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I bought an old cooper A2 on ebay a couple years ago and when it arrived it smelled like a 70 year old ashtray a cat took a dookie in. I turned it inside-out and started febreezing it everyday for 2 months. Two big bottles of febreeze, and a trip in the shower it was 90% gone. A little more febreeze...

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Actually, I believe that jacket will be seen on screen at least in the end of the movie. If you are worried about even the most minute spoilers don't look at these pics, http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/40/1995942-the_avengers_central_park_1_super.jpeg" onclick="window.open(this.href);...

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Darn, that was quick. Yeah, looks like the zip is on the left. I think I like the WW2 jacket from the current movie more that appeared in another post here.

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This is Indy related because the jacket is, in fact, brown. Although I am a less familiar with the Indy jacket as far as gear is concerned I did notice another detail that relates this new Cap jacket to Indy's, can you spot it? :-k http://www.celebuzz.com/2011-08-15/snapped-on-set-chris-evans-films-...

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Just a heads up; I happened to go in my local kohls today looking for something else and found these shirts on clearance, I got one for $13. I generally try not to impulse buy things, but they are reasonably nice shirts and the price was right.

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Good article, thanks for sharing it. The whole "neo-traditional" style seems to be gaining traction, I'm beginning to realize all my vintage, and vintage-inspired wears are getting a little less unique. The only problem I'm having is I recently got a new car and the seats are comfortable b...

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Have you guys seen these Dr. Martens? They bear a remarkable resemblance to the 405's and right now are $91 on zappos. I have been really tempted to try a pair but I have just gotten a pair of red wings for the same price. http://www.zappos.com/dr-martens-damian-brown-burnished" onclick="w...

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I think its a mistake to accept the premise; "Fedoras are sexy or not sexy". Clearly some guys can pull it off while pulling in tons of female friends, but I don't think the fedora was ever intended to be worn for sex appeal. So instead of arguing it would be better to say her premise is w...

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Thats a sweet jacket, I liked X-men 1 and 2.

Also Hugh Jackman is in The Prestige, a Christopher Nolan movie if you haven't seen it that is pretty darn good. Definitely the best thing Jackman has done in my opinion, that I have seen.

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Having a (brown)Henry, regular Fed IV(non-deluxe), and a Penman beaver raiders I got second hand on here I'll say without a doubt the Penman is the finest of the three, so if you can convince yourself to wait I'd do Penman if money is no issue. However, if you want a hat fairly quickly Henry all the...

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As far as the raiders hats being "fawn" I think that it would be wise to keep in mind that as far as naming colors go (dyes, paints, inks etc.) words only go so far and someone at HJ in 1980 might have decided that they were going to call a darker brown hue fawn regardless of what the conv...

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Thats really cool, looks like that crown could be creased in to a nice raiders style. I'm glad I quit looking on ebay or I may have been possessed to bid as well.

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Here are some contemporary fashion photos from a blog called The Sartorialist. http://www.thesartorialist.com/photos/10810Joana0743Web.jpg http://www.thesartorialist.com/photos/12110PurpleSocks14371Web.jpg http://www.thesartorialist.com/photos/11710LBarCamel3177Web.jpg So apparently the fedora can b...

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I believe the thinking behind not handling it by the crown is, particularly with a tight pinch, you can eventually wear it out. Especially right at the top of the pinch you can break it down enough to wear a hole through. I see it on old hats at antique stores when I look.

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Must... resist... temptation...

That looks sharp, and I imagine the quality is identical to the brown Henry. Well, Christmas isn't too far away... I know what I'll ask for!

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I didn't have to do anything to the hat except wear it, about a year on it fits pretty well. It might not take yours as long to shrink up and fit better if you wear it more than I have worn mine. I really only wear it maybe once a week or to do outdoor activities.

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I experienced the same thing with my Henry. It seemed a little large when I got it, I solved that with a little of the insulation foam like you receive with an akubra. I've had mine about year now and it has shrunk and fits very nicely now without the foam, however I leave it in. I just prefer a sli...

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This is excellent, now when my girlfriend says, "You have too many hats already!" when I look at new ones I'll just get this picture out and say, "I've only just begun to collect!". That's a nice collection, I really like 1 through 36.

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I read transformed so I thought it turned in to a robot. It looks good, can't wait for my AB CS to arrive, sometime next year!

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My Akubra fed IV has been beaten enough now it makes a nice Raiders hat. My biggest gripe about it is the bow; it just isn't very nice. Kind of looks like the bow on the LC hats to me, but definitely only bears a passing resemblance to the Raiders hat bow. The Henry (that is my personal Henry) has a...

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Here is something cool that was sent to me today by my Father who knows all too well of my Indy fandom. Pretty interesting!

http://www.core77.com/blog/videos/made_ ... 8.asp#more

The site even links to Indy gear in their brief write-up!

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Ohhh, lets see I wear mine to the gym, when I go in the pool. You know, the usual. Kidding of course. I have never worn all my gear at once to date. I've worn hat and jacket, or hat and bag but that's it. I feel odd without a hat but I'm careful about wearing any fedora and a leather jacket. Except ...

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Doesn't Shia post here? Isn't his user name Even_Steven?

