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Certainly possible. About three weeks after receiving my first AB, I began to trim the brim... and, stupid me, I cut the brim too short. Some time afterward I sent the hat in to Steve, who reblocked it, and offered to give me more brim -- at the sacrifice of crown height. As Dalexs said, it is possi...

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Thanks, gentlemen. Much appreciated.

I think I'll try both methods on each buckle and see which I like the best.

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Hey folks. I've a couple of stainless steel (matte) buckles that I want to artificially age, but I don't want to take sandpaper or steel wool to them -- they've already a few scratches on them and it doesn't look natural at all. Anyone here have experience/suggestions in distressing such a metal, gi...

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There is a fine book called Gentleman Jack: The President, the Fedora, and the History of American Style by Neil Steinberg. Steinberg discusses the history and demise of fedora wearing throughout the 20th century. Basically the fedora had been on the decline since the early part of the 20the centur...

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Wow -- that's a narrow collar diameter. I have a size "small," and it's huge on me. Rather, it was. I was able to shrink it down using the dryer method, but still... I wish the collar of my WotW jacket (by Wested) was that form-fitting. All of my lambskin jackets (Indy & WotW included)...

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But what if you want to wear it outside?

Ehm... sorry, that's not what I meant. My word choice has been lacking lately -- very busy. Anyway, previous post edited.

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News on the AB and the next Indy film. It seems my friend has cracked the egg. They want to see my hats, in person, instead of just looking at the pics I sent. Would you believe the folks had forgot the brim was turned in the Raiders film? Yep, I just woke them up, and I hope in a good way. Every A...

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I tried this method again tonight on my lambskin jacket, and the leather is proving to be quite resilient. So far I've tried putting it in a pillowcase with damp towels, then without the pillowcase, then wetting down the jacket some and putting it back in. There is a nice wrinkled effect in some pla...

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now I have heard of people actually wetting the jacket and trying this

I'm considering this approach for my lambskin jacket. It's a stock size small, which is a tad too big for me (I'm just a little guy), but after several runs through the drier, the jacket hasn't shrinked a bit... anywhere.

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The sleeve cut on the Belstaff are strange and I hope Wested captures it...hugs the arm then flares out at the wrists...almost like bell bottom pants but on a jacket... I think this can be attributed to the zippered cuffs (the zippered sleeves on a jacket of mine have this exact shape if I zip them...

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I see what you mean about the collar. However, I think wested's version is simply rotated to be horizontal -- if it's a circular press stud, it will be able to rotate in such a fashion that the leather strap itself would be pointed more downward, like in the pictures you posted. I'll confirm this on...

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I'm going to order a WotW jacket from Wested next. Has anyone ordered one and, if so, do you have any ordering tips or observations about the jacket? I ordered mine on the 10th, and Wested stated that there's a 10 working day wait period (while the jacket is made) for these -- today's day 10, so I'...

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I have no defense. I've been watching for Wested's version of his jacket like a hawk.

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I placed my order this morning. $\:D/$ Sure beats $1300.

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Thanks

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I was looking at Wested's online order form earlier today, and in the "lining options" section it lists "cotton selisia" as an option. I feel pretty silly asking, but what exactly is selisia? I haven't heard of it before, and so far my searches haven't turned up any results. :oops:

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The first thought that comes to mind about possible cold weather gear is pointing me toward military cold weather outer garments, i.e. army coats and heavily lined pilot jackets, like in Memphis Belle. As to how he arrived at the bar... I'm thinking he may've rented a horse or mule, considering how ...

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Thanks Texas, I truly appreciate that

Once my tax return rolls in, I'll surely take you up on it.

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Thanks for the info, Templar. I hope to place an order for one within the next month.

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Unfortunately my phone doesn't allow me to make international calls (I only have a cell), and at this point in time I'm flat broke, so the idea of buying an international calling card doesn't appease me :roll: If you happen to speak to him, would you mind asking him whether the jacket is available f...

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Has anyone else inquired about Wested's replication of this jacket? I sent them an e-mail but, alas, no response yet. Anyone have info on the availability of this item?

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We did NOT make the WOW jacket but have costed the jacket to be replicated at £155. If anyone is interested email me.

That works out to be roughly $274 US....not bad at all.

$\:D/$

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I would go with the rubbing alcohol...you might want to try a lower concentration to be safe (50% etc), the higher stuff may remove color on some leathers - it did on one of my non Indy jackets.

I second this recommendation. 50% worked like a charm on my lambskin jacket.

