Made for an individual customer; in tailoring, cut from a pattern created specifically for that person.
Bespoke tailoring starts with a pattern made specifically for one customer. The cutter develops that pattern around the customer’s measurements and choices, and a series of fittings helps establish the garment’s shape and fit. The pattern guides the cutting of the cloth, while construction and fitting work turn it into the finished garment. Made-to-measure instead adjusts an existing pattern. Alterations can improve the fit of clothing already made, so the presence of a tailor or a fitting service alone does not establish that a garment is bespoke.
In job listings
Check how this word is used. In tailoring it should mean a pattern cut for one person, yet listings and brands may use it more loosely for made-to-measure or personal service. The duties show which applies to the role. Search local jobs for “tailoring”.