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Thats why my Henry was made of foam when it came, it was a Netchurebillin Henry.

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Those look pretty hefty! Redwing is offering these as well, a little closer IMO, but still not as close as todds I suppose, http://www.bakershoe.com/search.cfm/pro ... -chestnut/

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I like to think he switched hats up considering how drastically they change from film to film. Perhaps Indy 5 will feature a closet shot and we'll see his collection of beat up older fedora he is no longer wearing. But of course he never loses one in the course of an adventure!

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There is probably an extremely simple reason to why Indy's turban looks different and or larger: You need to be able to distinguish him from all the other robed and turban wearing men in the scenes he isn't in the foreground.....

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Hang on a minute, an AB is worth at least two babies!

That baby outfit is amazing though, I'm sure that kid will grow to resent it and rebel against all things Jones.

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The hat Cooper is wearing in The Fountainhead looks very similar to a Penneys Marathon I have, it has the same bow. Except overall it doesn't look quite as cool in profile.

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"It's beautiful!" Oh no, my face just exploded.

That's a seriously nice hat.

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Ordered mine this month. Whats this!? Its already on my doorstep, I must be the most valued customer!

Kidding of course, I didn't even ask. It'll get here when it gets here. I'm hoping I'll forget slightly and it will be the best surprise ever.

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Wish I hadn't read this thread, I just did the math and figured I've spent about $990 on hats, only three of them Indy fedoras.

That includes my CS AB I recently ordered though, so without that only $590!

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I think you'll be better served by an akubra federation given your hat criteria and your price range. Really for the money they are excellent, I have two that have with stood quite a bit of daily wear in all conditions and are holding up very well, no tapering and I never experienced any brim maladi...

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Is this a form of child abuse? Son must wear paper hat while Dad wears a penman and or garrison!? ;) I don't remember ever making myself a paper hat, besides one of those paper pirate hats all kids fold out of newspaper. However I do recall making a tiny paper fedora for my GI JOE. Back in my day we...

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Oak, in every hat thread I've ever read you're a really stand up guy and I have never gotten the impression you are just hawking your product. Your expert incite is always valuable and honest. Thank you for chiming in on this thread!

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Thanks for the feedback guys, as I wrote that last night and read what I was writing I was hearing a voice, "Luke, go for the AB..." but I often hear Sir Alec Guinness speaking to me......... ;) I would still love to eventually own a Penman Raiders, but it will have to wait till I'm done p...

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After much internal debate I have decided to bring my question before the COW community. I would like to acquire one of the finer beaver fedora's offered by Penman or Adventurebilt. I had been leaning towards a Penman due to the lower price and from all accounts comparable quality and satisfied boar...

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Perhaps "soaked" was a bit too strong. I'll modify my previous statement to fairly wet. I was trying to get the original bash I gave it completely out. Reshaping it dry, and giving it a little turn which was my intention, it looked odd with the felt remembering its older shape. I used dist...

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I have soaked my Henry, twice, to re-bash it. It has thus far shown no signs of taper. However I have not worn it in the rain.

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Those look nice, I have loved both pairs of wolverine boots I have owned. Not to detract from those boots I saw these recently in an LL Bean catalog, http://www.llbean.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?page=beans-rugged-casuals&categoryId=60868&storeId=1&catalogId=1&langI...

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DHW, I like your poet. Really considered one before I found COW and the Akubra Fed IV. Also like the Alphonse Mucha print in pic four!

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Thanks for the info Solent and new resource. OT: I recently saw a Saiga IZ-132 (basically an AK variant sans pistol grip and requiring a unique mag) and having a heck of a time figuring out if its truly CA legal, as I've seen being claimed by some retailers or isn't... guess its time to register on ...

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Solent, if you don't mind me asking, if you are in CA how did you go about aquiring the semi-auto thompson's? I'm intrigued as I thought that would qualify its self as a bad scary "assault rifle" in CA do to its pistol grip.

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The type of people who mistake a fedora for a cowboy hat are probably the same people responsible for this: http://images.channeladvisor.com/Sell/SSProfiles/43000051/Images/12/888674rub.jpg That isn't an adventurebilt and Tony Nowak special package deal!? I think I've just been duped.... I've only ...

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Well if the cookie is stale now I'll settle for the hat...

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Say, "Well, I was just rounding up the herd and we're driving them to Dodge City" Or if she was cute tell her you are going line dancing and need a partner.

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New, Penman, beaver?

I like chocolate chip....

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Looks pretty good, can we get a bow shot?

Now if you can just toss it in the dryer on low with some tennis balls and show us if it will soften up really well.... On second thought maybe you shouldn't...

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Is it possible this is the same as the HJ's previously carried by Todd's? Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't the christies adventurer and the current HJ poet the same hat, sold at quite a price discrepancy? So I can imagine it being possible Mr.Coyle was able to strike a deal with the actual manufa...

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I think the motorcycle/perfecto style jacket has been so widely imitated, as was mentioned before, and recycled by more then one cultural sub-genre that it no longer is so closely identified with the motorcycle world. Maybe more so dependent upon your age. I got one for my girl friend as a gift and ...

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