Whip, satchel, leather jacket — and, above all, the hat. Indiana Jones's fedora is one of the most recognizable hats in film history, the single piece that instantly says "adventurer." Here's what actually defines it, and how to get the look.
Indy's hat was based on a classic style called "The Poet," made by the London hatter Herbert Johnson. The details that matter: a brown (sable) fur-felt body, a tall crown with a center crease, and a wide brim swept down low in front — built to shade the eyes, survive being crushed, and look good doing it. Match those three things and you've got it.
The Indiana Jones fedora
The look lives in two details: the warm brown color and the wide brim pulled down in front. That's exactly the style of our aptly named Curtis Indy Fedora — and it comes in more than 20 shades, so you can dial in Indy's exact sable brown.
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Bailey of Hollywood Curtis Indy Fedora in Serpent Brown — a brown wool-felt fedora with the wide, shapeable brim you can snap down just like Indy.
The rugged, packable version
Indy's hat famously survives everything — tumbles, chases, even a rolling boulder. For a hat you can crush into a bag and reshape by hand, go crushable.
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Scala Dakota Crushable Wool Felt Outback in Pecan — a weatherproof, crushable brown felt built for the trail.
The other hats of the Indiana Jones films
Indy isn't the only one with a signature look. His rival René Belloq plays the elegant foil — a white linen suit and a pale Panama to Indy's rugged brown felt.
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Bailey of Hollywood Cutler Panama Straw Hat — a natural, finely woven Panama for Belloq's crisp, colonial-white look.
A couple of honorable mentions we'll leave to the costume box: Sallah's Egyptian fez and Short Round's ball cap are unmistakable, even if they're not fedora territory.
Get the fit right
The Indy look lives or dies on the brim, so start with the right fit. Use our hat sizing guide to measure and choose your size, then explore the full fedora collection at Fedoras.com.
Fedoras.com is not affiliated with or endorsed by Lucasfilm, Disney, Paramount, or the Indiana Jones franchise. Style references are provided for inspiration only.
