Just like when my mom remembers a weird-ass commercial and takes me down the wildest rabbit holes I can imagine. Except Gabi wrote a script and got paid.
Hot diggity damn, it finally happened. A video about a very obscure niche thing that actually concerns me. I remember the 8 years of research I did before daring to purchase my first Indy hat. And to this day I think that I might have been too hasty. Another fun rabbit hole concerns the second-most iconic item of Indy's gear: the whip. Trying to find the perfect whip to complement a full Indy ensemble did indeed result in me learning how to make quality whips from scratch. I started learning around 16 years ago, and I'm now at a point where I'm reasonably satisfied with the results. Plus, I got to do some fun custom orders for my friend who works as a dominatrix. Thanks for being so sympathetic towards us weirdos, Gabi. We love you back!
Ah, yes, the whip. Canonically one whip. Behind the scenes a hand full of different whips up to like a dozen different ones depending on which movie. Different lengths but all kangaroo hide, which costs an arm and a leg to get shipped to California, or else I would have made myself one.
@@jacobsnelson1Decades ago, I saw a David Morgan interview where he also says they even made some with steel cable cores that were fastened to objects for swinging on.
I recently went to David Morgan’s website to see how much one of his whips cost. First off, insanely expensive, but I guess that’s what you get when you’re known as the guy/company who makes the whips for Indiana Jones. Second the waiting time, which I never considered before, but if you do have the $1,200-$1,500 to buy one of his whips, there’s a 12 to 14 month waiting period to get one, so they’re definitely hand making these to order.
I can’t say shit about how crazed the fans are about the hat. I’m a cosplayer and used real wedding dress silk and spent over 30 hours just embroidering an obi sash just to cosplay as a demon from demon slayer. I even handcast my own beads out of epoxy because I couldn’t find beads like she had in her hair. I am only going to get more insane as I continue building my cosplays tbh 🤣
Hey Gabi, this video is SUPER relevant to me. I live literally next door to the abandoned Cury factory in Brazil, everybody here knows about this, it's a protected city building. There is even a documentary about the factory made by the granddaughter of the founder. I know way more than I should about this topic, and loved the video.
@@OLucasZanella Tem um no RUclips chamado o chapeu do meu avô. Tem um outro chamado planeta fábrica, mas até onde sei não tem online. A mulher que fez chama Julia Zakia. EDIT: Tá no Vimeo, tem 3 docs, um chama Planeta Fábrica, o outro chama O Chapéu do meu Avô e o outro chama Chapeleiros.
I am watching this wearing my replica Indiana Jones hat while sitting at my desk covered with my Indiana Jones action figures. This is my special interest. Thank you.
I used to work at Disney world merchandise next to the Indiana Jones show, and I sold these hats. All day. Lots of hats. Never even considered the lore of the hat. And I was the Indiana Jones hat guy. I needed this video
I was probably one of your patrons. I obsessed over this hat most my life, but my parents could never afford it... Getting to the kingdom was hard enough. Finally snagged one when I took my kids years ago. I never even wear it, save the occasional yardwork session, but I am pretty sure it's the object I'd grab while escaping a house fire. So funny you didn't put much thought into it, but a neat life lesson for how much you can miss when you're just busy doin life.
I know a guy who makes leather bullwhips for shows and cosplayers, he said Indy fans are the worst because they want the whip to look exactly right, hurt themselves using it and try to get a refund. Happened three times.
Not surprised by this at all. I do a lot of axe and knife work as a wood carver and the amount of times I've had to stop people grabbing my tools and running a finger along an edge...
Yeah no I’m calling bs on this as almost all Indy fans have whipped makers we trust and go to for our whips not to mention besides a few we all know how to properly crack a whip
I am one of those nerds. I actually own a hat made by Richard Swales, who shaped and trimmed Harrison's hat for "Raiders". I ordered it from him in 1999.
@ElizaLeo Rowe It's worth money, but not a soul. Hehe. I mean, it sits in the box it was shipped to me in on a shelf. One day I'll send it on down to a buyer I'm sure. I have a whole costume made by the original makers, and I'll have to do something with it. It's an interesting history that should be kept alive.
the Adventurebilt guy learning how to make the hat himself and then not price gouging his fellow fans is so wholesome. what a nice guy. to have his hats in the film reboot must've been a dream come true.
@@BajaBlast42 Going to take a wild guess that RighteousBrother is using the word in the context of the definition "good or excellent" which is in The Oxford English Dictionary. They could possibly be a fan of the singing duo The Righteous Brothers.
The end story is so awesome. Imagine loving something, so much you learn a very niche craftsmanship of hats. And then end up being the ones to make hats for said film franchise you love. He must of felt like his life was complete after that.
As someone who went through an entire “Indiana Jones is all I care about,” phase with my own replica fedora and everything… this was an absolutely FANTASTIC video. It made my whole week 😂
I was talking with my mom one day about an old movie that I watched with my grandma, and I told her that the main character was “the boyfriend from friends” and my mom got mad at me because Tom Sellock was “a Hollywood star” before Friends and how ridiculous it was that I didn’t know him from anything other than friends. So I thought that bit was pretty funny
I totally agree that what made Indiana's hat iconic was the cinematography - that scene where he grabs it under the door, all the shadows on the wall... I got excited just watching those scenes and now I want to do an Indiana Jones cosplay lol
There has not been a period in my life, where I have not been obsessed with Indiana jones. There are videos of me as a toddler singing the iconic main theme and jumping around the living room trying my best to imitate Indiana Jones. Since then, I have purchased many bull whips and hats through the years. But I have finally gotten a real replica of the hat. All of my friends say I'm crazy for buying a $250 replica of a hat that shaped my childhood. Thanks for covering a topic that is very deeply important to me!
i once saw a rotating museum exhibit about famous costumes from movies, and they covered the story of Indy's hat! The one thing I remember was the actual cap/center part of the hat is taller than most fedoras so the signature dent on top can be seen even when shot from below the wide brim of the hat!
