@Redwraithvienna: I believe it's a vestige from the Pax Romana.
S = 1/2
M = 1000
L = 50
XL = 40

Obviously this measuring system was confusing and likely was the downfall of the empire. It's also why clothing manufacturers can't figure how to be consistent.

DeadWriter

The actual Indiana Jones hats were made by the Herbert Johnson Hat Shop in England.

[www.swaineadeney.co.uk]

You can order one for £190, considerably more than the $100 Think Geek is asking. Theirs is an officially "licensed" version, meaning they're paying Lucas for the rights to produce the hat. It doesn't mean it's from the same pattern or of the same quality, just that Lucas is making money from the sale. I don't think the real hats have a little brass "Indiana Jones" pin on the ribbon.

jgrnt1

If I get one, can I wear it backwards? Or sideways?

ripfire4

@EBone: You make a good point.
That is an awesome look.

strider_mt2k

Why would you get one? I mean it's always falling off.

mricpx

Let me preface by saying I am not overweight, balding, or outwardly identifiable as a nerd.

I wish the practice of wearing a Fedora with a suit would come back into style like it was in the 1930s and 40s. There was a time that your suit was incomplete if you left off your Fedora.

EBone

Make sure you pick up a whip as well for, erm, home use.

theimmc

@Redwraithvienna:
i believe the term is haberdasher.

and i'll only get it if the mecury levels are authentically high.

i wish banana republic sill sold fedoras (they used to sell safari themed clothing/accessories when they first came out.

Parapraxis

No doubt these will be hot with the 'wear the bluetooth earpiece all the time' lot. That's going to be a hot combo.

bitfactory

/still waiting for derbys to make a comback
//yes, it's because I want to pretend I'm Costello or possibly Curley
///I'm not fat

dry-roasted-peanuts

Redwraithvienna: good point. these hats are probably poorly fitting and made in southeast asia. smells like a cash grab

RoscoPeeholePain

If you want a fedora ... get one from a hat maker / shop. The sizes alone tell ya that something is fishy here ... ad far as i know hat sizes are not meassured in s - xl

Redwraithvienna

Pff I bought this had last year and it only cost 40

rndmideas

does it come with a money back guarantee if the movie sucks as bad as the last 3 star wars movies? [eattheblinds.blogspot.com]

RoscoPeeholePain

The X-large hats weren't bought out by overweight nerds. They were bought out by fatheads.

WMyers

I had a suitemate in college that insisted on wearing a fedora all the time. He was a weird dude -- and a giant dork.

Gigantic.

GeekyNerdGuy

-and older guys with beards and Bermuda shorts.

strider_mt2k

I won't even spend that much on an entire outfit.

shamoononon

...someone shoot Lucas.

newgalactic

@anti-hello-kitty:

For my swarovski encrusted heirllom quality hello kitty broach!

Parapraxis

For a set of steak knives, can anyone tell me what the button hole on a suits lapel is for?

anti-hello-kitty

I love how my LEGO post is the top related post in this article....

(Goes to look at her newly assembled LEGO temple of the Crystal Skull Set....)

LindsayJoy

In the African-American diaspora, during "sunday's best", you will find the elder statesmen "rocking" the fedora in every imaginable hue know to man.

Cordfucious

Cordfucious

I'd think it would look quite hot on me.....well, if I wore *just* that....

I love thinkgeek!

(turning on her lightsaber faucet attachment that turns blue when cold and red when hot...ahhh warm sith water!)

LindsayJoy

Or, you could go with a Sweet F#&king PONCHO!!:

[consumerist.com]

Best laugh I had yesterday.

EBone

@Parapraxis:
Actually, last fall/winter, Banana Republic sold a women's fedora hat. Sadly for me, the gray sold out quickly. But this proves that fedoras aren't just for fashion-challenged nerds nowadays, they're en vogue.

dangster

@92BuickLeSabre: Indeed they are.

A fedora is the only hat I've found that suits me. I "rock" mine every day with my professional "threads".

Also, in addition to looking "stylin" the fedora/long-coat combination is amazingly effective at keeping one dry in even the worst rain.

yanni85

@92BuickLeSabre: It is dug youngblood!

Cordfucious

@Cordfucious: ...My thoughts exactly. There was a gentleman doing what could only be described as "rocking" his fedora on the subway yesterday, with a brown sweater vest and a brown pinstriped suit, and you'd have to be crazy to think he looked like anything but seriously old-school awesome.

And hats are back. Dig it.

