In the midst of the public discussion about the price of clothing – revived days ago by statements by the Minister of Economy, Luis Caputo, about the clothes he wears and where he buys them – Senator Patricia Bullrich contributed a new episode to the debate by revealing that the France blue suit she was wearing had been purchased on Amazon for a sum that ranged between USD 40 and USD 50.
Bullrich’s statement was given within the framework of an interview given to LN, where the topic arose informally from a comparison and comments on the clothing worn by public figures.
Bullrich described the suit she showed on screen as a garment that she had acquired abroad.He indicated that it was a purchase he had made in the United States, that the value was low according to his personal perception and that he had obtained it through the international electronic commerce platform.In his words, the garment was “cheap and cute,” and he explained that he had requested it through Amazon.
When asked by the journalist about the brand of the garment, the senator had no problem taking off the jacket and looking at the label.”Le Suit. Forty and fifty dollars a suit,” he said, and then noted that “it’s cheap and cute” and that he had purchased it through the well-known online commerce platform.At the dollar value today, they represent about $75,000, a very economical value for a suit, since in Argentina the two pieces start at $300,000 (in an affordable shopping brand).
By consulting the values of the garments on Amazon, Infobae was able to corroborate the existence of that suit model but at a cost that is close to USD 100. However, it usually happens that, depending on the size and color, the prices of the same model vary considerably.
Le Suit is not a well-known brand worldwide like other international fashion houses, but it does have a stable presence in the women’s formal clothing market, especially through platforms such as Amazon and online stores.It is a brand that produces formal suits and sets for women, with an emphasis on classic tailoring.
Bullrich’s intervention occurred in a period in which the issue of clothing costs occupied a central place on the public agenda due to Minister Caputo’s previous comments.In a previous interview on the same channel, Caputo had pointed out that the clothes he wears are from foreign brands and that he had acquired them outside the country. Specifically, he mentioned Massimo Dutti as the brand of a suit jacket he was wearing and explained that he had bought it more than 10 years ago in the United States.
Caputo pointed out that he did not usually buy clothes in Argentina and that the brand of his suit came from abroad.He said that Massimo Dutti was a fashion house that he considered “relatively good and cheap” and that the jacket he was wearing came from that origin.The brand is part of the Spanish group Inditex, a global company that manages several international brands, including Zara.
Caputo’s statement about his imported jacket and his position on not buying clothing in the local market was part of a broader exchange in which the minister questioned the protection policies for the national textile industry. In this context, he said that he considered the high prices of clothing to be a problem and that his personal experience with foreign brands had been different from what consumers face in the country.The official’s words generated comments from representatives of the national textile sector, some of whom expressed their dissatisfaction with the criticism of the Argentine industry.
In response to the minister’s statements, the president of the Argentine Clothing Industry Chamber (CIAI), Claudio Drescher, expressed his “sadness” and surprise at the comments about the sector and the fact that a high-ranking official spoke of acquiring garments abroad in terms as if it were an implicit criticism of the local market.