Incorrect. The exact definition of a trilby varies depending on where and when it’s being used. A trilby is a subset of a fedora, but has nothing to do with the brim size. VERY few men’s fedoras have brims of 3” or more. The most common use of “trilby” is for a hat that is a fedora shape, but is made from a material other than felt, or a fedora made from extremely soft, pliant felt.
Dad is such an icon for the low-key nagging support haha. It's so wholesome and he really does have an interesting and unique taste in topics. Him and Gabi are a power duo ❤️
At least his boots never changed. Always the Alden 405, still made in Massachusetts to this day, great boot. They were Harrison Ford's own boots from doing carpentry also.
Hey just wanted to say amazing video! I’m unfortunately one of those fans who care way too much about the hat history. I did want to say that Indygear is a great resource but it hasn’t been fully updated in a little bit so some of the pages don’t have the most recent info. A couple years ago Herbert Johnson got a new hatter, Michelle, who spent a lot of time sourcing hats from Mr. Swales during the raiders era in order to recreate the perfect Raiders hat and match weight and color of the felt. So Herbert Johnson is now back on the map and now considered THE place to get a hat among most Indy fans again.
"I'M CONVINCED HIS HAT IS JUST A VINTAGE CAPPY" Oh great, now I have an idea. This was a nice adventure into weird and obscure film-related topics! Thanks for the video!
I have been an indie fan since the 90's and although i knew a lot of what you shared Im still in love with the fact you so randomly dropped this video. Please, continue making random stuff for us.
Great suggestion from your Dad. I liked how he knew you were covering a certain topic and he gave you merch relating to it. My Dad was the same way, I'd tell him that I was looking into an musical group and the next time I visit a CD from that group is in his hands.
I am from Indiana and my last name is literally Jones. I have been obsessed for quite some time, with the franchise. I was lucky enough to live in Los Angeles from 2006 to 2009, where I stumbled across a shop the Iguana Vintage Shop, where I bought a Bailey brand Fedora. They had been in business since 1922. I had combed the Universal Studios shops and basic halloween shops for his hat. The only difference in my hat is a hemmed edge. I paid $40 for it in 2010, and it is still everything to my costume. I loved this episode, and was geeked to find out the super fans ended up making the hats for the movie. Stay nerdy my friends!! But for real if you are in LA visit the Iguana store as they get costumes off the Hollywood lots all the time. I wore my hat while watching this episode.
As an enjoyer of Quentin Tarantino’s movies (not a “fan” but I’ve loved every movie I’ve seen from him). He’s definitely a weirdo. I don’t think anyone is denying that. But his film expertise is pretty unmatched for any famous director. Not just techniques, but knowledge of movies in general. He’ll pull some kind of style/editing/technique from some obscure 50’s Swedish B movie he saw as a kid and use it in a film he’s working on. Great director. Does not always mean great person.
I really agree, it's very easy to just say he's "the feet guy" or "the violence guy" or "the overlong self-indulgent movies guy". None of those are wrong, but it's a pretty reductive way of looking at a genuinely creative and artistic director.
Guy's weird as hell and from what I can gather, has done and said his fair share of shit that's simply out of line, but as a filmmaker he clearly knows what he's doing, and hearing him speak about cinema and art in general is quite interesting.
I have the same DVD box set😅 Also, I loved this video and the fact the new movie hats are “fan made” just makes me indescribably happy! That’s so cool!
This was a major nostalgia trip for me. Even though I'm just barely turning 20, I grew up watching these movies with my dad. We'd even go to summits that some people on the forum hosted. They were some of the nerds that knew a lot about the different materials and makers of the hats- even getting some of their own. Dad's still got an Indie costume put together somewhere with one of those hats.
I loved this! I think costume design is so interesting. I am always fascinated by channels like Mina Le or Modern Girls which break down costume design or fashion concepts and it can be so much more than just an outfit.
I had one of those Stetson's in the 90s. I macramed a rainbow band for it and wore it often One night I'm sitting on the front porch of a friend talking with their neighbor (fellow on spectrum) about how much I adored Tom Clancy's books, which turned to him mentioning that Ford was his favourite actor. This prompted me to run in, grab the hat, ahow him the Indy logo and give it to him. His face absolutely lit up as he put it in his head and rode off on his oversized tricycle to show it to his mom and sisters. He was so happy to have it and so proud to show it off.
Wholesome success story for that meganerd. We love to see it. Thanks for delving into obscure subjects. Hope your dad gives more recommendations like that.
Great video! I'm one of those nerds too, and loved the mention of the site! Brilliant stuff! The hat for Dial of Destiny isn't AB sadly though, it's back at Herbert Johnson this last time out! And they did a really good job on it! Steve has retired and the director chose to take it back to the source, now that HJ have a superb block and a great hatter to nail the details! (She's a great person too!)
