January 21. 2009

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama

According to the Wired website, President Barack Obama was wearing a Colombian made bullet-proof suit at the Inauguration yesterday.

Clearly, Andre from Vogue magazine has been influencing Jay-Z. The rapper is looking quite...delicate.

Obama's bullet proof suit is nothing in comparison to other related news. Beyonce was wearing a bullet proof weave to the inauguration, while Jay-Z, killed a skunk for his headwear (kidding). This is before the vulgar rapper proceeded to use the n-word at an inaugural concert, more than a slave master during slavery days (not kidding).

President Obama Wears Bullet-Resistant Suit at Inaugural

Barack Obama had more than the Presidential 'beast' limo taking care of his safety yesterday.

According to some reports, he wore a suit made by a clothier specializing in bullet-resistant clothing during the inauguration ceremonies.

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, 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...

http://blog.wired.com