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Description: The Red Smokey and the Bandit jacket used in the movie Smokey and the Bandit 2 staring Burt Reynolds was designed and manufactured by Jim Watkins in 1977 for Burt Reynolds in Los Angeles California. watkinssportswear.com is a LA based company started by Jim Watkins and is currently operated by Jim Watkins and his son Jimmy Watkins. The father and son team also designed a Black Bandit jacket for the first movie but Hal Needham the director decided that the jacket washed Burt out against the black interior of the Trans Am car and they opted for the bright red shirt. Jim Watkins and Jimmy Watkins have designed for Michael Jackson, Clint Eastwood, Musicians, US Presidents, and more stars then Bob Mackie (((People Magazine(( 1978) and Jim Watkins also designed the Silver Firebird Jacket used in the movie Hooper. Jim Watkins designs flooded Hollywood from 1966 to 1992 and suck cult movie like Fast Times at Ridgemont High, The Warriors, Moscow on the Hudson, to name a few. Currently Jimmy Watkins has designed a tribute series to celebrate all the iconic designs of the father and son team.
Title: Red Bandit Jacket
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Author: Watkinssportswear
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