Re: Wested and whip

Posted by Dale Dassel from iax-minden-ppp0012.iamerica.net on April 19, 1998 at 18:09:16:

In Reply to: Re: Wested and whip posted by Max Schulte on April 18, 1998 at 13:48:05:

: : : : : : Hi Max!

: : : : : : Ich hatte Dir vor zwei Tagen mal eine Mail zu der Jacke geschrieben.

: : : : : : Mich wuerde interessieren wie lange die Lieferung nach Deutschland
: : : : : : gedauert hat und welche Maße Du angegeben hast.

: : : : : : Kannst mir ja ansonsten direkt mailen: Jan.Herzhoff@gmx.net

: : : : : : CU
: : : : : : Jan

: : : : : Ich hab Dir gerade ein email mit den Antworten geschickt,

: : : : : sorry das ich nicht früher geantwortet habe...

: : : : : -Max

: : : : I'm not sure that it's any of our business, but could you
: : : : please translate your conversation with Jan because not all of us
: : : : speak German (though I did live there for three years) and I'm sure
: : : : that I'm not the only one who is curious about this.
: : : : I noticed that I failed to answer your question about whether
: : : : the Last Crusade jacket has the buttons on the storm flap zipper cover.
: : : : In answer to yourquery, yes it does, but the Raiders jacket, obviously,
: : : : does not. You can see a very good picture of the button on the Crusade
: : : : jacket by looking in the book The Films of Harrison Ford. On page 27
: : : : there is a picture of the cover of Orbit Video magazine from January of
: : : : 1990. On it is a close-up of Harrison Ford from Last Crusade, in full
: : : : Indy garb. You can clearly see a brass button swen onto the top of the
: : : : zipper flap. I have heard that there is one at the bottom as well.

: : : :
: : : : -Dale

: : : Dale, Jan just had sent me an email concerning the Wested two
: : : days ago. However I forgot to answer it and so he asked again how long
: : : the delivery to germany took and what measurements I ordered for my
: : : jacket. In my "follow up" I informed him that I've just send him an
: : : email to answer his questions. For those who are interested: The
: : : delivery took about 5 weeks (delay because of heavy snowfall in
: : : London and Eastertime). I ordered Mr. Botwright sleeve size,
: : : height, width from shoulder to shoulder and my chest size: All values
: : : in cm (I converted them to inch as a precaution but Wested can also
: : : handle measurements in cm).

: : : Thanks for the information about the storm flap. My jacket doesn't
: : : have buttons, does yours have? So it's really more the 'Raiders-style'
: : : jacket. What a pity! I was more interested in a 'Crusader' jacket. But
: : : it's still an awesome, great leather jacket (ever noticed that some
: : : of the messages posted to the forum more or less sound like
: : : advertisements for the Wested jacket. But they are actually true.
: : : We should join together and write a book: The 'Raiders' Jacket - A
: : : comprehensive Reference to the fabulous Indiana Jones Jacket...

: : : Hey, that's great Dale! Where did you live in Germany if I may ask?

: : : Regards,

: : : -Max

: : Well, since you asked, we were stationed at Hahn Air Force Base,
: : but lived in a small town about a mile away called Barenbach, which was
: : next to Zoren. I think that's how you spell it!!! Anyway, in the Hunsruck hills.
: : My jacket does not have the buttons on the flaps, as the one in Crusade does,
: : though they would be handy in order to keep the flap against the jacket, rather
: : than slightly sticking out. But, since Raiders is my favorite movie of all time,
: : I'm not complaining. Whenever I order the hat from Herbert Johnson, I
: : am asking for total Raiders design, including the crease, steaming, and
: : trim. Unlike the jacket, you can ask for the design from whatever movie
: : you like best. My outfit is total Raiders original.

: : -Dale

: Dale, thanks for the info. I actually didn't know that you can choose
: the design of the hat at Herbert Johnson. As I already wrote I like
: LC best. I think it was a perfect movie. I quite like the plot, music,
: etc. That fact that Sallah and Brody appeared again was really nice and
: Sean Connery was perfect for the role as Henry Jones Sr. The motorcycle
: chase and the tank scenes are just brilliant. Please don't
: misunderstand me, 'Raiders' is an awsome movie as well and it is
: probably better having the original 'Raiders' outfit because this is how
: the world first saw Indy. In additions to that the clothes/equiptment
: of ToD and LC are actually based on 'Raiders' with just a few changes
: and additions.

: Regards,

: -Max

That's the great part!!! Each movie is awesome in it's own way.
Crusade is easily the best of the trilogy, Temple of Doom is the
most kinetic, action-packed movie, and Raiders the purest in classic
matinee B-movie style and originality. My favorite just happens to be
Raiders. Probably because it is the first one I ever saw.

-Dale

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