IRIS: Raiders of the lost Ark (Closed)

[Mr.E]

 

[Wor-Gar]

That's never easy.

 

[Mr.E]

Yes.
No.
Yes.
No.
Yes.
No.
Yes.
No.
Yes.
No.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Perfectionist indecision... a crippling plague.

 

[Mr.E]

Perfectionist indecision... a crippling plague.

Well that I get, to a degree. At this point in my collecting experience, its better to be selective.

 

[corellianfive]

The search for the perfect Indy is such a slippery slope. The money is substantially racking up now.

 

[Mr.E]

My advice: get to a point where it's "good enough"... and doesn't cost you more than the real thing (1:1 clothing and props). If it does, you're getting screwed. Again, that's my advice.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Oh man... I'm so screwed.

 

[Mr.E]

I just can't justify it in this day and age. It's gotten past the point of absurdity.

 

[The Rogster]

I just can't justify it in this day and age. It's gotten past the point of absurdity.

You’re right. This would be the most I spend on something like this. I’m still battling with myself.

 

[cpoll36]

Oh man... I'm so screwed.

Haha! I know that feeling all to well Wor-Gar! This hobby will be the death of me. Or my wallet.

 

[Cap'n Cook]

Thought this may be interesting to some:

 

[Indiana Fett]

Great share Cap'n!

 

[Wor-Gar]

I wish Deborah talked more about the color.

But I'm glad she mentioned the height of the crown as being important for the hat. That's something the later movies, and consequently many sculptors, overlooked.

 

[Luisenigma1]

Didn't they lose the original hat block and had to make a new one for TOD so it never was the same, they did try to make the crown like raiders but in LC it wasn't the same nor in KOTC.

 

[Luisenigma1]

Don't know about the shoes. I understand they wanted to use red wings but Harrison suggested to use his own pair of Alden 405s. Which he did wear when doing carpenter work.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Asta posted this in the Freaks thread regarding the shoes:

Despite costumer designer Deborah Nadoolman's plans that Indy wear Red Wings, only a pair of orthopedic boots called Aldens would do.

The boots Indiana Jones wore are Alden 405 Truebalance walking boots made by the Alden Shoe Company. The Massachusettes-based shoe company has been in business since 1884 and the Alden 405, commonly referred to as "the Indy Boot," has been part of their catalog for decades. However, as matter-of-fact as this information is, finding out the exact identity of these boots was not an easy task.

While the hats, jackets and to a lesser degree, the bullwhips, are clearly visible throughout the three movies, Indy's boots aren't as distinctive and, well, they're on his feet under the cuffs of his pants! The hunt for the true identity of the boots started with IndyGear legend Lee Keppler in the years following Raiders of the Lost Ark's 1981 release and from all accounts it wasn't easy. There was no Internet and barely any home video technology.

The costume designer, Nadoolman, had Red Wings as the documented Indy boots and the Red Wings 1905 style work boots look almost identical to Alden 405s, especially in moving film frames before the age of crystal clear DVDs to reference. However IndyGear's Michaelson, through some clever detective work and a lot of phone calls, discovered the identity not of the boot but of the shop where Ford bought his first pair. He and Keppler joined forces and tracked down how the Aldens came to be a part of Indy's gear.

Legend has it that Ford had a preference for the Alden boots because he had worn them while working as a carpenter in Los Angeles in the years before Star Wars and stardom. Ford originally purchased his boots from a local shoe store in Sherman Oaks, California named Frederick's Shoes, run by a German man named Fritz. When the time came to source multiple pairs of the boots for Raiders of the Lost Ark, Ford insisted the boots be purchased from Fritz's store and the production team honored his request. Fritz sold a number of pairs of boots to the production for use in the film.

When Keppler found Fritz, the story started to unfold. The late Fritz was a very cautious, old world cobbler and professional shoe salesman. He kept all of his records on paper, including a precious and guarded rolodex that contained the names of all his customers, including Harrison Ford. Fritz revealed to Keppler that the boot was indeed an Alden make. Incidentally, IndyGear staff member Sergei had the privilege of seeing Ford's customer card in Fritz's rolodex for a brief moment and learned he wears a size 10 1/2 in the now-famous Alden 405.

 

[Luisenigma1]

Asta posted this in the Freaks thread regarding the shoes:

Despite costumer designer Deborah Nadoolman's plans that Indy wear Red Wings, only a pair of orthopedic boots called Aldens would do.

The boots Indiana Jones wore are Alden 405 Truebalance walking boots made by the Alden Shoe Company. The Massachusettes-based shoe company has been in business since 1884 and the Alden 405, commonly referred to as "the Indy Boot," has been part of their catalog for decades. However, as matter-of-fact as this information is, finding out the exact identity of these boots was not an easy task.

While the hats, jackets and to a lesser degree, the bullwhips, are clearly visible throughout the three movies, Indy's boots aren't as distinctive and, well, they're on his feet under the cuffs of his pants! The hunt for the true identity of the boots started with IndyGear legend Lee Keppler in the years following Raiders of the Lost Ark's 1981 release and from all accounts it wasn't easy. There was no Internet and barely any home video technology.

The costume designer, Nadoolman, had Red Wings as the documented Indy boots and the Red Wings 1905 style work boots look almost identical to Alden 405s, especially in moving film frames before the age of crystal clear DVDs to reference. However IndyGear's Michaelson, through some clever detective work and a lot of phone calls, discovered the identity not of the boot but of the shop where Ford bought his first pair. He and Keppler joined forces and tracked down how the Aldens came to be a part of Indy's gear.

Legend has it that Ford had a preference for the Alden boots because he had worn them while working as a carpenter in Los Angeles in the years before Star Wars and stardom. Ford originally purchased his boots from a local shoe store in Sherman Oaks, California named Frederick's Shoes, run by a German man named Fritz. When the time came to source multiple pairs of the boots for Raiders of the Lost Ark, Ford insisted the boots be purchased from Fritz's store and the production team honored his request. Fritz sold a number of pairs of boots to the production for use in the film.

When Keppler found Fritz, the story started to unfold. The late Fritz was a very cautious, old world cobbler and professional shoe salesman. He kept all of his records on paper, including a precious and guarded rolodex that contained the names of all his customers, including Harrison Ford. Fritz revealed to Keppler that the boot was indeed an Alden make. Incidentally, IndyGear staff member Sergei had the privilege of seeing Ford's customer card in Fritz's rolodex for a brief moment and learned he wears a size 10 1/2 in the now-famous Alden 405.

Yup I was right. But knowing the full story is cool as you get an idea that back then they would use any resource for costumes. Now they just have things made by artist.

 

[Indiana Fett]

Selling an outfit here. If anyone is interested, have look and shoot me a PM.

https://customonesixth.com/index.ph...l-suit-s-pettersenart-v3-deckard-head.190754/

 

[Wor-Gar]

Lot of Indy outfits trading out...