Club Obi Wan

mooniteman wrote: Is there some vital bit of Info on those pants that eludes me - that sets them so far a part from your run of the mill everyday K-Mart khakis?

Basically it's the cavarly twill wool which is one of the most expensive and highest quality wool that exist. A tailor, who I gave my Noel Howard trousers to finish the length to, complimented me for the purchase of them and said that it's one of the best material that will last me a lifetime. I asked him how much would it cost to make a copy (made on measure though) of them in the same material and he said something around 300 euro. The stuff doesn't come cheap.

K-Mart khakis are not even on the same planet of the Indiana Jones trousers. No offence to the KMart khakis

Does the pocket flap shape vary scene to scene and/or movie to movie?

The flaps here look a lot more pointed, and deeper at the point, than what I see being sold as authentic.

lpa53 wrote: The flaps here look a lot more pointed, and deeper at the point, than what I see being sold as authentic.

Yes there isn't a 100% screen accurate choice around just yet. Noel Howard unfortunately died just when he was on the verge of changing them to make them identical to the film-used ones that he owned.
Hopefully Peter will pick up from where he left... and I'm also still hoping to see Todd's trousers.

The irony being that Harrison could make a $15 pair of wal mart pants Indy SA gear just by putting them on in his next movie




assuming that they'd actually make a 5th which I doubt!

Hey Ipa53, Those flaps are the real deal. There are 2 vendors that make flaps that come close to that: Magnoli comes close and Platon's Paris Pants are dead-on IMO.

If the flaps are a big deal to you and you want 100% SA, I'd suggest you check out the thread on Paris Pants. If you don't find them too expensive, please pre-order them: he needs 3 more pre-orders to make them and I am one of those who realy wants them ;-)

Regards, Geert

Added to the "what's so special about the pants" line, I was reading on the Indygear pants page that the normal hem for a military pant (and for the movie) was around 3-4 nches. You can see it in the pics but I wonder how noticable it is "in person".

It looks like not even Wested or NH does this. Is this something that those wanting SA don't really care about?

I just dropped off a pair of Westeds and a pair of NH pants to the tailor to have her hem my pants and I asked for a 3" hem. I think if you are going for SA pants it's a must for the 3 to 4 inch hem . Just my 2 cents.

tunic wrote:I just dropped off a pair of Westeds and a pair of NH pants to the tailor to have her hem my pants and I asked for a 3" hem. I think if you are going for SA pants it's a must for the 3 to 4 inch hem . Just my 2 cents.

Since the Westeds come with the unfinished leg at 35" and I'm a 31, AND my wife's a good seamstress, guess that would be the way to go.

honestly these are some of the most comfortable pants i've ever worn