Thanks for the welcome and the replies. I can see the resemblence in Dean's red jacket; I just thought a leather one existed as well. Maybe the costume designer asked for something like Dean's jacket but made of leather. As an aside, I had a jacket with those A-2 cargo pockets, but I didn't care for...

Hello all, I've been hanging around here for a while, so I thought I'd say Hi and ask a question that's been nagging me. I've read that Indy's jacket is a combination of an A-2 and James Dean's jacket. Now, I know what an A-2 looks like, but what "James Dean jacket" is it patterned after? ...