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The word bespoke derives from the verb bespeak, to speak for something, in the specialised meaning of "to give order for it to be made." [1] Fashion terminology reserves bespoke for individually patterned and crafted men's clothing, analogous to women's haute couture, [2] as opposed to mass-manufactured ready-to-wear (off-the-peg or off-the-rack).
In 1990, American writer William Safire questioned in a New York Times article what had become of "custom, a word fading from our fashion vocabulary in a blizzard of British usage". [6] In a play on words, he wrote of the snob appeal [3] of the word: "To be suitably trendy, bespeak to me of bespoke tailoring."
A typical price increase for a bespoke fashion item is 15% higher than the price of a ready-made garment. [7] Making bespoke MTM garments takes longer than ready-to-wear (RTW), but not as long as making bespoke garments. Unlike Bespoke, which is traditionally sewn by hand, makers or tailors use MTM for both machine and hand sewing.
A tailor is a person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing professionally, especially suits and men's clothing. Although the term dates to the thirteenth century, tailor took on its modern sense in the late eighteenth century, and now refers to makers of men's and women's suits, coats , trousers , and similar garments, usually of wool , linen ...
Bespoke portfolio (CDO), a portfolio designed to meet the requirements of a specific investor Bespoke CDO, a bespoke, synthetic CDO; Bespoke shoes; Bespoke software, software written to the specific requirement of a customer; Bespoke tailoring, men's clothing made to the individual measurements of the customer
Bespoke suit designer Waraire Boswell founded his eponymous brand in 2002. The talented Waraire Boswell has died at 48. According to a statement on his Instagram , the celebrated fashion designer ...
Pierre Balmain adjusting a dress on model Ruth Ford in 1947 (photographed by Carl Van Vechten). Haute couture (/ ˌ oʊ t k uː ˈ tj ʊər / ⓘ; French pronunciation: [ot kutyʁ]; French for 'high sewing', 'high dressmaking') is the creation of exclusive custom-fitted high-end fashion design.
By NADIA SIKANDER The fashion industry is chock full of designers with difficult names to pronounce and even more mysterious patterns and fabrics for the average shopper. With Mercedez-Benz's ...