What Does "bespoke" Mean.

[AniaBomb]

I know that by this stage in my life I should already know but what does the term "Bespoke" mean.
I just cant get my little gray cells around the proper meaning...

[Mamyalynne]

Made to measure.

[tonyav]

Custom made I believe. Bespoke tailoring = made to measure.

[Mamyalynne]

be·spoke
adjective /biˈspōk/ 

(of goods, esp. clothing) Made to order
- a bespoke suit

(of a trader) Making such goods
- bespoke tailors

[tonyav]

Crossed posts there mamya.

[craft1948]

Custom made to an individual's specific requirements...........

[boxtops]

tailor made, made specifically to fit one person or an individual situation. We run bespoke courses at work to train people in specific needs. Bespoke clothing fits the individual it's made for.

[hc4361]

Not just made to measure, but made to your exact requirements.
A suit is made to measure when you choose a pattern and the material and it is made to fit you - it is bespoke when you tell the tailor you want an extra zipped pocket for your mobile, a different style lapel or turned up cuffs.

[DTCwordfan]

or not, boxie, depending on how good the tailor or course designer is! But that is the general meaning of the word, not a 'b-loody spoke' in a bicycle wheel!

[tamborine]

Especially for you

[Tilly2]

You can also get bespoke furniture which is handmade to your specific requirements.

[woofgang]

its a special order...in the original sense of the word, you could "bespeak" a meal at an inn or hotel. Now we only use it generally for tailoring, maybe for jewellery.

[VHG]

Instead of everyone giving the same answer why not explain to the poster that you can find the meaning of any word in the internet.

For example searching in Google for "bespoke dictionary" gives you the dictionary definition.

So search for any word, followed by the word "dictionary", and you are given a number of dictionaries where you can find what a word means.

Surely this information is far more useful than just giving the answer.

After all the famous saying says "Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn"

[bednobs]

get your head out your bum VHG, this IS the internet you know, and the poster is finding the meaning of the word here

[boxtops]

VHG, sometimes we get told off for telling a poster "google it", "look in the dictionary" or similar. We can't do wrong for doing right sometimes.

[elliemay1]

Does VHG stand for Very Humble Guy??

[bednobs]

i always thought it was very helpful guy - clearly not!

[AniaBomb]

I understand. So the especially made fireplace in my house is a bespoke fireplace because it was tailor made to fit the room in my very old and creaky house.

[boxtops]

Yes

[tonyav]

Yes it must have been, AniaBomb.