I would suggest that one reason Indy's hat is so much more iconic than the earlier examples is that those movies were made in an era when men wearing that type of hat was not a big deal; looking at crowd photos from the 1940's and earlier, most men are wearing some type of hat when outdoors. It wasn't till the 50s that this started fading, and by the sixties where it became the exception. So when the character became a pop-culture icon in the 1980s it's not surprising that people immediately made the fedora emblematic of the character.
I seem to remember there being a behind the scenes bit during The Last Crusade where Harrison Ford jokes about the hat staying on and proceeds to take an empty staple gun and squeeze the trigger a few times while moving it about on the hat on his head.
You find and then make the weirdest information so fun and interesting. Love the unique niche deep dives. Also, loving the transition humming. it's very cute 😊
I absolutely love the fact that your dad sent you a ton of stuff when you said you'd do the episode 😂 Send him the best greetings from random viewer 48651 ❤
I grew up on Dr. Jones! I remember my Dad having a box full of the VHS movies I watched all the time. I studied history and antyhropology in college because these movies sparked my interest! You got a new subscriber!
I showed the new film's trailer to my mom without saying anything. She didn't know they were making another one. When the silhouette of the hat appeared she immediately got up from her chair and screamed "INDIANA JONES???", and her eyes glued to the screen. I think she didn't even blink for two whole minutes lol. I'll be so mad if the movie ends up being bad... but there's hope. I trust James Mangold.
Ive been watching you for more than a year and just some how found this video! I loved Indiana Jones when I was younger and its really cool that you are doing this video for you dad!
I remember at the Great Movie Ride at Disney World, there was a fact about Raiders that they purposely had Indy never lose his hat because the 1940s serials usually had heroes' hats stay on during any fight or action scene. There was also something about how it was considered to be poor taste for a gentlemen to be without his hat. Also respect to Gabi for being able to make a video about Indy and not resort to being one of those idiots that goes "hur dur there's only 3 films. What 4th film? We're so clever" KOTCS isn't that bad and the haters online are so annoying for trying to gatekeep the series
What? She said she got the 3 films and tons of extra stuff showing the box with all 4 films. Isn't that exactly what you are talking about? *cough* simp *cough*
I think this is one of your strongest videos. Not only an interesting topic (thanks gabi's dad!) but the execution, organization, level of research, and genuine enthusiasm (rather than poking fun at) made it such a pleasure to watch! Keep up the good work 🎉
Fun fact the reason there are three different hats in all three original movies is because the original buck mold that made the original raiders hat was lost or destroyed and they had to recreate it without the dimensions of the OG that’s why it varies so much. Eventually Herbert Johnson reached out to some HJ/Indy enthusiasts that had the same exact model that was made from the original bucks that the raiders hat was from they lended theirs and they were able to reconstruct the raiders hat that we are able to buy now. Also I believe Herbert johnson was contracted to make the dial of destiny hats. Loved the video!
This is a great video. I am a huge fan of the Indy films and have always noticed that the hat changed over the films. It made sense to me because hats wear out. He even had various whips for each film. However... you pointed out facts I had no idea. I am now subscribed and ALSO think your dad should suggest more vids for you. Thanks for the info.
To be honest, you could do an episode on every part of that iconic costume. The whole costume is true in that at a glance, it appears like something you could find anywhere, but every article of clothing is not like anything you'll find in any store. There's even a story on why the boots wound up being the boots used. It's good that there's nerds and enthusiasts for genres of all kinds. Sometimes, those are the very people productions turn to when things would have otherwise had their history lost to time.
The whole Indiana Jones fandom is rather unique. It spans generations, all nations, and all walks of life, and engenders a very deep love of the franchise, yet there isn't that much media to consume or that much merchandise compared to something like Star Wars, so you get people who are super into all of it and know everything about what little there is. These people often have high priced replicas (usually a collection of the artifacts) or real props displayed, they collect and replicate super detailed clothing from the films, and they have an encyclopedic knowledge of not just the films and their productions, but also all the novels, comics, the tv show, video games, and toy lines. They have the amount of love the most devoted fans of large franchises have, but it's focused on a much smaller area of culture. They also make a staggering amount of fan films, of varying quality. They train with whips in their backyards, just in case they ever have to swing across a canyon or disarm a gunman. They're dedicated, and I see hat specific posts almost every day.
I'm sorry but I've never clicked on a video faster! I once went on an adventure to aquire said hat when the ride 1st came to the park. I had to return years later for the whip also from Disneyland. You're dad is the best & so are you! ❤
Great vid, and love hearing the breakdown of such crazy niche subjects! But what shocked me the most was the Age of Mythology music you used in the background. Subbed just for that 😁
I love that fan story stuff, they love something so much they got into the field just to enjoy it and then get picked up by the IP. Something like that happened for someone they brought on to help with the Sonic movie redesign too. Really uplifting stuff
Nice. As one of those guys who used to discuss the specifics of the hat on the forums with members like Delk, and have made and sold dozens of Indy's over the years I'm glad you explored this. Just a note, though, it has come out since the release of the movie that Herbert Johnson had once again supplied the hats for Dial of Destiny. Slightly different color, ribbon, and taper than previously, but you'd have to be insane to notice.
This is the perfect content for 4am when you can't sleep. Thank you, mid-90s obsessive freaks, for setting the stage for a nice factoid to soothe my brain.
its honestly so warming and great that your dad clearly suggested these things ebcause they were interesting to him and he watches all of your content, and wants you to make more
Hahaha, I love this video. Trivia: I´ve watched "Raiders of the Lost Ark" 26 (TWENTY-SIX) times on VHS, and a lot more in other media. I love Indiana Jones. I´ve got not one, but TWO Indiana Jones hats! BUT: man I´ve never noticed the hats were different from movie to movie. Or...you know, cared. And I was also surprised and amazed how deep some fans went when talking about this hat. So, great video! Thanks.
