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The bullfighters' tailor

posted by Jason Kottke May 22, 2017

It's not a suit. The outfit that matadors wear when they fight bulls is called a bullfighter's dress.

It's called a dress of lights. A bullfighter's dress is heavy when you hold it in your hand. You can only really understand the dress when you have a 1,300-pound animal coming at you.

And the Fermin Tailor Shop in Madrid has been making dresses by hand for matadors for 55 years. One dress takes seven people a month to make. Check out that embroidery!