It could be that style of dress shirt was no longer available in the 1960s, so he simply couldn't purchase one like it.
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That would be the most realistic element presented in the film, if so. As I’ve said, so many times before, it’s absurd that the man would be wearing the exact same pants, shirt, jacket, bag, hat, socks, and boots some 30 years later. It’s part of what has transformed Indy into a cartoon character.
It’s like this guy always showing up wearing this complete outfit as his “adventure gear”—that he could still readily purchase, at any time, off the rack—35 years after 1990…
On the related topic of Indy’s outfit:
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Does anyone know anything about the shooting schedule? Like (just spitballing), if the the 60s stuff was shot first, and the WWII stuff last, maybe the omission was an error that was eventually discovered too late to do anything about it, but could be corrected for shooting the flashback.
Maybe it wasn't anything as strong as "depicting" a change.
Maybe the costume department was instructed to make Indy costumes for 1944 and 1969, and they took it upon themselves to vary those details to stay period-correct. Simple as that.
That’s like this guy always showing up wearing this complete outfit as his “adventure gear”—that he could still readily purchase, at any time, off the rack—35 years after 1990…
Oh man, I wanna see a new 2025 action hero who dresses like this.
VonMagnum
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Try Dora the Explorer
I dunno. Call me a simpleton, but Indy not adventuring in his standard gear isn't Indy to me. I'm not disbarring costume changes he goes through in the same movie to fit whatever plot point is necessary, my point being even if they used period variations of said items, it's still his look, his silhouette, that has to be maintained. That is Indy. As much as the tuxedo has become associated with James Bond. What I have greater pains with is how his outfit just got baggier and sloppier over the course of the movies.
Basically agree. Captain Dunsel I think is overstating with the comparison to wearing 90s youth fashion for thirty years. All of Indy's clothes stayed in use enough that I can buy similar things now (and i mean that aren't Indy costumes) easily, with the singular exception of the hat, because hat usage radically changed in the 60s.
Fit issues and wearing the outfit when logically he should be in something else I agree are issues. I don't mind if they look different a little, because they cannot be the originals, they should be multiple replacements later. Realistically the gas mask bag should have been used up and replaced with an actual satchel probably in the 40s, certainly by the 50s. It's just canvas.
Where I definitely don't have an issue is having the same boots. When you find a work boot that works for you, you keep buying it until they stop making it!
Although Rick O’Connell is one of many “poor man’s Indiana Jones” facsimiles, at least he changed his clothing, while maintaining the basic “style” of his outfit.
The most ridiculous use of Indy’s cartoon “adventure costume” was actually in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles when he wore the outfit in the middle of Wyoming winter weather….
Anyone who owns a Wested will tell you it’s more of a “leather shirt” than a true jacket and not something you would wear in winter weather.
Contrast this with the costume upgrades Rick O’Connell made to suit colder weather environments:
The most ridiculous use of Indy’s cartoon “adventure costume” was actually in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles when he wore the outfit in the middle of Wyoming winter weather….
Anyone who owns a Wested will tell you it’s more of a “leather shirt” than a true jacket and not something you would wear in winter weather.
Contrast this with the costume upgrades Rick O’Connell made to suit colder weather environments:
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Lightning
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Adding the heavy cardigan and scarf under the jacket is quite an effective combination. I've done it many times myself. The jacket keeps the wind out and the cardigan keeps you warm.
Having grow-up on The Continental Divide, I would NEVER wear my Wested as a winter coat, cardigan or otherwise.
Now, I do happen to have a shearling RAF Bomber Jacket from Wested that is perfect in winter weather.
Now, I do happen to have a shearling RAF Bomber Jacket from Wested that is perfect in winter weather.
ID10T
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Where is this image from? I've never seen Indy with a sax before?
Indy = the Aussie fedora + the bullwhip + period-correct earth tones. In that order.
The jacket is nice too but it's negotiable. He wasn't even wearing it for most of 'Temple of Doom.'
Han Solo's off-white shirt & black vest is iconic. But he is not always wearing that either.
The jacket is nice too but it's negotiable. He wasn't even wearing it for most of 'Temple of Doom.'
Han Solo's off-white shirt & black vest is iconic. But he is not always wearing that either.
TazMan2000
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Well... Ford retruns as middle aged Indy, but he just book-ends the episode. Just don't get your hopes up.
It’s worth a watch. I thought Sean Patrick Flannery did a pretty good job as “young Indy”.
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