Posts from Chris in thread „John Wayne Costumes“

Arthur,
When costumes go back Western Costume Co. they strip the insignias off because when they rent it to another film they can make it any rank they want.
Thanks.

Chris

Bob,
The vest on ebay dosen't look anything like the one in the picture I supplied. Here is some other pictures of the vest.

Bob,
This vest is not currently on ebay and it has never been on ebay.

Robbie,
I asked the same question when I first saw this picture and I was told that some colors come up different on film. When I saw the shirt and vest in other pictures it looked different then it looks in the picture that I posted. When this costume was sold a few years ago I got in touch with Luster Bayless, John Wayne's costumer and he told me that he wasn't sure what film it was from with out seeing it in person but that it came from John Wayne's house where he kept a lot of his costumes so it was a costume that he wore in a film. I think that when they saw Dorothy Jeakins name on the shirt with John Wayne's, they thought that it was from True Grit because she was the costume designer on the film. Do you have any questions with the coat from The Undefeated or can you see that in the film, it is only used in one seen.
Thanks.

Hi Robbie,
The calvary coat is from the seen when he resigns his commission at the beginning of The Undefeated and it has the Western Costume tag in the inside pockets with John Wayne's name on it. The vest, shirt and kerchief were part of a display that John Wayne put up in the lobdy of a company he was part owner of that made old tires in to oil. The vest has a Western Costume tag with John Wayne's name on it and the shirt has John Wayne's name on it and Dorothy Jeakins the costume designer from True Grit, there is nothing on the kerchief. These are not my costumes but I think they are the real deal.

A friend of mine has two costumes that John Wayne wore, one in True Grit and the other in The Undefeated. The True Grit costume is a shirt, leather vest and a kerchief and the Undefeated one is a calvary coat. He is looking to sell them and I told him that I would try to help. The are not cheep so if anybody is interested please send me a personal message and I will let you kno the price.
Thanks.