Did they not have Jean Jackets in the wild west (like the one that Bruce Dern wears the entire movie)? I mean, it is bad enough casting a guy who just does not seem to fit in that era, but to give him a jean jacket......he looks like a 50 year old New York City yuppie who paid to go on a 'Wild West City Weekend' in New Jersey. Other than that, its an okay movie, but that one thing really ruined it for me.
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Denim, was invented in the late 1700's, & it was mostly used in the west where it's rugged natured proved useful. So yeah, wearing a Jean Jacket (as you put it) is plausible considering this film is set over 100 years after Denim was invented.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denim
Denim may have been invented, but it wasn't until 1849 when Levi started making denim pants for the gold rush in CA that it became popular. And they certainly didn't have form fitting jackets like in this movie.
shareYes, Levis Straus, the man, made pants from denim cloth for prospectors during the 1849 Gold Rush. He also used brass rivets on the pockets for reinforcement because the prospectors would shove ore samples into their pockets.
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I dunno if you're nuts or nut... er, not. If you are saying Dern is out of place in a western of "that era," then you are nuts. Dern made almost as many westerns as all other genres combined. He's particularly effective as mean and nasty main minion.
As far as the denim jacket goes,the style was wrong for sure, that style dates from the mid 1950's, Levi's came out with a a looser longer denim jacket about 1905.
But... if you are going to criticize costuming, Posse ( and nearly all westerns) gets it mostly all wrong. The hat styles are mostly all modern, 1940 1950s, the posse hats are particularly offensive.Most men who wore boots wore low heeled,roundish toed, tall stove top boots, high heeled cowboy boots were worn by actual cowboy. Womens hair style are all too modern. Etc, etc. It's really pointless to criticize clothing style. You say the jacket ruined it for you, the hats, boots, and fire arms really annoy me but don't ruin a western for me. And this little known fact...belt loops didn't appear in trousers until after WWI.
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He probably saved it from him being "LOSER" in the movie "The Wild Angels".
shareThis is just what I was thinking. Looked total out of place. Several hats were right off the shelf, certainly not correct period.
Levi Strauss and tailor Jacob Davis were awarded a patent for blue jeans in 1873 because gold miners needed something heavy duty. You'd have to axe the Costuming Dept. heads for the movie if the apparel is correct for that era, my guess is yes.
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