What Makes A Bespoke Suit Truly "Bespoke"?
What exactly is a bespoke suit and what goes into it? Simply put, a bespoke suit is a suit made by a tailor to the individual measurements of the customer who commissioned it. But, what exactly does that term mean? The word "bespoke" is more often used in British English than in American English, which uses "custom-made" instead. Terms like "made to order" and "made to measure" are also used. All these terms signify something that's the opposite of ready-to-wear. The art of bespoke tailoring goes back to early England's tradition of royalties and aristocrats commissioning hand-made custom garments from tailors and merchants, but it is still alive today. As a matter of fact, "bespoke" has become a rather trendy word that tailors in the US and other places like to use more and more. And, sometimes - maybe even misuse! Today, the term "bespoke" is also used in a broader sense, for a suit made in a factory from...