grendle
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So I've been noodling on this issue for a while. My interest in replica clothing is pretty specific, but I guess no weirder than a lot of other people, so here goes...
I like to try to find items from films that I like that I can wear as everyday items without it looking like a costume. Examples? Well, Indy's boots, for example. They are great boots. I like the idea that these boots really exist in both worlds, and that they are a practical type of footwear. And here's where I've come a little unstuck - I've been trying to use the Rebel Hoth Trooper hat as ski-wear. Not dressing as a Hot Trooper, but just the idea that perhaps some of those hats end up in an army surplus store somewhere and they make practical winter wear...
And that's the problem. They are not particularly practical, because the hat doesn't seem to have been designed for real arctic use. So I've been trying to add more insulation, get the brims to feel more comfortable, and square the idea that the goggles straps don't really work that well in practice.
Does anyone resonate with these issues? Have any stories about this kind of thing??? Am I the only weirdo who does this kind of thing???
I like to try to find items from films that I like that I can wear as everyday items without it looking like a costume. Examples? Well, Indy's boots, for example. They are great boots. I like the idea that these boots really exist in both worlds, and that they are a practical type of footwear. And here's where I've come a little unstuck - I've been trying to use the Rebel Hoth Trooper hat as ski-wear. Not dressing as a Hot Trooper, but just the idea that perhaps some of those hats end up in an army surplus store somewhere and they make practical winter wear...
And that's the problem. They are not particularly practical, because the hat doesn't seem to have been designed for real arctic use. So I've been trying to add more insulation, get the brims to feel more comfortable, and square the idea that the goggles straps don't really work that well in practice.
Does anyone resonate with these issues? Have any stories about this kind of thing??? Am I the only weirdo who does this kind of thing???