My favorite movie of all time is “Apocalypse Now” so it’s a rare treat that I get to combine that movie and SSD (unless you follow our IG account).
For years I’ve threatened to show up to SHOT Show dressed as the Photojournalist, played by Dennis Hopper. Sure, I’ve got Tigerstripe coming out of my ears, but that Montagnard shirt is a tough nut to crack. That is until now.
London’s Maharishi has introduced the Photojournalist Shirt, featuring “Hill Tribe Embroidery.” Of course, I ordered it. It’s not a stitch for stitch copy, but you can definitely see the inspiration.
I purchased the Black version, but they also make an OD one. Made from crushed hemp, the shirt is very comfortable. The embroidery is also very nicely done but the full length sleeves are a bit long to be an accurate copy. Additionally, it’s European sizing, so go up one.
I’ve been a Maharishi customer for years and they’ve created some amazing camouflage patterns and styles. It’s always been cool to return from London with a surprise or two. But these days, they have a store front in New York, and even an order from the home office is dispatched the the US in a matter of days so I don’t have to wait fit a trip overseas.
Expensive? Yes. Worth it? Yes.
Look for the photojournalist at a SHOT Show in the future.
www.maharishistore.com/products/6338-Photojournalist-Shirt
Worth it?
Reminds me on the yuppie kids buying 200 dollar designer flannel shirts back in the 90s because Kurt Cobain had one..
You better make a trip to Vietnam and support the local people there. And maybe learn something about real art and culture.
Maybe you ought to know what you’re talking about before making a stupid comment.
OK, buy a 270 dollar shirt made in India with a production cost of 5 dollars…
I just say stop this slave shi* and travel to these countrys yourself.
Or give me a good reason why this shirt is “worth it”..
So, your plan is to spend $1000 for a flight to buy a shirt that you can’t buy because it’s not just sitting there? Or, I could support a small business that had an idea and executed it.
Earlier you were upset about Vietnam, now it’s India.
Maybe you should see someone about your outrage…
Pretending to be vietnamese, but made in India like all Maharishi cloths – what’s so difficult to understand?
Look it’s your decision and your behaviour – feel free. Just saying that I prefer to travel to these coutrys and meet the native people.. And with refusing to buy overpriced and useless stuff – I can easily afford a flight. Enjoy
The shirt is actually a Montagnard style. Go learn about them. I have, and I’ve met them. You obviously haven’t, even though you want to go on and on about actually meeting people.
Once again, your whole outrage is misplaced. What is it with the “I’m going to be outraged even if I show everyone I don’t know what I’m talking about” crowd?
So, Montagnards are a native Vietnamese tribe – what are you trying to teach me? I don’t like the term Montagnards because it is a french colonial term. If you have met them, I hope you didn’t call them Montagnards. I didn’t…
Still no reason why this shirt is “worth it” 😉
So I suppose you prefer the term “moi”. How progressive of you. Mat Tran To Quoc Viet Nam would be proud of you.
American Indians aren’t Indians; that’s the English term used to describe them, and yet, that is how they are referred to.
You have yet to make a cogent point.
Hehehe.. Man we could have some serious philosophic consversations with some crazy herbs smoking involved.
I don´t call the american Indians Indians by the way. I like more the word Indios which comes from In Dio – the spanish term for In God, because that´s how the natives used to live, In harmony with Gods creation.. But I forgot already what was the point of this hole chat, so just thanks for your time and enjoy! By the way – American soldiers fight for the right of freedom and free speech all around the world, let´s never forget that, I meet so often people who think they should forbid others to have their own opinion and becoming agressive so easy… a shame
Yep, you’re definitely smoking crack. You’re one squirrely character.
It’s amazing. You’re pissed that I bought something and keep coming back here telling me I’m wrong, and the worst part is, you know it’s wrong, but you don’t get that it’s you that’s doing it.
Hey, eye of the pretender, maybe you should go see an optometrist. You couldn’t see that this wasn’t a Vietnamese shirt? Maybe you should have actually seen the movie and know what it portrays before you start spouting off about fake social justice causes.
Eye of Providence, you insult without a reason – fine show your real character, I like that. I can see that there is no knowledge behind your blabla.. but that’s ok. You will sure find someone to talk to..
Soooo… next years Shot Show?
Damn Bro warn everyone about the price!!!
I knew the poors would comment first, they always do.
Some pigs are more equal than others
Can’t put a price on being a badass!
Buying a shirt doesn’t make you a badass.
HAhahahahahahha….. good for you bro! its your money, get what you want!
I went to a French / English school (no not the snooty one you’re thinking) as a kid and remember the day Francis Ford Coppola and his wife showed up to take their two kids out of our class because they were “going to the Philippines to film a movie about Vietnam.”
I’m waiting for the native loincloth the guy with the MAT-49 has.?
Genuine hilltribe shirts aren’t too hard to get.
Links? With the same design as the photojournalist shirt, in US Large.
Maharishi makes cool stuff. I appreciate this post–and along that same thread, if I wasn’t familiar with a certain gear brand/etc then it doesn’t hurt to learn about them regardless of price point.