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Bogota’s bulletproof tailor
By Admin Thursday, February 4, 2010Brooklyn, New York (VBS.TV)—Colombian tailor Miguel Caballero specializes in making garments that enable the wearer to get shot at point-blank range with nary an injury besides, maybe, a bruised ego. At-high-risk-of-catching-a-bullet demographics, such as rappers and politicians all over the world, rely on Miguel’s handiwork. And, lucky me, when I was recently in Bogota for VBS.TV covering a few stories, I had the chance to visit Miguel’s shop, learn about his protective clothing, and get shot in the gut by him. Seriously.
Upon arriving at Miguel’s warehouse one sunny morning, I received a guided tour from a friendly office assistant. It all seemed totally benign—sweet middle aged ladies stitching together jackets and blazers, smiling at me as I walked by. I could’ve been at American Apparel’s Southern California warehouse.
But when I sat down with Miguel and he got into the whole spiel about why he made the type of clothing he did, nervousness started to set in. Was this guy seriously going to put a thin jacket on me and then shoot me with a real live handgun? The man is running a multimillion-dollar international business. Is he really so confident in his wares that he’s going to risk it all by potentially killing a novice American journalist on camera?… more and watch the video
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