Thank you Gabi I’ve been thinking of Indiana jones and how it had a decent impact on my childhood and figured everyone forgot about it, till this video so truly I appreciate it.
Great insight and video! Adventurebuilt Hats made two Fedora hats for "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" a brown one and a grey one that Harrison Ford wears in the movie. Herbert Johnson / Swanes of London made all the other Indy hats for the other movies and the "Dial of Destiny", and claim so on their site. Many of the changes in the hats came from Harrison Ford's placing of the hat, slightly turned with the bow towards his eye, and his repinching of the Bash in Raiders of the Lost Ark, to the amount amount of sweating Ford was doing in the Cairo scene which caused the hat to bulge on his right side.
I think the hat he wears on the steps of the government building at the end of the movie, is the grey travel hat that he wears earlier on the plane journey to Nepal. How he got that hat back from there is a mystery too. Perhaps he just gets people around the world to mail his stuff back to himself. 😃
I was 5 or 6 when the kingdom of the crystal skull came out. Block busters had cheap Indy hats, and i bugged my mom so much about it, and i still own it. i love that hat
I love Indiana Jones, I love Harrison Ford, I love Shrek, I love you. But I refuse to accept it’s a fedora 😭Thank u for this video 🤌🏼🤌🏼 10/10 as always
As a brazilian, I just love that, when I enter Gabi's videos, I have no idea if there'll be a "Brazil Mentioned" moment, and I am usually really caught off guard in the context it happens. Love it so much, please keep on mentioning Brazil in the wildest contexts ever, you have our approval.
gabi's dad needs to pick more video topics, this is gold
I second this I've never clicked faster
Just like when my mom remembers a weird-ass commercial and takes me down the wildest rabbit holes I can imagine. Except Gabi wrote a script and got paid.
😂😂
I'd sub his channel.
Real
Your dad being so excited that he sent you the box set and 4 hats is just so wholesome.
Who's the girl in your pfp?
Major dad move lol so sweet
@@Curlyheart sorry for the late reply, Lucy from Fairy Tail!
@@rambbler Thanks!
now i can go play tears of the kingdom goodbye
GOODBYE
Enjoy!!
Good luck
YESS!!!!
My job here is done she says
Hot diggity damn, it finally happened. A video about a very obscure niche thing that actually concerns me. I remember the 8 years of research I did before daring to purchase my first Indy hat. And to this day I think that I might have been too hasty.
Another fun rabbit hole concerns the second-most iconic item of Indy's gear: the whip. Trying to find the perfect whip to complement a full Indy ensemble did indeed result in me learning how to make quality whips from scratch. I started learning around 16 years ago, and I'm now at a point where I'm reasonably satisfied with the results. Plus, I got to do some fun custom orders for my friend who works as a dominatrix.
Thanks for being so sympathetic towards us weirdos, Gabi. We love you back!
I love how fandom fixations and fetish functions overlap.
Ah, yes, the whip. Canonically one whip. Behind the scenes a hand full of different whips up to like a dozen different ones depending on which movie. Different lengths but all kangaroo hide, which costs an arm and a leg to get shipped to California, or else I would have made myself one.
@@jacobsnelson1Decades ago, I saw a David Morgan interview where he also says they even made some with steel cable cores that were fastened to objects for swinging on.
I recently went to David Morgan’s website to see how much one of his whips cost. First off, insanely expensive, but I guess that’s what you get when you’re known as the guy/company who makes the whips for Indiana Jones. Second the waiting time, which I never considered before, but if you do have the $1,200-$1,500 to buy one of his whips, there’s a 12 to 14 month waiting period to get one, so they’re definitely hand making these to order.
This channel is slowly becoming a chronicle of very specific pop culture phenomena, presented as short documentaries. I love it.
It's literally giving me good topics for my pop culture courses 😂
its awesome i love funfacts😂
Ikr, obscure pop culture phenomena/fandom history is one of my favorite things
This video gave me a feeling I hadn't had in a long while of "now THIS is a video I have to watch"
Oops I meant to comment that as a comment not a reply, well it's still on topic kinda
As a lifelong indiana jones nerd i can say you definitely did your research. Well done.
I love that your dad calls it an episode like your RUclips channel is a show on TV
i also call them episodes tbh
I want more dad recommendations. Dad is doing a great job.
i'd say it thematically makes sense.
@@Unfortunately_Mickey o7 to gabi-dadi
Kinda like a channel ye old Tube?
I can’t say shit about how crazed the fans are about the hat. I’m a cosplayer and used real wedding dress silk and spent over 30 hours just embroidering an obi sash just to cosplay as a demon from demon slayer. I even handcast my own beads out of epoxy because I couldn’t find beads like she had in her hair. I am only going to get more insane as I continue building my cosplays tbh 🤣
thats insane attention to detail but i bet it came out so good 👌
i want to cosplay but I can't find any characters that look like me
@@TornaitSuperBird there is a database where you can search for anime characters by characteristics like gender, hair color, age, etc
@@TornaitSuperBird choose someone you can relate to! Everyone wears wigs and 10 bras!
@@zoerose3478Do you have the name of the database?
Hey Gabi, this video is SUPER relevant to me.
I live literally next door to the abandoned Cury factory in Brazil, everybody here knows about this, it's a protected city building.
