The Indiana Jones "look"

[Aerol]

This is from today's Financial Times. Be sure to scroll down for a second article on fedoras.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/82334c8e-22d7-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.html?nclick_check=1

It also seems that the "Hatless Jack" myth just won't die!

 

[MAB1]

It's like a buddy of mine said about his father, " He was Indiana Jones before there was an Indiana Jones ."

 

[kiltie]

BR

Can they please bring the Jeep back to the Banana Republic, now?

 

[jimmy the lid]

Can they please bring the Jeep back to the Banana Republic, now?

lol lol lol That is funny. I can still see the jeep at BR -- in the days when it was still a fun place to shop. That was before it turned into a generic mall nightmare...

Cheers,
JtL

 

[Woodfluter]

It's like a buddy of mine said about his father, " He was Indiana Jones before there was an Indiana Jones ."

Hey, that describes my dad! I am waiting to do some office renovation and cleanup, but when I can get my new photo scanner connected I plan to post some pics from his negatives with the whole outfit, minus whip and revolver, on adventures in the Sierras. Circa late 30's and 40's actually.
- Bill

 

[ShoreRoadLady]

Originally posted by jimmy the lid:
I can still see the jeep at BR -- in the days when it was still a fun place to shop. That was before it turned into a generic mall nightmare...

fftopic: You know, that right there is a business opportunity for an enterprising individual. What with the resurgence in 80s styles, I suspect the safari look - which has always been more or less a classic - will be back for a while as well. I think the original BR decor concept could be used quite well in a new, independent shop.

 

[univibe88]

lol lol lol That is funny. I can still see the jeep at BR -- in the days when it was still a fun place to shop. That was before it turned into a generic mall nightmare...

Cheers,
JtL

I remember when I was a kid that we had go downtown to even find a BR. They weren't all over the suburban malls. I loved going in BR and I wanted wanted one of those pith helmets soooooooooooo bad. Were they even for sale or just decor?

 

[Dixon Cannon]

Hey, that describes my dad! I am waiting to do some office renovation and cleanup, but when I can get my new photo scanner connected I plan to post some pics from his negatives with the whole outfit, minus whip and revolver, on adventures in the Sierras. Circa late 30's and 40's actually.
- Bill

Oddly enough, my dentist asserts his father was the original Indiana Jones - an archeologist named John Wood - not the old English one; an American in the 1960's.

Here, all along, I thought I was the original Indiana Jones!

Will the real Indiana Jones please stand up. (You see!? That dates me right there!)

-dixon cannon

 

[Dixon Cannon]

Can they please bring the Jeep back to the Banana Republic, now?

Remember their great catalogs?! They were all hand drawn with little stories and anecdotes. No photographs - just colored drawings - pretty unique.

-dixon cannon

 

[mingoslim]

It was me . . .

Oddly enough, my dentist asserts his father was the original Indiana Jones - an archeologist named John Wood - not the old English one; an American in the 1960's.

Here, all along, I thought I was the original Indiana Jones!

Will the real Indiana Jones please stand up.

-dixon cannon

I have photographic evidence!

 

[Levallois]

The two people that I've heard in my circle (I am an archaeologist) who were the real-life examples for Indiana Jones were Robert Braidwood and James Henry Breasted, both of the University of Chicago. In fact, the name Ravenwood - for Indy's mentor and Marion's father was supposedly a tribute to Braidwood. I don't know if this is true or not, but I met and had lunch with Braidwood at the Oriental Institute in Chicago in 1991 and he fit the bill, even in old age, for the swashbuckling archaeologist.

John

 

[Marcus]

Actually if you watch the extra DVD in the box set, one of the writers saw "Ravenwood" St somewhere in LA and thought it was a great name.

 

[YARVTON]

"Real" Indy

Hiram Bingham was The Model. But since Indiana Jones is a composite character, characteristics of others were included.