Sea Monarch
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Hi fellow Raiders, been meaning to post about this for awhile now. I know there are a few threads already about the Indy shirt, but they seem to be either very specific (such as the Wested shirt), or very vague, so I wanted to start this as an inbetween thread that is specifically about finding a shirt that is a match, or near match, for the long sleeve style shirt we often see Indy wearing on his adventures, but is not limited to one specific brand.
The shirt I am recommending at the moment is one that I am very pleased with, and can highly reccomend, as it looks great, and has held up well. It is the Elkhorn shirt model produced by Eddie Bauer sometime around 1999-2000. It was available longsleeve, and I reccomend the Sandstone color, as that appears to be the closest match.
The buttons are plastic, and match the color of the shirt. It is not technically screen accurate in that it does not have the shoulder "plackets" that, if I remember correctly offhand, were on Harrison Ford's shirt. Also a detour from the original, it has an additional mini velcro closed pocket on one of the sleeves. This pocket however is very subtle, not distracting at all, and rather handy.
But in keeping with screen accuracy, the cut and color are very comparable. And best of all, it has two front upper breast pockets with button down flaps, and pocket plackets! Try saying that three times fast! It also has a slight double pleat, midway up the back, and a discreet hanging loop at the top of said back pleat.
Obviously not completely screen accurate, but pretty darn close for an off the rack shirt. I remember Eddie Bauer, either only having one of my (normal) size in, or only having enough money for one at the time.
Around that time I bought two or three other Khaki longsleeve shirts there, but they weren't nearly as close to the Indy Elkhorn shirt. I came in a few months later to try to buy more, but they were out of season.
I have always meant to track more down, but never got around to doing it yet. I almost hesitated to mention these fine shirts, so that I wouldn't have to risk others buying up what few may remain out there. Couple years later, I think I saw the new EB Elkhorn shirts, and didn't like them as well, due to them not looking like Indy shirts. Always wondered if EB ever made anything as close, or closer again.
Don't have a way to post pictures at the moment. Maybe down the line. Meanwhile, happy hunting!
P.S. Please anybody, let me know if you find a place that has, or can get these. Thanks
The shirt I am recommending at the moment is one that I am very pleased with, and can highly reccomend, as it looks great, and has held up well. It is the Elkhorn shirt model produced by Eddie Bauer sometime around 1999-2000. It was available longsleeve, and I reccomend the Sandstone color, as that appears to be the closest match.
The buttons are plastic, and match the color of the shirt. It is not technically screen accurate in that it does not have the shoulder "plackets" that, if I remember correctly offhand, were on Harrison Ford's shirt. Also a detour from the original, it has an additional mini velcro closed pocket on one of the sleeves. This pocket however is very subtle, not distracting at all, and rather handy.
But in keeping with screen accuracy, the cut and color are very comparable. And best of all, it has two front upper breast pockets with button down flaps, and pocket plackets! Try saying that three times fast! It also has a slight double pleat, midway up the back, and a discreet hanging loop at the top of said back pleat.
Obviously not completely screen accurate, but pretty darn close for an off the rack shirt. I remember Eddie Bauer, either only having one of my (normal) size in, or only having enough money for one at the time.
Around that time I bought two or three other Khaki longsleeve shirts there, but they weren't nearly as close to the Indy Elkhorn shirt. I came in a few months later to try to buy more, but they were out of season.
I have always meant to track more down, but never got around to doing it yet. I almost hesitated to mention these fine shirts, so that I wouldn't have to risk others buying up what few may remain out there. Couple years later, I think I saw the new EB Elkhorn shirts, and didn't like them as well, due to them not looking like Indy shirts. Always wondered if EB ever made anything as close, or closer again.
Don't have a way to post pictures at the moment. Maybe down the line. Meanwhile, happy hunting!
P.S. Please anybody, let me know if you find a place that has, or can get these. Thanks