What passes for Indy Gear at the costume shop

Rosenet · Post by **Rosenet** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 5:43 pm

Last week I was poking around a local costume shop and asked about an Indy costume. They actually had one already put together. It consisted of the most beat up, non-Indy leather jacket you could imagine (complete with zipper pockets on the chest), cowboy boots, a gangster style fedora, short sleeve safari shirt and a whip which was actually the most accurate part of the costume. They wanted $120 to rent the outfit for a week.

Man, this site has made me such a snob.

Canyon · Post by **Canyon** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 5:58 pm

Rosenet wrote: They wanted $120 to rent the outfit for a week.

Ouch!

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 6:05 pm

That's hysterical!

I'm tempted to ask the local costume shop the same thing, just to see what results I get!

bink

Scandinavia Jones · Post by **Scandinavia Jones** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 7:42 pm

Well - we always have this little combo from a thread long since forgotten...

Indiana Jones and the Suede Pants of Doom

More funny/scary/sad costumes on the main site:
http://www.amasquerade.com/sizeresults. ... ume_size=3

Flattery · Post by **Flattery** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 9:21 pm

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Scandinavia Jones · Post by **Scandinavia Jones** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 9:27 pm

My thoughts exactly. That, and some

IndyBlues · Post by **IndyBlues** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 9:51 pm

Scandinavia Jones wrote:Well - we always have this little combo from a thread long since forgotten...

Indiana Jones and the Suede Pants of Doom

Can you imagine???

Harrison Ford: "Uh, Steve. Wearing this leather jacket in the jungle, and in the desert, isn't quite hot enough......can you get me some suede pants???"

'Blues

Indiana Jess · Post by **Indiana Jess** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 9:57 pm

Isn't it about time for Ob1kenny to chime in and wow us with his rendition of "Brown Suede Pants".

Glurrk · Post by **Glurrk** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 11:04 pm

I'd like to see one of us walk into that costume shop in full gear, ask to see the "Indy costume", glance at it, look down at our own nifty threads and say, "Nahh..." and walk proudly out the door!

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 12:04 am

And maybe even do the Harrison Ford Point(tm)(c) and say:

"You don't know what real gear is!"

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 9:18 am

So, who else is wearing their full ensemble to work today?

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Hemingway Jones · Post by **Hemingway Jones** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 9:25 am

I couldn't get away with it. Are you, bink?

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 9:28 am

Dern straight!

I'm even wearing the gunbelt and whip, though I figured it would be best to leave the holster empty.

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Hemingway Jones · Post by **Hemingway Jones** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 9:32 am

bink,
I work in an office in a bank. About how far do you think I would get with a holster on my belt!

Flattery · Post by **Flattery** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 10:10 am

Same here -- everything but the holster and gun. There's some... sensitive people where I work. I'm surprised I haven't gotten any guff about the whip yet.

MigMan · Post by **MigMan** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 10:18 am

I work at a credit union and I am wearing my full Indy gear minus the pistola of course. No problems here except the fact that everyone keeps calling me the Crocadile Hunter what is up with that? When did he wear a fedora, leather coat and carry a gun and a whip? I did however have one member complain that a strange man was in the branch with a whip and a gun but my employee explained that it was ok I work here. He assumed I was security after that.

I have a plastic snake sticking its head out of my bag and just for kicks since I did not bring a gun I have a plastic rat in the holster.

-Carlos

Rosenet · Post by **Rosenet** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 10:25 am

I'm in "stealth Indy" mode today. I asked around and no one else was going to wear a costume and I didn't want to stick out too much. So I'm wearing a fedora, leather jacket, dark khaki pants, tan button down, J Crew Deckers, brown web belt and have my trusty MK VII. I wear my fedora a couple of times amonth when it rains so its not terribly unusual, but with the rest of the gear people are definitely doing double takes. I can almost see them asking themselves if I'm in costume or not.

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 11:34 am

I figure I've got a couple of projects I want to get out the door today, so if I have to crack the whip, I really can!!! As far as the pistol, I work on a college campus, so the gun is a definite no-no. I am, however, seeing how far I can get away with wearing the holster.

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Canyon · Post by **Canyon** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 11:40 am

suede pants?

My avatar says it all.

Jack Flanders · Post by **Jack Flanders** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 11:50 am

The tightness of that man's pants is making my nose bleed.

Flattery · Post by **Flattery** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 11:54 am

The tightness of that man's pants is making my nose bleed.

They look like they're painted on.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 8:14 pm

No... make the pictures go awaaaaaaaaay...

Indiana Joe · Post by **Indiana Joe** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 1:46 am

I didn't think Indy IV was to take place in the seventies with those bell-bottoms!

whipwarrior · Post by **whipwarrior** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 1:52 am

He looks like Ed Grimley!

Neolithic · Post by **Neolithic** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 3:25 am

I'm cracking up looking at that pic. You can tell the dude can't sit down in them or he'll tear them- he looks pretty uncomfortable the way he is standing there too. Let's hope he has already had kids.

Indiana Jerry · Post by **Indiana Jerry** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 1:10 am

Indiana Jess wrote:Isn't it about time for Ob1kenny to chime in and wow us with his rendition of "Brown Suede Pants".

Shhh! Bink will put words to any tune! Don't tempt him!

binkmeisterRick wrote:So, who else is wearing their full ensemble to work today?
bink

Did Thursday, actually, since that's when our lunchtime Halloween party was. Dropped a thread on it in Lao Che's...please go read and mock me at will.

Friday I got requests to bring the whip again, but...ah...that scared me, so I 'forgetfully' left it at home.

Jack Flanders wrote:The tightness of that man's pants is making my nose bleed.

And apparently also making Canyon's eyes bug out...now that's tight, when they make someone else's eyes bulge.

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