There is even a documentary about the factory made by the granddaughter of the founder.
I know way more than I should about this topic, and loved the video.
Essa fábrica fica aonde, mano? Estado e/ou cidade. Nem conhecia.
@@BrunoFernandes-ty7mf Campinas. A fachada do prédio é tombada, mas demoliram o meio e estão construindo um prédio.
O documentário tá no RUclips?
@@OLucasZanella Tem um no RUclips chamado o chapeu do meu avô. Tem um outro chamado planeta fábrica, mas até onde sei não tem online. A mulher que fez chama Julia Zakia.
EDIT: Tá no Vimeo, tem 3 docs, um chama Planeta Fábrica, o outro chama O Chapéu do meu Avô e o outro chama Chapeleiros.
This video was made for you and gabis dad.
I am watching this wearing my replica Indiana Jones hat while sitting at my desk covered with my Indiana Jones action figures. This is my special interest. Thank you.
Autistic people are fr my favorite fking people. Feel like I’ve found my tribe whenever y’all comment
I used to work at Disney world merchandise next to the Indiana Jones show, and I sold these hats. All day. Lots of hats. Never even considered the lore of the hat. And I was the Indiana Jones hat guy.
I needed this video
I'm sure they were helpful with dealing with the Florida sun
i still have a hat from the indiana jones show lmao! its totally inaccurate but i love it
My parents bought me one of those hates when we went there. I was around 7 years old so while I still have it, it doesn't fit me anymore.
Full circle life moment
I was probably one of your patrons. I obsessed over this hat most my life, but my parents could never afford it... Getting to the kingdom was hard enough. Finally snagged one when I took my kids years ago.
I never even wear it, save the occasional yardwork session, but I am pretty sure it's the object I'd grab while escaping a house fire.
So funny you didn't put much thought into it, but a neat life lesson for how much you can miss when you're just busy doin life.
I know a guy who makes leather bullwhips for shows and cosplayers, he said Indy fans are the worst because they want the whip to look exactly right, hurt themselves using it and try to get a refund. Happened three times.
Not surprised by this at all. I do a lot of axe and knife work as a wood carver and the amount of times I've had to stop people grabbing my tools and running a finger along an edge...
lollllll oh my
Yeah no I’m calling bs on this as almost all Indy fans have whipped makers we trust and go to for our whips not to mention besides a few we all know how to properly crack a whip
@@Midnight_horrors885hasty generalization logical fallacy
I am one of those nerds. I actually own a hat made by Richard Swales, who shaped and trimmed Harrison's hat for "Raiders". I ordered it from him in 1999.
hats off to you !!!!
That's actually pretty cool!
My dad would sell is soul for that hat for sure
@ElizaLeo Rowe It's worth money, but not a soul. Hehe. I mean, it sits in the box it was shipped to me in on a shelf. One day I'll send it on down to a buyer I'm sure. I have a whole costume made by the original makers, and I'll have to do something with it. It's an interesting history that should be kept alive.
@@Pantheragem you should post a video of the indy costume that you have, for the rest of us nerds!
the Adventurebilt guy learning how to make the hat himself and then not price gouging his fellow fans is so wholesome. what a nice guy. to have his hats in the film reboot must've been a dream come true.
Can we PLEASE have an “episode” with your dad. He seems so iconic!
do you actually know what the word iconic even means?
@@RighteousBrother do you actually know what the word righteous means? Lmao
@@BajaBlast42 Going to take a wild guess that RighteousBrother is using the word in the context of the definition "good or excellent" which is in The Oxford English Dictionary. They could possibly be a fan of the singing duo The Righteous Brothers.
@@guyintenn bro get a life
@@BajaBlast42 they aren't wrong though "he seems iconic" doesn't make alot of sense, "he's an icon" or "he's exhibiting iconic behaviour" maybe 🤔
The end story is so awesome. Imagine loving something, so much you learn a very niche craftsmanship of hats. And then end up being the ones to make hats for said film franchise you love. He must of felt like his life was complete after that.
He “felt”
For real, that's the ultimate fandom come full circle moment. I'm honestly so happy for the guy!
Similar to the guys who built replica DeLorean time machines so detailed, that Universal Studios commissioned them restore the actual movie props.
As someone who went through an entire “Indiana Jones is all I care about,” phase with my own replica fedora and everything… this was an absolutely FANTASTIC video. It made my whole week 😂
“Tarantino later apologized” is way funnier than it should be
On god it is funny but its kind of unfair that she didn’t mention that 80% of hollywood also said the same shit.
The fact he sees nothing wrong with Polanski’s actions makes the subject of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood make so much more sense
Harrison Ford has great comedic timing.
The sword/gun fight and “no ticket” made me laugh as a little little kid.
*Petition for Gabi’s parents to dictate more of her video topics*
S/o to dad belle for knowing exactly kind of weird shit I’m interested in even though I’ve never seen an Indiana jones movie
Same. I agree. Yes.
