Club Obi Wan

I am ordering a Wested goat TOD tomorrow after about 24 years of wanting my Indy jacket (I first saw ROTLA in theaters when I was six), and I am so nervous about it I think I am going to be ill. I have looked on the posts in the forum and there is a ton of info and this what I have decided so far-
Temple of Doom jacket (I like the length)
Goatskin - are there two different colors to the goat?
Gussets
That is all so far. Anybody have any recommendations as to what they ordered when they took the plunge? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Shane

Tomorrow!? Better come up with some answers then.

Indeed there are two colors to the goat, authentic and dark brown. The authentic by name is the color Peter got off a leftover jacket from Raiders, and the dark brown is... dark brown. If you plan on doing some distressing, the dark brown is a lot easier to work with from what I can tell. I have the ToD auth. goat myself and couldn't be more happy with it though. (It's really tough, but the acetone method only dullens the shine for me.) My recommondation as far as the length is concerned is to hand Wested a measurement for how long you want it. (The only difference between a Raiders and a Temple jacket is the length.) A neat trick is to fold up a jacket you already have and see how long you like it. I had Wested make the jacket a bit longer when I sent the first one back due to some errors in production.
If you want double gussets you have to add that to your order. They provide better movement than the single type, and they were used on some of the jackets in the movies aswell from what I've heard.

That's pretty much it as I think you might have picked up on the details from the archives and really don't need me to go on yabbing about it.

Welcome aboard, and good luck with your order.

Regards,
Swindiana

As Swindy said, you do have to specify that you want two piece instead of one piece gussets, if you request gussets.

I would also recommend that you ask for the X box stitching on the side straps. I wish that I would have gotten this on mine.

You also need to pick your lining material. I would suggest the cotton body/satin sleeve combo.

Yeah, what the guys said!

When choosing the colour to go for consider...do you want you jacket to be the authentic colour the jackets actually were; or do you want a jacket which looks in person like the colour it appears on screen, in which case Dark Brown is the choice.

Sliders seem to hold the action pleat straps better that D-rings.

& the cotton sleeves are perfectly good (& accurate) in difference to the satin sleeves. Both go on easily.

Ask for the action pleat to be textended all the way to the edge of the jacket as well. More screen accurate

The double pleats are definately the way to go if you want a better range of arm movement

Good luck!

You guys rule, I knew I could count on you guys!!

I don't know if anyone else had this experience, but I would NOT request gussetts. They don't seem to add much in the way of mobility, but they DO make the jacket fit really tight in the upper arm/armpit area. I've owned five Westeds now. That was the only one with gussetts, and it was the only one that fit like that.

SPECIFICATIONS:

Style: Raiders
1980s fit
Material: DB Goat
Straps: Black rectangular slides. “x” stitching
Action Pleats: Elasticated
Lining: Cotton body and satin sleeves.
Zipper: Antiqued brass.
Gussets

This i requested along witht he measurements. Its what you'll see worn in all Treasure of the Templars pics

Ken

Give Peter all of your measurements- don't estimate or guess. Give your actual measurements and ask for a 1980's fit. Give the measurement across the shoulders, waist, hip, relatively close chest, and DEFINITELY request the tapered back panel.
To my eyes, I think the TOD jacket looks more dark brown than authentic.
Make sure you order x-box stitching on the side straps for reinforcement and accuracy to the movie.
Depending on your climate and regular dress, the lining will be different. I live in a sub-tropical climate which doesn't drop below 50 farenheit for 11/12 of the year, so it was worth it for me to get all cotton body because it breathes better and feels better on naked arms. Satin is great if you are wearing long sleeve shirts, although they line the cotton raiders with satin and it doesn't bother me then, either.

ray

i got one recently.

to add to what people have been saying (and to reinforce it)...

i got d-rings - if i could i'd change them to sliders. i didnt know that sliders were also screen accurate. and they'd be better. they dont slip very much but i think they sometimes do a little bit. so yeah. Sliders!

also...definetely order your size. not one or two sizes up. i think mine is cut 1 size (a 40 up to a 41) bigger and it's a little baggy around the chest..not much but enough to notice. though i still love my jacket.

80s cut i'd probably order if i could do it again. Also i ordered the authentic goat - to me i think dark brown would look better. however, authentic brown looks awesome in certain lighting (when it looks fairly dark). when it looks light it sometimes looks a bit too light to me. though i still love it no matter what. and i think authentic brown gives a richer colour. but i'd go with dark brown if you want it to look authentic. if you want it to BE authentic then get authetnic brown.

not sure i have much more to add. Goatskin is great, i also got a ToD and it's great too. i got silk sleeves/cotton body and im very happy with that choice.

you'll be happy with it no matter what...but they're my suggestions.

good luck with ordering! it feels like a big step/risk...but it'll pay off. trust me

Shawnkara wrote:I don't know if anyone else had this experience, but I would NOT request gussetts. They don't seem to add much in the way of mobility, but they DO make the jacket fit really tight in the upper arm/armpit area. I've owned five Westeds now. That was the only one with gussetts, and it was the only one that fit like that.

Well I didn't like the look of the double gussets when I had my arms up, so on my second Wested I ordered it with no gussets, especially as I'd read here that they didn't do much for mobility anyway. However, when I got the second jacket it was obvious the range of movement in the arms was MUCH lower IMO.

No problem with the jacket feeling tight under the arms. That's the jacket will gussets in my avatar. Riding horses you don't want restriction on your arms, so I would have noticed if it was tight anywhere.

Main problem I had was the back seam feeling tight on my back, but then I am carry a bit of extra weight & have quite round shoulders.

Skippy, I had that same feeling with mine right along the seam across the back. I did not like the feeling. It went away as I wore the jacket.

Yep, that's what I'm finding

Okay I did it. Now the waiting begins. I ordered a Temple jacket, dark brown goat, x-box stitching, elastic on the pleats. I left off the gussets this time around (I'll probably get those on the next one) and I can't wait. Thanks for the advice from everyone, as I've said before, you people are great!