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Couture vs Bespoke - What's the difference?

couture | bespoke |

As a noun couture

is the production of high-end, custom-made clothing.

As a verb bespoke is

past tense of bespeak.

As an adjective bespoke is

individually or custom made.

couture

English

Noun

(-)
  • (fashion) The production of high-end, custom-made clothing
  • * {{quote-book, 2007, Cally Blackman, 100 Years of Fashion Illustration citation
    • , passage=It was the branding of these products, rather than the couture itself, that would become the foundation of the industry, generating huge global sales by the last quarter of the century.}}

    Derived terms

    * couturist * couture house

    Related terms

    * couturier * couturial * haute couture ----

    bespoke

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (archaic) (bespeak)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Individually or custom made.
  • :* {{quote-web, date=2012-08-01
    • , year= , first= , last= , author=Ed Yong , authorlink= , title=Replacement Parts , site=The Scientist citation , archiveorg= , accessdate=2012-08-12 , passage=… others are attempting the more ambitious feat of engineering bespoke human organs from scratch. }}
  • :* {{quote-web, date=2001-10
    • , year= , first= , last= , author=Robin Osborne , authorlink= , title=Why Did Athenian Pots Appeal to the Etruscans? , site=JSTOR citation , archiveorg= , accessdate=2013-04-25 , passage=Were Athenian pots bespoke , bearing images requested by Etruscans? }}
  • Relating to someone who makes custom-made products, especially clothing items.

    • Usage notes

    Primarily used for tailoring, now also used more generally, as fancier term for (m), notably for software, as in a “bespoke solution”.

    Synonyms

    * See also: * custom * custom made * purpose built * specially designed * tailored

    References