Bruh, at least watch Last Crusade. It's the best out of the trilogy
they’re my comfort movies. definitely would recommend the trilogy, or at least Raiders and Last Crusade
No because gabi’s dad and her interaction is the most wholesome thing ever
I was talking with my mom one day about an old movie that I watched with my grandma, and I told her that the main character was “the boyfriend from friends” and my mom got mad at me because Tom Sellock was “a Hollywood star” before Friends and how ridiculous it was that I didn’t know him from anything other than friends. So I thought that bit was pretty funny
So much same
I totally agree that what made Indiana's hat iconic was the cinematography - that scene where he grabs it under the door, all the shadows on the wall... I got excited just watching those scenes and now I want to do an Indiana Jones cosplay lol
There has not been a period in my life, where I have not been obsessed with Indiana jones. There are videos of me as a toddler singing the iconic main theme and jumping around the living room trying my best to imitate Indiana Jones. Since then, I have purchased many bull whips and hats through the years. But I have finally gotten a real replica of the hat. All of my friends say I'm crazy for buying a $250 replica of a hat that shaped my childhood. Thanks for covering a topic that is very deeply important to me!
i once saw a rotating museum exhibit about famous costumes from movies, and they covered the story of Indy's hat! The one thing I remember was the actual cap/center part of the hat is taller than most fedoras so the signature dent on top can be seen even when shot from below the wide brim of the hat!
0:44 Fun fact! The classic neckbbeard fedora is actuall called a trilby, which is a specific type of fedora with a brim of 3" or less
Incorrect. The exact definition of a trilby varies depending on where and when it’s being used. A trilby is a subset of a fedora, but has nothing to do with the brim size. VERY few men’s fedoras have brims of 3” or more. The most common use of “trilby” is for a hat that is a fedora shape, but is made from a material other than felt, or a fedora made from extremely soft, pliant felt.
Dad is such an icon for the low-key nagging support haha. It's so wholesome and he really does have an interesting and unique taste in topics. Him and Gabi are a power duo ❤️
At least his boots never changed. Always the Alden 405, still made in Massachusetts to this day, great boot. They were Harrison Ford's own boots from doing carpentry also.
Hey just wanted to say amazing video! I’m unfortunately one of those fans who care way too much about the hat history. I did want to say that Indygear is a great resource but it hasn’t been fully updated in a little bit so some of the pages don’t have the most recent info. A couple years ago Herbert Johnson got a new hatter, Michelle, who spent a lot of time sourcing hats from Mr. Swales during the raiders era in order to recreate the perfect Raiders hat and match weight and color of the felt. So Herbert Johnson is now back on the map and now considered THE place to get a hat among most Indy fans again.
Gabi's dad: I bet you can't make a video about this random obscure topic lol
Gabi: Hold my hat
"I'M CONVINCED HIS HAT IS JUST A VINTAGE CAPPY"
Oh great, now I have an idea.
This was a nice adventure into weird and obscure film-related topics! Thanks for the video!
I'm a huge Indy fan and I never even noticed the hat differences. Now you've got me questioning if I'm even a real fan or not. Anyway great video
I have been an indie fan since the 90's and although i knew a lot of what you shared Im still in love with the fact you so randomly dropped this video. Please, continue making random stuff for us.
Great suggestion from your Dad. I liked how he knew you were covering a certain topic and he gave you merch relating to it. My Dad was the same way, I'd tell him that I was looking into an musical group and the next time I visit a CD from that group is in his hands.
I am from Indiana and my last name is literally Jones. I have been obsessed for quite some time, with the franchise. I was lucky enough to live in Los Angeles from 2006 to 2009, where I stumbled across a shop the Iguana Vintage Shop, where I bought a Bailey brand Fedora. They had been in business since 1922. I had combed the Universal Studios shops and basic halloween shops for his hat. The only difference in my hat is a hemmed edge. I paid $40 for it in 2010, and it is still everything to my costume. I loved this episode, and was geeked to find out the super fans ended up making the hats for the movie. Stay nerdy my friends!! But for real if you are in LA visit the Iguana store as they get costumes off the Hollywood lots all the time. I wore my hat while watching this episode.
As an enjoyer of Quentin Tarantino’s movies (not a “fan” but I’ve loved every movie I’ve seen from him). He’s definitely a weirdo. I don’t think anyone is denying that. But his film expertise is pretty unmatched for any famous director. Not just techniques, but knowledge of movies in general. He’ll pull some kind of style/editing/technique from some obscure 50’s Swedish B movie he saw as a kid and use it in a film he’s working on.
Great director. Does not always mean great person.
I really agree, it's very easy to just say he's "the feet guy" or "the violence guy" or "the overlong self-indulgent movies guy". None of those are wrong, but it's a pretty reductive way of looking at a genuinely creative and artistic director.
Guy's weird as hell and from what I can gather, has done and said his fair share of shit that's simply out of line, but as a filmmaker he clearly knows what he's doing, and hearing him speak about cinema and art in general is quite interesting.
I have the same DVD box set😅
Also, I loved this video and the fact the new movie hats are “fan made” just makes me indescribably happy! That’s so cool!
Can't wait for Gabi to suddenly upload a 6 hour video essay on the youtube search bar
This was a major nostalgia trip for me. Even though I'm just barely turning 20, I grew up watching these movies with my dad. We'd even go to summits that some people on the forum hosted. They were some of the nerds that knew a lot about the different materials and makers of the hats- even getting some of their own. Dad's still got an Indie costume put together somewhere with one of those hats.
hat's off to you for making this video when nobody else would dare
I love stories about fans making stuff that become official parts of the thing they’re fans of so much
I loved this! I think costume design is so interesting. I am always fascinated by channels like Mina Le or Modern Girls which break down costume design or fashion concepts and it can be so much more than just an outfit.
I had one of those Stetson's in the 90s.
I macramed a rainbow band for it and wore it often
One night I'm sitting on the front porch of a friend talking with their neighbor (fellow on spectrum) about how much I adored Tom Clancy's books, which turned to him mentioning that Ford was his favourite actor. This prompted me to run in, grab the hat, ahow him the Indy logo and give it to him.
