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The Blues Brothers Costume

On this page you'll find important reference information for creating your own authentic Blues Brothers Costume! Whether it's for Halloween, Fancy Dress Parties or other Special Occasions, you'll find it here!

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Jake

Hat
Although in many places Jake and Elwood's hats are described as being 'Porkpie' Hats, they are actually 'Fedora' Hats. Porkpies were a squatter, flatter hat also favored by a lot of blues and jazz musicians in the 50's.
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Sunglasses
During the Blues Brothers Movie, Jake wore Ray-Ban 5022C15 Sunglasses (a.k.a. Wayfarer I), with brown frames and black lenses. Genuine '5022' Ray-ban sunglasses have the '5022' written on the frames.
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Beard
Although Jake had a small 'Soul Patch' beard on Saturday Night Live and in concert, in the movie he is clean shaven.

Tie
Both Jake and Elwood wear very thin black ties, approx. 5cm wide at the end. Jake's tie doesn't quite reach his belt. The knot at the top is very tight as well.
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Shirt
Both Jake and Elwood wear white long-sleeved shirts with a single pocket on the left-hand side (where Jake keeps his cigarettes and his lighter). Jake's shirt sleeves are slightly longer than his jacket sleeves.

Jacket
Jake wears a black suit jacket with 2 buttons, and 3 buttons on the sleeves. According to 'Blues Brothers Private', it is a black 42-R suit jacket. The lapels are longer than Elwood's because the buttons are lower down. The jacket has a single pocket on the left-hand side. There are no side pockets on the jacket.

Belt
Jake wears a black belt with a small square shaped buckle.

Watch
Both Jake and Elwood wear a gold Timex digital watch (Jake's is broken). It has a red LED display. The exact model number is unknown. Jake wears it on his left arm.

Hands

Jake has the letters 'J-A-K-E' tattooed on his left hand fingers. He also has a small crucifix with time dots on his left hand. Although he was given 2 gold-plated finger rings when he was released, the only point in the movie where he can be seen wearing a ring is on stage at the Palace Hotel. This could be because the ring would cover up the 'K' in his 'J-A-K-E' tattoo. He has removed it by the time he is confronted by Camille.

Pants
Jake and Elwood wear black suit pants.

Socks
Jake and Elwood wear white socks.

Shoes
Jake wears black boots.

Elwood

Sunglasses
During the Blues Brothers Movie, Elwood wore Ray-Ban Wayfarer II Sunglasses, with black frames and black lenses. Genuine '5022' Ray-ban sunglasses have the '5022' written on the frames.
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Beard
Although Elwood had a small 'Soul Patch' beard on Saturday Night Live and in concert, in the movie he is clean shaven.

Tie
Both Jake and Elwood wear very thin black ties, approx. 4cm wide at the end. Elwood's tie is about 8-10cm past his waist. The knot at the top is very tight as well.
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Shirt
Both Jake and Elwood wear white long-sleeved shirts with a single pocket on the left-hand side. Elwood's sleeves are shorter than his jacket sleeves, so most of the time you can't see his shirt sleeves.

Jacket
Elwood wears a black suit jacket with 3 buttons, and 3 buttons on the sleeves. The lapels are shorter than Jake's because there is an extra button. The jacket has a single pocket on the left-hand side. There are no side pockets on the jacket.

Belt
Elwood doesn't wear a belt.

Watch
Both Jake and Elwood wear a gold Timex digital watch. It has a red LED display. The exact model number is unknown. Elwood wears it on his right arm.

Hands

Elwood has the letters 'E-L-W-O' and 'O-D' tattooed across his fingers on both hands. He also has a small crucifix with time dots on his right hand. The only point in the movie where he can be seen wearing rings is on stage at the Palace Hotel. He wears 2 finger rings, one on each of his little fingers.

Pants
Jake and Elwood wear black suit pants.

Socks
Jake and Elwood wear white socks.

Shoes
Elwood wears black shoes called 'Wingtips'

Replica Props
This is where you can find props you can print at home to go with your costume!
Instructions
Simply click the image to view a larger version of the prop, or right click on it and "Save Link/Target As" to download the PNG file to your computer. You can then print it out using any graphics/image editor.
(Note: Some of these props are high resolution, so you may need to adjust your printing preferences to make sure they are scaled down to the correct size!)