What're you dealing? ;)

Posted by JuggleEwok from spider-mtc-tb082.proxy.aol.com on February 24, 2001 at 23:36:12:

In Reply to: What's the deal? posted by Sallah on February 24, 2001 at 18:28:25:

: I've been watching this forum for a while and to my amazement many people are down on Wested jackets and HJ hats. Look, most of us here are in search of the authentic Indiana Jones outfit and the two companies mentioned above make the actual products seen in the movies. So, short of not being able to afford the real thing, why on God's green earth would we, collector's of the authentic Indiana Jones outfit, settle for the second or even in some cases the third best. For some there have been great delays on Wested jackets and HJ hats (I know, I have in the past waited a long while for my Wested), but this makes the quest for the outfit that much more exciting and allows us to build a great anticipation for the day that whatever item we purchased arrives. I greatly look forward to the day that I can buy my true, Indiana Jones, fur felt fedora from Herbert Johnson custom hatmakers of London, England. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion but do please think about what I said.

Well, let me start off with the thing about the delays building anticipation: ever since I first saw an Indy movie, I wanted those dang clothes! The anticipation's been around long enough, trust me. ;) Anyhoo, I won't say anything about the jackets, having never had any of them (although I'm waiting for my Wested and saving for a FS) but as for the hats: if I'm not mistaken, the HJ's all come with the same crown height. That's not good for people like me with gigantic heads. The PB is custom made, so the crown and brim can actually be adjusted to different sizes, making it more authentic than an HJ for people who don't have the exact same hat size as Ford...

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: : I've been watching this forum for a while and to my amazement many people are down on Wested jackets and HJ hats. Look, most of us here are in search of the authentic Indiana Jones outfit and the two companies mentioned above make the actual products seen in the movies.  So, short of not being able to afford the real thing, why on God's green earth would we, collector's of the authentic Indiana Jones outfit, settle for the second or even in some cases the third best. For some there have been great delays on Wested jackets and HJ hats (I know, I have in the past waited a long while for my Wested), but this makes the quest for the outfit that much more exciting and allows us to build a great anticipation for the day that whatever item we purchased arrives. I greatly look forward to the day that I can buy my true, Indiana Jones, fur felt fedora from Herbert Johnson custom hatmakers of London, England. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion but do please think about what I said.

: Well, let me start off with the thing about the delays building anticipation: ever since I first saw an Indy movie, I wanted those dang clothes!  The anticipation's been around long enough, trust me.  ;)  Anyhoo, I won't say anything about the jackets, having never had any of them (although I'm waiting for my Wested and saving for a FS) but as for the hats: if I'm not mistaken, the HJ's all come with the same crown height.  That's not good for people like me with gigantic heads.  The PB is custom made, so the crown and brim can actually be adjusted to different sizes, making it more authentic than an HJ for people who don't have the exact same hat size as Ford...

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