Rick Deckard coat Blade Runner

[Matt Deckard]

Bit expensive.
http://www.mpmcostumes.com/site/72.asp?catID=144

 

[Mycroft]

Good movie, though I beleve only Ford can pull off the look since the jacket sits so well on him with the rain and wrinkesl etc.

 

[CoffeeDude]

I've always wanted that coat and the next time (ok the first time) I have that kind of dough I'd like to get one. What style of hat would look best with this coat?

 

[Mycroft]

You think a talior or a peron could do it themselves by modifing a trench coat?

 

[CoffeeDude]

I don't think so. There are so many changes that would have to be made it would be better to just start from scratch. I don't even think most trenchcoats are made from the same material (cotten twill). I asked the tailors over at the Magic Waredrobe about the Decker coat last year and they gave me a quote of around $700.00. The only thing I see wrong with this one is I thought the coat had three narrow straps around the wrists. It looks like this one has two wide ones. Is that true or am I just seeing things again?

 

[Mycroft]

I don't think so. There are so many changes that would have to be made it would be better to just start from scratch. I don't even think most trenchcoats are made from the same material (cotten twill). I asked the tailors over at the Magic Waredrobe about the Decker coat last year and they gave me a quote of around $700.00. The only thing I see wrong with this one is I thought the coat had three narrow straps around the wrists. It looks like this one has two wide ones. Is that true or am I just seeing things again?

Can't tell, sorry. Wow, thougth a tailor would be a BIT cheaper.

 

[Feraud]

I love that trenchcoat and have been waiting for a long time for someone to make them. I will not pay approx. $1,000.00USD for it!
That is just highway robbery....

 

[MrBern]

you really need one of these sidearms
http://www.racprops.com/issue4/projectbr_pt1/

btw, I think I prefer Roy's black leather trenchcoat....

 

[zeus36]

btw, I think I prefer Roy's black leather trenchcoat....

Ditto !

Deckard's outfit is pretty '80's... look at the skinny tie.

In the photo it looks like he is wearing one of those Urban Cowboy colorful shirts under that trench.

 

[BellyTank]

I think it was supposed to be a projection of future fashion-
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[zeus36]

I made the mistake of showing the director's cut of Blade Runner to my girlfriend(who has zero interest in Sci-Fi and had never seen the film) and when it was over, she gave me that sideways look and said "well that was SO eighties....and a waste of two hours...; why would they be wearing '80's clothes in the future?"

I finally got her out to see Revenge of the Sith which she mostly enjoyed. She was chuckling and cringing during the "love" scenes and a lot of Hayden's lines.

 

[MrBern]

Its funny... At the time, Bladerunner bombed in the theaters. But it grabbed a cult audience who appreciated a sci-fi film noir. And all thru the 80s & 90s, every once in a while some fash mag would run pics of a new designer touting Bladerunner as an influence.
I have to admit that at the time, I was a lot more impressed by RoadWarrior. A different cop on a different beat in the same crappy future.

Funny that he wears no headgear tho its constantly raining. Perhaps to reflect how hats seemed to wither away post JFK?
-b

 

[swinggal]

I loved Blade Runner when I saw it the first time (I was 14), still do. Great story and soundtrack and the grittyness of it was refreshing. A movie that is amongst my favourites.

"Why would people be wearing 80s clothes in the future" haha...that's funnee. Take a look at last years fashion, all 80s crap!! Fashion runs in cycles anyway. Seems that every 25 to 30 years things return...whether they were stylish or not.

 

[Matt Deckard]

Ahhh the 80's

 

[matei]

Deckard's shirt is certainly interesting.

I have a shirt just like this, but it isn't from the future - it is from Romania. Never did I realise that I was sporting something futuristic...

 

[johnnycanuck]

Cheaper.

Something I found this last week.

http://www.abbyshot.com/products/ps-deckard-trench.php

 

[TM]

Except for the odd front protrusion, I also prefer Roy's jacket:

Tony

 

[Indy Magnoli]

Yes, that was one of the most long sought-after coats from film history. Abbey Shot did a replica, then the guys from the RPF tore it to pieces with a lot of recommondations. They then remade it with the new info, and I think their latest version is probably the best one available. I was thinking of tackling this replica myself, but the fans are quite obsessive about the details, making it a fairly daunting project. Abbey Shot seems to have done a good job with this one...

Kind regards,
Magnoli

 

[Flitcraft]

That does look pretty good!
I'm curious- what the heck is "Mercury Cloth"? Maybe something like Grenfell, or ventile, maybe?

 

[johnnycanuck]

If you read the October news letter (found at the bottom of the home page) it gives you a little more information about the two versions they offer.
Johnny