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Tailors at Garrison’s Bespoke in Toronto have lined a vest and suit jacket with several ultrathin sheets of carbon nanotubes: a state-of-the-art puncture-proof and bullet-resistant material.MARK BLINCH/The Globe and Mail

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David Tran, Garrison’s head of marketing, sourced the nanotube material online through a company that has provided anti-ballistic gear for the U.S. Army Special Forces. (The manufacturer agreed to work with Garrison’s so long as it remains anonymous.)MARK BLINCH/The Globe and Mail

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Mr. Train says the shielded suit will be able to stop a speeding bullet.MARK BLINCH/The Globe and Mail

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Garrison co-owner Michael Nguyen became convinced Toronto would have a market for inconspicuously armoured business attire when one of Garrison’s clients, a cosmetics-company executive, was assassinated in the Philippines. ‘Many of our customers work in finance, mining and oil, and are often travelling to dangerous parts of certain countries,’ Mr. Nguyen said.MARK BLINCH/The Globe and Mail

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Safety is not actually a factor for several of Garrison’s more extravagant clients, who have already ordered the $20,000 suit. ‘Certain customers might never actually wear a Garrison bulletproof suit, but they still want to own one,’ Mr. Nguyen said.HANDOUT

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On Nov. 5, 2013, invitees at the Ajax Rod and Gun Club will be encouraged to fire off a few rounds from a semi-automatic pistol at a bust form dressed in the tweed vest and a matching two-button jacket and trousers (a navy pinstriped three-piece will also be on site).HANDOUT

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