The Hem of the Raiders Pants...

Falstaff · Post by **Falstaff** » Wed May 25, 2005 2:20 pm

In a few weeks I should be getting a pair of Wested pants with an unfinished inseam. Obviously I'll have to hem the pants. Some time ago I remember reading a post in which someone mentions that the original Raiders pants Ford wore had a rather wide hem which made the pants drape more dramatically than normal pants. Given that the pants worn in Raiders seem to have a more baggy look then the other films, I think this observation might be right.

Can anyone else comment?

I did a search for the post, but found nothing.

Gater · Post by **Gater** » Wed May 25, 2005 2:38 pm

Proper Indy pants need about a 4" hem so the speed-lacers of the Aldens don't get caught in the threads of the hem inside the pants.

In some pics, you can see the "hem-line" of the pant cuffs.

Luisiana Jones · Post by **Luisiana Jones** » Wed May 25, 2005 2:41 pm

Sorry for interrupting the thread but what s a hem?

Ps. Sorry for all these posts in which I ask for the meaning of some words...

Scandinavia Jones · Post by **Scandinavia Jones** » Wed May 25, 2005 3:07 pm

Luisiana Jones wrote:Sorry for interrupting the thread but what s a hem?

Ask away, Luisiana!:) The hem is where the pant legs are folded inwards and adjusted to fit the wearer's legs... the seam can be seen faintly on the outside of the pants, like on my Westeds (the lighter pair are hemmed way too low, btw):

I believe the term in Spanish would be los dobladillos de los pantalones(?)

Luisiana Jones · Post by **Luisiana Jones** » Wed May 25, 2005 3:14 pm

lol thanks for the translation Scandinavia its perfect

Snakewhip_Sable · Post by **Snakewhip_Sable** » Wed May 25, 2005 3:19 pm

Can we get a close-up on that hem seam, Scandinavia?! I haven't yet had my vintage trousers hemmed and that will help a lot.

Scandinavia Jones · Post by **Scandinavia Jones** » Wed May 25, 2005 3:32 pm

Ask, Señor Sable, and you shall receive.

My 1st gen Westeds - badly hemmed by stupid tailor who just didn't listen...

The 2nd gen pants - hemline about where I want it.

Trouser/pant leg turned inside out. Inside out, that is.

You are very welcome.

Snakewhip_Sable · Post by **Snakewhip_Sable** » Wed May 25, 2005 3:47 pm

Thank you very much, good sir!

You might want to REALLY EMPHASIZE that the last pic is the inside seam so no one makes a grievous error striving for authenticity while skimming the posts.

Scandinavia Jones · Post by **Scandinavia Jones** » Wed May 25, 2005 3:52 pm

Thread skimmers beware... as Mr. Sable so wisely pointed out, the last pic is indeed of THE INSIDE SEAM. Don't go zigzagging on the outside now, folks! That just won't be... screen-accurate.

Bufflehead Jones · Post by **Bufflehead Jones** » Wed May 25, 2005 4:46 pm

I wish that for someone of my stature, the Wested pants came with a longer unfinished length. I knew how the pants should be hemmed, but I had to walk a line between having a hem that was as big as I wanted and having "high water" pants.

Especially considering the cost of the pants, I fretted over this a great deal. I guess that I am happy with it, considering what I had to work with. I just needed some more length and it would have made the job a whole lot easier.

Tristan · Post by **Tristan** » Wed May 25, 2005 7:41 pm

The Indy pants do have a fairly wide hem. You can see it fairly well at a point during the beginning of "Raiders of the Lost Ark," when Indy is talking to Belloq in the jungle.

Indiana Neri · Post by **Indiana Neri** » Wed May 25, 2005 8:12 pm

From another thread:

Indiana Neri wrote:Off topic: Is it me, or is there really a hem crease on the cuff of HF's pants?

Indy N.

FYI: That's LC gear. Just thought I'd point that out

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Zach R. · Post by **Zach R.** » Wed May 25, 2005 8:18 pm

Does Wested hem them as high as they should be or do they hem them at the "common" lower height if you don't order them unfinished?

Canyon · Post by **Canyon** » Thu May 26, 2005 2:58 pm

Falstaff, I believe that this is the thread that you're looking for.

viewtopic.php?t=9566

Falstaff · Post by **Falstaff** » Thu May 26, 2005 11:19 pm

Canyon wrote:Falstaff, I believe that this is the thread that you're looking for.

viewtopic.php?t=9566

Thanks, Canyon, that thread has lots of useful info. And thanks to everyone else for their input too! I'll post a few good photos of my entire constume just a soon as the pants arrive in a few weeks.

Canyon · Post by **Canyon** » Sat May 28, 2005 7:25 am

Falstaff wrote:
Canyon wrote:Falstaff, I believe that this is the thread that you're looking for.

viewtopic.php?t=9566
Thanks, Canyon, that thread has lots of useful info. And thanks to everyone else for their input too! I'll post a few good photos of my entire constume just a soon as the pants arrive in a few weeks.

You're welcome.

Looking forward to seeing the pictures.