92BuickLeSabre

Actually, I was a haberdasher when the original Indy movie came out and Stetson was the manufacturer of the actual wardrobe hat in 4x fur felt (60% rabbit, 40% beaver). The in-store sales item was originally an all-rabbit felt variant, with a synthetic band. About a year later, they actually renamed their untrimmed-brim low-crown fedora to "Lost Ark" as part of the marketing campaign. There were royal craploads of cheap wool knockoffs coming from everywhere. I actually had one of the original rabbit fedoras and wore it for about 8 years until the brim finally seperated from the crown due to wear and tear and sun and sweat. That's a fabulously rugged hat. I still have the "Lost Ark" from roughly 13 years go, gray, in much better condition as a 4x beaver felt, with the traditional leather headband. I do still wear it whenever I'm wearing a nice dark suit, or when I'm traveling to cooler climbs. That hat has weathered rain and snow in the UK and France. Still holds its shape. Still soft and supple. An excellent lid. Don't be fooled by these cheap wool imitations such as the one presented here, folks. They end up as ragged, pilly lumps of crap after a few seasons. Buy the original Stetson fur felt fedora and you won't be unhappy. It'll last for decades if you treat it right.

ninjagin

@Parapraxis: nice guess, but not even close.

The button hole was intended to help anchor a hat in the case of strong winds. A cord would tether the hat to the suit via the button hole.

anti-hello-kitty

When they were in season, you could've found the best fedora's here...

stilllifenyc.com

Minimalistic, clean and linear headware...

tuanye

@yanni85: Youngblood... you have attained the next level of spritual stylistics. You've got the glow.

Who's the master.... FU-CIOUS!

Right On! Sho Nuff!

Cordfucious

While Herbert Johnson made the hats for the first three films, the "Crystal Skull" hats are made by Adventurebilt ([www.adventurebilthats.com])

Check out the forums at Indygear.com. We're a bunch of geeks over there.

xenti

Considering how much this site links to Uncrate, I'm surprised you missed this.

lakiolen

Maybe things have changed, but real hats used to have sizes
like 6 7/8, 7, 7 1/8 etc.

7 1/2 would probably be an XL today.

GadgetPlay

Or you can buy the one from the Lucasfilm Indiana Jones store for only $41.99! [shop.indianajones.com]

The thrifty archaeologist always comparison shops!

LastVigilante

Actually, I'm so old I wore a fedora before Indiana Jones. Then I had to stop wearing it because everyone thought I was copying him.

Sora57

@GeekyNerdGuy: I was not!

Sora57

I have one of these! Got it in highschool as a present from the girlfriend cause she knew I was an Indy fanatic. What she didn't expect was that I would actually wear it. Every day. For all of highschool.

Man I was cool.

warkrismagic

I've been wearing fedoras since the 80s, when I was in high school. Yeah, people thought I was weird but it's a look I've always liked. Now I have a whole collection of fedoras and hats of various styles and people know me for wearing them.

I'll say that I would never wear one of these knock-off hats. Many have mentioned that you can buy them for $40. That's a cheap hat. Besides, I wouldn't want to actually LOOK LIKE I was trying to LOOK LIKE Indiana Jones. Thankfully, none of my brown fedoras are like that style.

CampSteve

lol i bought dat ish from the starwars shop last year for 90... o_x

true geeks would already have it :P

Shockage

@LindsayJoy: 'I'd think it would look quite hot on me.....well, if I wore *just* that....'

You'd need the whip as well to set off the whole ensemble.

Step666

@Step666:

I have several whips. And not just LEGO Indy Whips ;-)
But, sadly, no western style whips.

(Goes to look for options...)

LindsayJoy

@anti-hello-kitty: The button hole is traditional. It used to be used in the cold, you would flip up the collar and button it so it wouldn't fall down again.

What's even more fun is why there are buttons on the sleeves of a suit coat.

Castle1914

Hey you don't have to be overweight to have a large melon. I wear an official Indy Fedora (black though) every day. I'm 6ft tall and weigh a respectable 180lbs.

I wear an XXL hat. I've had dudes that are 300 lbs put my hat on and say "Dude this fits me! You got a big head!"

Now let me go cry myself to sleep on my enormous pillow.

Castle1914

This is the "official," "licensed" hat... but it's not manufactured by the ORIGINAL hatmaker, Herbert Johnson in the UK. An authentic hat will cost you about $300. This hat is about $40 at Disneyland.

MurrayEurystheus

You've heard of the crutch wielding Darth Vader?
That's going to be nothing to the Crutch and/or Oxygen Tank swinging Indy. Hell, Harrison Ford will be doing that in the next Indy sequel, if Georgey doesn't decide to have a computer do it for him.

RumourBuster