His face absolutely lit up as he put it in his head and rode off on his oversized tricycle to show it to his mom and sisters. He was so happy to have it and so proud to show it off.
Wholesome success story for that meganerd. We love to see it. Thanks for delving into obscure subjects. Hope your dad gives more recommendations like that.
Great video! I'm one of those nerds too, and loved the mention of the site! Brilliant stuff! The hat for Dial of Destiny isn't AB sadly though, it's back at Herbert Johnson this last time out! And they did a really good job on it! Steve has retired and the director chose to take it back to the source, now that HJ have a superb block and a great hatter to nail the details! (She's a great person too!)
Gabi is good at telling us cases we never knew were interested in 👀
I would suggest that one reason Indy's hat is so much more iconic than the earlier examples is that those movies were made in an era when men wearing that type of hat was not a big deal; looking at crowd photos from the 1940's and earlier, most men are wearing some type of hat when outdoors. It wasn't till the 50s that this started fading, and by the sixties where it became the exception. So when the character became a pop-culture icon in the 1980s it's not surprising that people immediately made the fedora emblematic of the character.
I seem to remember there being a behind the scenes bit during The Last Crusade where Harrison Ford jokes about the hat staying on and proceeds to take an empty staple gun and squeeze the trigger a few times while moving it about on the hat on his head.
No, he actually stapled it to his head.
You find and then make the weirdest information so fun and interesting. Love the unique niche deep dives. Also, loving the transition humming. it's very cute 😊
I absolutely love the fact that your dad sent you a ton of stuff when you said you'd do the episode 😂
Send him the best greetings from random viewer 48651 ❤
I grew up on Dr. Jones! I remember my Dad having a box full of the VHS movies I watched all the time. I studied history and antyhropology in college because these movies sparked my interest! You got a new subscriber!
Her poor father, getting tortured by Gabi not making a video of Indiana’s hat
As a huge Indy fan and plan on buying the fedora in preparation for the final movie.. I’m so happy I came across this video.
Came for Gabi, stayed for hat
As a huge Indiana Jones fan, I loved this video so much. Another nice one, Gabi!
We must all agree to protect Gabi's dad at all cost
Great video! Every part of Indy's costume tells a story, but the fedora itself shines brightest. Fortune and glory, kid!
I showed the new film's trailer to my mom without saying anything. She didn't know they were making another one. When the silhouette of the hat appeared she immediately got up from her chair and screamed "INDIANA JONES???", and her eyes glued to the screen. I think she didn't even blink for two whole minutes lol.
I'll be so mad if the movie ends up being bad... but there's hope. I trust James Mangold.
James Mangold I trust. It's Disney/Lucasfilm and Kathleen Kennedy that I don't trust.
Ive been watching you for more than a year and just some how found this video! I loved Indiana Jones when I was younger and its really cool that you are doing this video for you dad!
I remember at the Great Movie Ride at Disney World, there was a fact about Raiders that they purposely had Indy never lose his hat because the 1940s serials usually had heroes' hats stay on during any fight or action scene. There was also something about how it was considered to be poor taste for a gentlemen to be without his hat.
Also respect to Gabi for being able to make a video about Indy and not resort to being one of those idiots that goes "hur dur there's only 3 films. What 4th film? We're so clever" KOTCS isn't that bad and the haters online are so annoying for trying to gatekeep the series
What?
She said she got the 3 films and tons of extra stuff showing the box with all 4 films.
Isn't that exactly what you are talking about?
*cough* simp *cough*
I think this is one of your strongest videos. Not only an interesting topic (thanks gabi's dad!) but the execution, organization, level of research, and genuine enthusiasm (rather than poking fun at) made it such a pleasure to watch! Keep up the good work 🎉
I love your dad.
Mr. Dad, if you're reading this, great job.
You deserve fortune and glory, sir, fortune and glory...
Fun fact the reason there are three different hats in all three original movies is because the original buck mold that made the original raiders hat was lost or destroyed and they had to recreate it without the dimensions of the OG that’s why it varies so much. Eventually Herbert Johnson reached out to some HJ/Indy enthusiasts that had the same exact model that was made from the original bucks that the raiders hat was from they lended theirs and they were able to reconstruct the raiders hat that we are able to buy now.
Also I believe Herbert johnson was contracted to make the dial of destiny hats.
Loved the video!
This is a great video. I am a huge fan of the Indy films and have always noticed that the hat changed over the films. It made sense to me because hats wear out. He even had various whips for each film. However... you pointed out facts I had no idea. I am now subscribed and ALSO think your dad should suggest more vids for you. Thanks for the info.
I never in a million years thought I would care about this.
You did it, Gabby. You made me care about an old hat 🤠
To be honest, you could do an episode on every part of that iconic costume. The whole costume is true in that at a glance, it appears like something you could find anywhere, but every article of clothing is not like anything you'll find in any store.
There's even a story on why the boots wound up being the boots used.