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Are people still actually believing that this coat was used during The Last Crusade? ...just to chime in: I've studied the distressing of the LC jacket intimately, and I can assure you that the jacket in question was not the LC jacket. It may've been used in a stunt performance, but the distressing...

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The places that would distress in normal use. That's pretty much what I did, then threw in a few things for aesthetics. As for the underarms, collar, etc: I lightly distressed the underside of my collar with a tidbit of acetone because I thought that the leather would rub off some dye over time. I ...

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That's a fine distressing job, right there

Had I not known any better, I would not question it at all. Good show.

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Authentic for sure.

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The only way I can think of right now, off the cuff, is applying alcohol or acetone, but it would be extremely difficult to do this evenly on the jacket's surface.

I wonder if leaving it out in the sun for a while may have a more "even" fading effect.

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My goat looks and feels so good that it might be the adventurers choice today, but my winterproject will hopefully be a photoproject with the lambjacket, trying to achieve just what Your thoughts is about - resemblance. Goat is wonderful -- I haven't had a problem with it, but I still can't resist ...

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Can I ask what kind of alcohol you used to reduce the sheen, and in what quantities? I used 70% isopropyl rubbing alcohol. I had to use quite a bit with cotton balls -- enough so that I could see the alcohol wet on the jacket for a few seconds before it evaporated. Overall, I didn't use much of the...

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Right, I understand all of that. My post is merely a thought that occured to me. Even though the most well founded and acceptable explanation for how the jacket appears (in this case, everything you said, Indy K), the surface of the leather and lighting does have a calculable effect when looking at ...

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Yesterday I was adjusting the straps on my Wested and noticed something -- one of my sleeves was less shiny than the other (the jacket is goatskin). I rubbed down the jacket with alcohol to reduce the sheen when I first got it. Before I did that, I did note that the color of the sleeves was congruen...

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Beaver owner here. ...I mean the hat...

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Wow, that does show resemblance to the Dorfman. Especially the ribbon. I'm sure that can be partially attributed to camera flash, though.

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The 80s cut (correct me if I'm wrong) is also known as the Chris King Cut. I tried searching for some old threads on this, but it seems many of the links are not active any longer. However, Wested should still have a record of the Chris King Cut -- Chris King did a lot of research on the jacket for ...

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Wow. This is the first I've seen of the gray AB. Very, very nice, my friend.

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So, the other day, I used a light coat of hairspray on my hat. Only one coat, very light. Today, it rained a bit, and after my hat dried (it wasn't very wet) there are now little light colored spots and areas on the felt. The felt feels rough, not as soft as it was (I expected this from the spray). ...

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You'll be glad you did. Who cares about the price. It is a big chunk of cash, but it is money extremely well spent. I've had my AB reblocked once due to a sizing issue. Other than that, I've never had a problem with it -- period.

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I'm wearing it at work because the management finds it necessary to lower the thermostat per however many degrees it goes down outside.

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I gave mine to a neighborhood kid that liked it.

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Hi there, George -- welcome. 8) Spooky's given some good tips. When you have some time, I recommend that you dig through some of the old posts here for whatever you're looking for. I guarantee you'll come across several threads with loads of info. But, as Spooky said, the people here are friendly an...

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Dre wrote:

i got myself measured by a tailor and it worked out great.

That is certainly the best option.

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Hi there, and welcome. After having several coats and jackets tailored, I find that the two best ways to measure sleeves are: 1. With your arm hanging down, relaxed and slightly bent at the elbow, measure from the tip of your shoulder to the elbow, then from the elbow to the desired site near the wr...

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My wife told me once, it is either the hats, or her. I sure miss that gal.

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Now that's a very LC jacket.

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Just some carefully applied acetone and sandpaper -- the exact grit I don't know. My jacket is goatskin, and I'm utterly convinced that the jacket in the movie (or at least, the jacket that we see through most of LC) is lambskin, so it's hard to get the "flaky" effect seen on the movie jac...

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Hmm, this is interesting. Would you mind telling us exactly what she says, and how often? Do you think it could be an issue of her not wanting you to wear a hat? Personally, you may want to indicate that you're trying to understand why it's even an issue. This is what I would do: Ask her to explain ...

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Watched it the other night too and noticed that huge spot on the back also. Kinda dig it, though. Me too. 8) Even though the distressed areas may not appear to be from natural wear, it is very aesthetic. See below how I distressed my jacket to match: http://www.indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?t=13246

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I haven't treated my diary cover (it's a Magnoli diary), however, since it is leather, I would imagine that just about any leather lotion or gel would be beneficial. Indy, correct me if I'm wrong about this, but I believe that the leather used in the aforementioned diary is cowhide, although it is v...

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