sarcasm, wear the outfit (I'm a
: college professor and wear my jacket, bag, and (sometimes) fedora
: to the campus nearly everyday). If the comments would upset you
: or make you feel bad, save the outfit for after school and weekends.

: Regards,
: Professor Jones

I found myself in the same boat, as I wore fedora and jacket LONG before Indy was ever conceived too. It was a double edged sword. You were ahead of the times regarding the style, but then folks accused you of copying the "Indy outfit". After a while it died out, but every time a new movie came out, you went through it all over again. Oh well. Who cares, I'll wear what ever I want anyway. I've been old enough to decide how to dress myself for a lot of years. Regards. Michaelson

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: : : It also depends if your school has some kind of dress code. They might not allow you to wear the hat or jacket, so you might wanna check into that.
: : : Also, you might get people staring at you funny. If that kinda thing bothers you, then I'd forget about it. If not, then I say go for it. I woulda loved to have seen someone pull that off when I was in high school.

: : : Good luck!
: : : Sol

: : 
: : Sol makes a very good point... some of your fellow students may make
: : some sarcastic comments about your clothes, especially the fedora and
: : possibly the bag.  While the leather jacket would hardly draw any
: : attention at all (I doubt if any of the students would know it was
: : a Wested and what that means... they would just look at it as another
: : "flight-type" jacket which are quite popular now), the fedora is
: : certainly *not* a common type of headgear for anyone these days - not
: : even many adult males wear them (unfortunately) much (although I've
: : worn a fedora long before Indiana Jones made it famous -- yes, I'm
: : considerably older than most of the forum members).  The bag may or
: : may not draw attention or comment.

: : If you don't mind the potential sarcasm, wear the outfit (I'm a
: : college professor and wear my jacket, bag, and (sometimes) fedora
: : to the campus nearly everyday).  If the comments would upset you
: : or make you feel bad, save the outfit for after school and weekends.

: : Regards,
: : Professor Jones

: I found myself in the same boat, as I wore fedora and jacket LONG before Indy was ever conceived too. It was a double edged sword. You were ahead of the times regarding the style, but then folks accused you of copying the "Indy outfit". After a while it died out, but every time a new movie came out, you went through it all over again. Oh well. Who cares, I'll wear what ever I want anyway. I've been old enough to decide how to dress myself for a lot of years. Regards. Michaelson

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