It's good that there's nerds and enthusiasts for genres of all kinds. Sometimes, those are the very people productions turn to when things would have otherwise had their history lost to time.
i love your videos on weird stuff so much, you get so passionate about it
nobody but gabi could make me get emotional about a hat
I've never even watched Indiana Jones, but now I know way too much about his hat
Here’s your chance to become the mega nerd you were destined to be
Same
Since I've found your channel I've been steamrolling every video you made. Truly genius stuff. Love ya gabi, keep up the good work
The whole Indiana Jones fandom is rather unique. It spans generations, all nations, and all walks of life, and engenders a very deep love of the franchise, yet there isn't that much media to consume or that much merchandise compared to something like Star Wars, so you get people who are super into all of it and know everything about what little there is. These people often have high priced replicas (usually a collection of the artifacts) or real props displayed, they collect and replicate super detailed clothing from the films, and they have an encyclopedic knowledge of not just the films and their productions, but also all the novels, comics, the tv show, video games, and toy lines. They have the amount of love the most devoted fans of large franchises have, but it's focused on a much smaller area of culture. They also make a staggering amount of fan films, of varying quality. They train with whips in their backyards, just in case they ever have to swing across a canyon or disarm a gunman. They're dedicated, and I see hat specific posts almost every day.
Whoever edits these videos has good taste in their love for Age of Mythology music.
I'm sorry but I've never clicked on a video faster! I once went on an adventure to aquire said hat when the ride 1st came to the park. I had to return years later for the whip also from Disneyland. You're dad is the best & so are you! ❤
Great vid, and love hearing the breakdown of such crazy niche subjects! But what shocked me the most was the Age of Mythology music you used in the background. Subbed just for that 😁
We the public demand more Gabis dad. This was too wholesome.
thanks for this video. i’m going to school for archaeology and now i have to buy one of these hats for archaeological and aesthetic needs.
I'd argue Clint Eastwood's hat he used in western movies like For a Fistful of Dollars is the second most iconic film hat.
absolutely adorable that your dad asked you to make this, and the only thing that could make it better is that you DID IT
I love that fan story stuff, they love something so much they got into the field just to enjoy it and then get picked up by the IP. Something like that happened for someone they brought on to help with the Sonic movie redesign too. Really uplifting stuff
Nice. As one of those guys who used to discuss the specifics of the hat on the forums with members like Delk, and have made and sold dozens of Indy's over the years I'm glad you explored this.
Just a note, though, it has come out since the release of the movie that Herbert Johnson had once again supplied the hats for Dial of Destiny. Slightly different color, ribbon, and taper than previously, but you'd have to be insane to notice.
Indiana Jones hat da 🐐 no 🧢
so true zaqq
This is the perfect content for 4am when you can't sleep. Thank you, mid-90s obsessive freaks, for setting the stage for a nice factoid to soothe my brain.
Never miss the chance to bring up Ancient Aliens
its honestly so warming and great that your dad clearly suggested these things ebcause they were interesting to him and he watches all of your content, and wants you to make more
Thank you Mr. Gabi's Dad.
Hahaha, I love this video. Trivia: I´ve watched "Raiders of the Lost Ark" 26 (TWENTY-SIX) times on VHS, and a lot more in other media. I love Indiana Jones. I´ve got not one, but TWO Indiana Jones hats! BUT: man I´ve never noticed the hats were different from movie to movie. Or...you know, cared. And I was also surprised and amazed how deep some fans went when talking about this hat. So, great video! Thanks.
Thank you Gabi I’ve been thinking of Indiana jones and how it had a decent impact on my childhood and figured everyone forgot about it, till this video so truly I appreciate it.
Great insight and video! Adventurebuilt Hats made two Fedora hats for "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" a brown one and a grey one that Harrison Ford wears in the movie. Herbert Johnson / Swanes of London made all the other Indy hats for the other movies and the "Dial of Destiny", and claim so on their site. Many of the changes in the hats came from Harrison Ford's placing of the hat, slightly turned with the bow towards his eye, and his repinching of the Bash in Raiders of the Lost Ark, to the amount amount of sweating Ford was doing in the Cairo scene which caused the hat to bulge on his right side.
No one talks about how Indiana Jones leaves the hat behind on the ship in Raiders, and has a different hat at the end of the movie.
I think the hat he wears on the steps of the government building at the end of the movie, is the grey travel hat that he wears earlier on the plane journey to Nepal. How he got that hat back from there is a mystery too. Perhaps he just gets people around the world to mail his stuff back to himself. 😃
I was 5 or 6 when the kingdom of the crystal skull came out. Block busters had cheap Indy hats, and i bugged my mom so much about it, and i still own it. i love that hat
I need at least five subway surfers and family guy clips to stay stimulated, 0/10
you're right, i'm so sorry
GABI, it's Ben from Guitar Center!! Just got your channel recommended to me, glad to see you're doing well 🤘
"things probably weren't wondering but make you go 'huh'" is the best genre of youtube
Or "wow, I hate Tommy Tallarico"
His hat is literally a character, that's why it's so iconic
I love Indiana Jones, I love Harrison Ford, I love Shrek, I love you. But I refuse to accept it’s a fedora 😭Thank u for this video 🤌🏼🤌🏼 10/10 as always
What you and most people on the internet know as a fedora is closer to a hat style called a Trilby. The more you know *Star*
I love how passionate your dad was about this
Goddamn love Indiana Jones. Thank you, Gabi's Dad.
As a brazilian, I just love that, when I enter Gabi's videos, I have no idea if there'll be a "Brazil Mentioned" moment, and I am usually really caught off guard in the context it happens. Love it so much, please keep on mentioning Brazil in the wildest contexts ever, you have our approval.
the nerdiest nerd story I've ever heard and I love it so much. thank you Gabi's dad for pushing this amazing story forward to us
yessss i love these sorta deep dives. also im dying at your indiana jones patron parody at the end lolol