Comments for Gregg and Fedora re. HJ vs. PB

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Posted by Indy Sean from 24-164-153-78.nyc.rr.com on February 21, 2001 at 21:20:21:

Here's my 2 cents, if anyone's interested...

your comments: Are you saying that the PB fedora has a
tapered crown? ----- Looks that way in the pictures I've seen so
far.

my comments: I've noticed the PB both with and without
the taper. The one on Indygear shows a taper and MK's pics look
like they have a taper, however he's told me that's just the angle
of the picture. On the other hand, there are plenty pics of PB hats
on their site sans taper.

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your comments: I have yet to see any fedora from any
hatter that replicated this look, except of course PB. To my eye,
the PB fedora looks more like the Raiders fedora than anything
else I have seen.------ If I had a scanner (and the computer savvy
to accomplish it) for the pictures of my HJ I'm sure I'd restore
your faith.

my comments: My HJ in my opinion captures the look of
Raiders perfectly, yet opinions vary on what looks authentic. The
only thing is I think the felt could be a little redder and lighter, and
perhaps the ribbon a smidgen darker.

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your comments: I do agree that the contrast between the
ribbon and hat is off, but the color of the hat is very good.----
Looks too light; once in the sunlight or other direct light I think it'd
bleach out too much.

my comments: Agreed on the contrast issue for the HJ,
although on the PB web site there are many hats all different
shades and contrast in one pic, so this is non applicable in the
case of the PB hat.

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your comments: The ribbon isn't dark enough.------ I
have to disagree; to me, the contrast is thrown off by the
lightness of the felt. While I don't know what color most of the
PBs have, a darker (esp black) ribbon would be too much. Just
like the HJ shown at IndyGear. Black looks nice, but not "the
look" in my opinion.

my comments: I have to agree with Fedora on this one;
to me the ribbon still needs to be darker. However, this is just an
opinion. In the films, the ribbon sometimes looks black, and
sometimes (in Cairo, talking to Belloq in the cafe) almost looks
the color of the hat. This could be just sand covering up the
darkness of the ribbon.

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your comments: I am not taking anything away from the
HJ, but the ones I have viewed on some websites certainly don't
capture the Raiders look, except one that was featured on the
Indy Diggs site. It was real close in color to my PBs, and had an
accurate shape. --------No offense taken, nor given.

my comments: The HJ on Indy Diggs is identical in color
to mine. However, the ribbon on that site seems to have been
replaced with another as mine isn't nearly as dark, and the
double bow is only doubled on the rear of the hat on mine. I feel
that except for the color of the felt, the Indygear HJ looks more
authentic than the one on Indy Diggs. The one on Indy Diggs is
bashed incorrectly with almost a teardrop crown instead of a
center crease. Also the brim on Indy Diggs seems cut
haphazardly and seems uneven.


Cheers, I hope I didn't bore you guys but I love to talk about hats,

Indy Sean


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