" The term bespoke was initially reserved for the tailoring industry. Today, you see the word used for everything from washing powder brands to jewellery brands.
I get very pleased when young men take their over-sized clothes to a tailor. Nowadays, baggy clothes are no longer relevant. It would not be seen as attractive!
A bespoke suit is a garment that is made for you, or spoken for’ (the British tailoring definition) and there is more hand construction in the making than a machine. A typical bespoke suit coat by Oxxford Clothes, for example, has more than 1000 hand stitches in the lapel and results in a perfectly hand-rolled lapel that stays in place. It hugs your body so well and never needs to be pressed.
The garments chosen are more expensive, as the craftsmanship requires a high level of skill and attention to detail. The fabric plays an important part in the investment.
Does custom and bespoke mean the same thing? They might have common meaning but there is a difference between the two words; a bespoke requires you to have personal contact with your tailor/clothier, you will have to come to his workroom more than three times for fittings, the jackets should have a full canvas, hand-made; hand-padded lapels and, at the finishing stages, hand made buttonholes.
A custom-made suit will require your tailor to take numerous measurement, maybe 20 or 30 measurements all in a day.
A ‘full bespoke’ suit should be cut and fitted by the same person, and made by hand either in his workroom or a location situated nearby. Each suit is a once-off create and mass production methods do not have any place in the world of Bespoke.
Bespoke hugs
Khaya Sithole."
