Collar Style

Rusty Jones · Post by **Rusty Jones** » Mon May 08, 2006 12:17 am

Hey, I just wondered how many people ever wear their collar up like in the Idol Grab scene... (I started with a motorcycle jacket so I kinda dig the popped collar look...) anyone else? I've just never seen anyone post pics with their collar that way...

Mulceber · Post by **Mulceber** » Mon May 08, 2006 12:53 am

yeah, I often go outside when its cold, so I usually wear the collar up then. :junior: -IJ

McFly · Post by **McFly** » Mon May 08, 2006 1:24 am

IndianaJones wrote:yeah, I often go outside when its cold, so I usually wear the collar up then.

I do that too - whenever its cold I pop up my collar. I like the way it looks, it's pretty cool.

Do we know why Indy did it? He never did it after that... and we never see him flip it up - but he keeps it throughout most of the scene doesn't he? Doesn't look like an accident.

In Christ,
Shane

Texas Raider · Post by **Texas Raider** » Mon May 08, 2006 3:38 am

He did it as he entered the temple,,must've been a little chilly in there. Also, maybe it may have helped keep the creepy crawlies from climbing up onto his neck, or prevent them from hiding in the fold of the collar. But I'd say mostly for the chilly factor.

TR

TFrosst · Post by **TFrosst** » Mon May 08, 2006 6:37 am

It is a movie guys. There's no way that scene was cold. Studio lighting makes it very warm. It was probably because of the bugs/webs/other stuff that could have gone down his back when filming.

Darth V.A.D.E.R · Post by **Darth V.A.D.E.R** » Tue May 09, 2006 8:52 am

Or maybe Spielberg thought that it looks cool.

Darth

Havana · Post by **Havana** » Tue May 09, 2006 10:49 am

I wear my Raiders Wested collar up when there's a cold wind. It works great because those collars are huge when they're totally flipped up. Combined with the hat's brim, it would probably keep falling debris and insects out of your clothes.

Rusty Jones · Post by **Rusty Jones** » Tue May 09, 2006 9:56 pm

I always assumed it was a throw back to the original concept painting that they decided to keep for that scene for continuity but axed for the rest because they liked the collar down look better.

Dre · Post by **Dre** » Wed May 10, 2006 12:01 am

Darth V.A.D.E.R wrote:Or maybe Spielberg thought that it looks cool.
Darth

And that's probably the answer!

zeus36 · Post by **zeus36** » Wed May 17, 2006 1:57 am

I like Rusty's answer

agent5 · Post by **agent5** » Wed May 17, 2006 11:05 am

I'm pretty sure I read that the collar was up because of the scene with the Tarantulas on his back. The spiders are on his back as soon as they set foot into the temple and when they are noticed on his back, look how for up on his back they are. One also even touches the back of the collar.
Notice after that scene how the collar is not really up anymore the same way? It is up a bit when they first walk in on the idol, but thats it and may just be to keep consistency.