bespoke
Made to order
Bespoke means custom-made, originally referring to clothing tailored to a specific customer's measurements: a bespoke suit from Savile Row.
The word has spread from tailoring to describe anything made to order rather than off the shelf: bespoke furniture, bespoke software.
In marketing, bespoke often signals premium quality or personalized service, sometimes to the point of pretension.
Concerning clothes and tailoring
- suitMatched formal garments
- measurementsQuantified sizes or amounts
- fittingSuitable or proper
- tailorClothing alteration professional
seamstress · couturier · alterations · stitching · draper · clothier · patternmaking · haberdasher
Custom-fitted for someone
- made-to-orderCreated to individual specifications
- custom-madeMade to individual order
- personalizedAdapted for an individual
- commissionedFormally assigned a task
one-of-a-kind · individualized · made-to-measure · custom-built · fitted · handcrafted · custom-fit · customizable
Made by skilled craftspeople
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- workmanshipSkill in creating objects
- skillAcquired ability through practice
tradition · mastery · quality · crafted · meticulous · expertise · fine · leatherwork
Premium quality tier
- premiumAdded cost for better
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- opulentOstentatiously wealthy
- refinedPurified or cultured
elegant · prestigious · upscale · discerning · connoisseur · indulgent · sumptuous · lavish
sartorial
Concerning clothes and tailoring
- suitMatched formal garments
- measurementsQuantified sizes or amounts
- fittingSuitable or proper
tailor · seamstress · couturier · alterations · stitching · draper · clothier · patternmaking · haberdasher · Savile Row
tailor-made
Custom-fitted for someone
- made-to-orderCreated to individual specifications
- custom-madeMade to individual order
- personalizedAdapted for an individual
commissioned · one-of-a-kind · individualized · made-to-measure · custom-built · fitted · handcrafted · custom-fit · customizable · unique
artisanal
Made by skilled craftspeople
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- workmanshipSkill in creating objects
skill · tradition · mastery · quality · crafted · meticulous · expertise · fine · leatherwork · woodworking
high-end
Premium quality tier
refined · elegant · prestigious · upscale · discerning · connoisseur · indulgent · sumptuous · lavish · elite
designer
One who plans appearances
style · wardrobe · collection · runway · chic · ensemble · apparel · vogue · sophisticated · refined
dart
Handheld pointed projectile
inseam · gusset · placket · notch · bias · stitch · alteration · ease · padding · lining
- fashionfashion, clothing, apparel, attire, garment
- fashion termsstyle, fashion week, runway, catwalk, runway shows
- British fashiontweed, tartan, flat cap, bowler, brogues
- clothing fitslim fit, loose fit, regular fit, fitted, tight fit
- craftsmanshiphandcrafted, craft, handiwork, stitching, welding
- craftsmenblacksmith, carpenter, cobbler, mason, weaver
bespokeoff-the-rack
Pre-made, not tailored
ready-made · off-the-shelf · ready-to-wear · prêt-à-porter · stock
bespokemass-produced
Made in large quantities
machine-made · mass-market · industrial · commercial · manufactured
- bespoke suitsIndividually fitted formal garments
- bespoke tailoringIndividualized garment construction
- bespoke tailorCraftsman making custom-fitted garments
- bespoke designIndividually tailored creation
- bespoke shoesIndividually commissioned footwear
- bespoke furnitureIndividually crafted home pieces