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While no one from the U.S. Secret Service have yet to mention any details about the garment’s structure, some are speculating it may have come from the line by Colombian designer Miguel Caballero. As we noted last year, Caballero is well known for his super tough but flexible and business appropriate clothing (see pic at right), such as the $7,500 polo shirt that can stop a shot from a 9-mm revolver.

Due to some of the unfortunately rising levels of dangerous conflicts in Colombia and other parts of Latin America, the need for this type of clothing has also led to a spike in sales.

According to Caballero, many of his garments offer more than three levels of ballistic protection and they are about seven times more flexible than the Kevlar vests that are usually worn.

Miguel Caballero’s Bulletproof Suits – By Simon Oqvist. If you’re rich, have got many enemies, or if you’re just paranoid, then this just might be the thing for you: a bulletproof suit, from (fittingly) Colombian designer Miguel Caballero. …

Tory Bear: Most compelling evidence yet… – He was apparently wearing a custom made bullet proof suit made by the Colombian designer Miguel Caballero. The fabric is seven times more flexible than a Kevlar vest and can stop a shot from a 9mm revolver. That is pretty cool! at 17:42 …

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