Re: Hat comparsion questions

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Posted by Steve from ppp-145.COL.cableone.net on July 13, 1999 at 16:31:48:

In Reply to: Re: Hat comparsion questions posted by Todd on July 13, 1999 at 07:48:26:

: The hats in the movies were artificially lightened with special effects during editing. My understanding is that they were actually more like the mink color of the Stetson you are considering. I struggled with what hat to get as well – I could justify $300+ for a leather jacket, but not a hat!

: I currently have a Stetson Nostalgia. I paid $25 through the Stetson Factory Outlet (see X Marks the Spot on this web site). They may be limited, as they tell me Stetson has discontinued the Nostalgia. I have found it locally in upscale hat shops for $95. Once formed, it looks great – the dimensions/look are perfect. At the price, I can also justify wearing it while working outside, etc, to get it “distressed”. I don’t know how the guys with the $300+ HJ hats can do that.

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: : Hello again,

: : Well, here's my next "newbie" question
: : I have one of the cheapie Disney hats which I purchased in MGM studios when the IJ stunt spectacular opened, needless to say I was never really all that happy with the hat (too short, teardrop) and, as well all would, I too would love to pick up an HJ one day.
: : Until then I was wondering which hat would you guys reccomend to best replicate the RAIDERS look?
: : I'm leaning towards the Stetson Nostalgia but am open to suggestions (especially to people who own both an HJ and another version)
: : One question I've always wondered is about color. It's very difficult to get an accurate sense of the exact tones of the original Raiders hats. How do they compare to the Disney hat ?(since that is my current reference) To my eyes they seem lighter brown than the Disney.
: : Any specifics on models and color info would be much appreciated!

: : ".......whiskey?"
: : Regards
: : Tom

As far as a high quality and reasonably priced fedora the Stetson Nostalgia is the way to go. I own one of those as well as a Gary White repro.But to my mind the Nostalgia isn't a good match for the fedora used in Raiders. Mine comes closer to matching the one used in TLC. The difference to me seems to be the crown height. My repro is a taller hat than the nostalgia, and I really believe the raider fedora was taller. If you really eyeball the trilogy it seems apparent that at least 3 different hats were used. Possibly more, and I believed they are variant. I don't believe the current thought concerning the brim dimensions is correct. Some of those fedoras certainly had a brim 2 3/4 x 2 1/2, but not all of them. The raiders fedora was greater than 2 1/2 on the sides. Just compare that hat with the one from TLC. They are not identical! Steve


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