a true story

in 1970, small town tailor A.J. Pratt made a deal with the mob to become the biggest fashion designer in the world. he dressed celebrities, rock stars, politicians, and crime figures.

which is how he met Pablo Escobar, and accidentally became the first person to introduce cocaine to Las Vegas.

a fashion icon beholden to the mob. a drug kingpin tied to the Colombians.

he couldn't juggle both empires.

he couldn't quit either.

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KING

"I had an unlimited supply of cocaine that hit Las Vegas like a storm. No matter what I charged, I couldn't sell it fast enough."

- A.J. Pratt

"Elvis gave me this necklace. I always wore it. It was a constant reminder, if I didn't take care of business, 24-7, I'd be dead."

- A.J. Pratt

"A.J."Argus Pratt

made all his own clothes since he was 7

grew up in a one room house

with dirt floors

was an overnight sensation

turned the Folies Bergere into the #1 show in Vegas

made Elvis's jumpsuits

Nixon's tux

Jane Fonda's jewelry

he had hundreds of mannequins

all modeled after him

dressed every mafia don

which is how he met Pablo

and introduced COCAINE

to las vegas

with his '57 corvette, part of his fleet

in colombia

with Jorge Ochoa, head of the Medellin Cartel

at his wedding, with best man Bob Laurion, who ran the Tropicana for the mob

with Emily Teasley, the FBI agent investigating him

a few days before being shot three times by his best friend

scars where AJ removed bullets and stitched up his own stomach

click to hear aJ TALK ABOUT MEETING PABLO ESCOBAR

click to hear aJ TALK ABOUT FBI INVESTIGATING HIM

"If the mob knew I was behind the wave of cocaine flooding town, and not cutting them in on it, I would have been in a shallow grave in the desert."  

- A.J. Pratt 

Argus Pratt passed away December 28th, 2016 from a rare form of cancer.

He told his story shortly before, knowing that by the time anyone came looking for "The Tailor," he'd be long gone.

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