The ultimate James Bond suit: Canadian tailor creates bulletproof three-piece
Three-piece has ultra-thin bulletproof material in jacket and waistcoat
A Canadian tailor is releasing a three-piece suit that has everything a danger-seeking 21st century executive could need - killer looks plus bulletproof protection that would make James Bond envious.
Garrison Bespoke believes it has combined style and safety, using lightweight carbon nanotube technology to absorb impact from bullets fired from handguns and prevent punctures from knife attacks.
[Men have said] that when they’re in dangerous places, they feel really on edge
All in all, the luxury suit, which sells for about C$20,000 (HK$148,000), seeks to provide a select few customers a way to avoid being killed while travelling abroad.
"We focused on making the ultimate James Bond suit," said David Tran, head of special projects for Garrison Bespoke.
"The tailoring industry is actually quite sleepy, and you want to be challenged like this."
Tran said the suit was inspired by a conversation with a client who was shot in a foreign country six months ago, but lived to tell the tale. At his next visit to the store, he confessed that he was shaken up by the near-fatal encounter.
"After five minutes, we thought, 'Are we really serious here?' And then we started looking into it," said Tran.