Those strips on Indy's shirt

Flash Gordon · Post by **Flash Gordon** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 5:03 pm

Does anyone know what those strips that run down the front of Indy's shirt are for?

Were they to drive us crazy trying to find a shirt like that? I've never seen them on any other "safari" type shirt.

Are they based on a design of the 1930s?

Sergei · Post by **Sergei** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 5:15 pm

The strips are actually pleats. Pleats are an extremely good feature, in that if you are active, you want the shirt to flex and expand. Some of the shirts that you find, the strips are just that strips. They are decorative. A lot of shirts come with the pleats in the pockets which allow the pocket to expand if you put a lot of junk in them.

-Sergei

schwammy · Post by **schwammy** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 11:24 pm

Really? They sure don't expand on the Noel Howard shirt.

Pyroxene · Post by **Pyroxene** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 12:18 am

schwammy wrote:Really? They sure don't expand on the Noel Howard shirt.

No they don't. I wonder if Indiana Dan's shirt does that. BTW, where's he at? Maybe ITG can shed some light.

The shirt I had made the pleat was just sewn into shirt.

I was talking to RonC and he said he hasn't seen, to this date, that type of pleat anywere in military shirt history. He's seen similar but not identical.

Cheers,
Pyr.

MaryonRavenwood · Post by **MaryonRavenwood** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 12:53 am

Besides, they just look cool.

Regards--Maryon

Indiana Texas-girl · Post by **Indiana Texas-girl** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 11:26 am

Pyroxene wrote:
schwammy wrote:Really? They sure don't expand on the Noel Howard shirt.
No they don't. I wonder if Indiana Dan's shirt does that. BTW, where's he at? Maybe ITG can shed some light.

No it doesn't expand on the IndyDan shirt. If that were the case, my pleats would be open all the time due to their location and me being a female.

Post by **Dalexs** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 11:34 am

(I can see it now)

Ummm, ITG... your pleats are open...

Dalexs

Swindiana · Post by **Swindiana** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 2:25 pm

On the Indy shirt the pleats on the pockets are stitched and on many military shirts and such they are not. If they are not, the fabric is creased and expands in a manner that allows more cargo in the pocket. On Indys shirt it just looks darn good.

The epaulets also had a real function when they first were introduced in the military, they were there to keep the strap of a shoulder bag in place! Nowadays they are just good looking and a good place for insignia. But I guess you already knew that...

Regards,
Swindiana

MaryonRavenwood · Post by **MaryonRavenwood** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 2:34 pm

Indiana Texas-girl wrote:No it doesn't expand on the IndyDan shirt. If that were the case, my pleats would be open all the time due to their location and me being a female.

Don't you just love being a woman? (It really does have it's advantages at times, though....

Free drinks!)
Regards--Maryon

RonC · Post by **RonC** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 2:40 pm

I.T.G........

Swindiana · Post by **Swindiana** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 2:52 pm

Ah... And I who tried to drive the conversation into a different direction...

Swindy

RonC · Post by **RonC** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 4:13 pm

Swindy...drive it, please!...drive it!....in the immortal words of Popeye: "This is embarrasking!!!""""

Mulceber · Post by **Mulceber** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 4:49 pm

Don't you just love being a woman?

No, I'm quite happy being a man. I personally think that the only people who would enjoy being women ARE women, and the only people who would enjoy being men ARE men. Cross-dressers don't count though. -IJ

indy_den · Post by **indy_den** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 5:33 pm

How could I've missed out on this conversation?!

MaryonRavenwood · Post by **MaryonRavenwood** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 7:16 pm

IndianaJones wrote:
Don't you just love being a woman?
No, I'm quite happy being a man. I personally think that the only people who would enjoy being women ARE women, and the only people who would enjoy being men ARE men. Cross-dressers don't count though. -IJ

Well...I was kind of directing that one at ITG. Didn't mean to imply anything...sorry.

Regards--Maryon

schwammy · Post by **schwammy** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 11:24 pm

I always thought the strips on Indy's shirt were perhaps inspired by the guayabera, a tropical shirt popular in the Caribbean and Latin America. Woven from 100% linen, an authentic guayabera has pleats very similar to Indy's. Worn outside the trousers (untucked), it is acceptable in both formal and informal situations.

Ernest Hemingway wore a guayabera daily during his time in Cuba, making it his official 'uniform.' I understand that they are also very popular in Miami today.

Here's a link with some pics:http://www.cubanfoodmarket.com/Merchant ... de=4020102

Indiana Texas-girl · Post by **Indiana Texas-girl** » Sun Oct 05, 2003 1:20 am

MaryonRavenwood wrote:
IndianaJones wrote:
Don't you just love being a woman?
No, I'm quite happy being a man. I personally think that the only people who would enjoy being women ARE women, and the only people who would enjoy being men ARE men. Cross-dressers don't count though. -IJ
Well...I was kind of directing that one at ITG. Didn't mean to imply anything...sorry.
Regards--Maryon

This is too funny! Yes, Maryon, I love being a woman. There are many advantages, but I don't think we should list them, because then we might have some of these guys trying to get into Marion gear, which would be quite scary.

RonC wrote:Swindy...drive it, please!...drive it!....in the immortal words of Popeye: "This is embarrasking!!!""""

Just bein' honest! Hahaa!

MaryonRavenwood · Post by **MaryonRavenwood** » Sun Oct 05, 2003 4:59 am

Yeah, well, Michaelson already said he wouldn't be able to pull off the Marion dress as well as I would....I don't know....what do you think?

Regards--Maryon

Indiana Texas-girl · Post by **Indiana Texas-girl** » Sun Oct 05, 2003 9:38 am

MaryonRavenwood wrote:Yeah, well, Michaelson already said he wouldn't be able to pull off the Marion dress as well as I would....I don't know....what do you think?
Regards--Maryon

Let's see...a couple of razor blades later and...hmmm...no I think he's right. Plus the spilled coffee on the dress might give it away.