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Custom suit in santa cruz, bolivia

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I'm moving to bolivia for 6 months and from what i hear i can get custom made suits for under 100 dollars or somethin cheap. I don't make much money so this is an interesting option for me. has anyone ever gotten any suits made in a poor country like this? what should i expect? I've never gotten a custom suit made period so any pointers would be great.
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augusto has experience.
 

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Panama basic price non reputable tailor 250 USD
reputable 390 USD
fully canvassed with basic but decent tela

Colombia
Basic price non reputable subpar tela 380000 pesos
Good and reputable using decnt tela 570000 pesos
Very reputable and using a high quality tela 3800000 pesos

please do not ask prices in USD or Euro. exchange are not stable.
 

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Originally Posted by Panzeraxe II
Pendel & Braithwaite is only $390!! Quite a deal for a Savile Row trained tailor.

who is Pendel &braithwaite?
I actually only know of 2 tailors with any reputation in panamá EP and DF. I would not be surprised if i had not heard of this one since I have only been here a year could you please give me his number.
 

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Originally Posted by scarphe
who is Pendel &braithwaite?
I actually only know of 2 tailors with any reputation in panamá EP and DF. I would not be surprised if i had not heard of this one since I have only been here a year could you please give me his number.


Isn't his name Geoffrey Rush?
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Originally Posted by scarphe
who is Pendel &braithwaite?
I actually only know of 2 tailors with any reputation in panamá EP and DF. I would not be surprised if i had not heard of this one since I have only been here a year could you please give me his number.


Ol' Panzer is joking. Harry Pendel is a character in the novel "The Tailor from Panama" and he runs a store called Pendel & Braithwaite. I think Pierce Brosnan starred in the film adaptation.
 

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I actually thought about doing that while I was there and never got around to it. I did have a pair of jeans hemmed by a tailor in santa cruz for about $3.00. It looked like he made suits, but I can't speak of the quality or price. If I had to guess I would think that you would find a better tailor in La Paz, as I definately saw more men wearing suits, as it has a better climate for it.

If you want to know anything about Santa Cruz or Bolivia in general let me know, as I spent about a year and a half there.
 

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This thread is super old but did the OP find any good tailors in La Paz? I'm looking to get some custom suits made. Thx!
 

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