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Tailored vs Bespoke - What's the difference?

tailored | bespoke | Synonyms |

Bespoke is a synonym of tailored.



As adjectives the difference between tailored and bespoke

is that tailored is adjusted by a tailor, fitted while bespoke is individually or custom made.

As verbs the difference between tailored and bespoke

is that tailored is past tense of tailor while bespoke is past tense of bespeak.

tailored

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Adjusted by a tailor, fitted.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
  • , title=(The China Governess) , chapter=2 citation , passage=Now that she had rested and had fed from the luncheon tray Mrs. Broome had just removed, she had reverted to her normal gaiety.  She looked cool in a grey tailored cotton dress with a terracotta scarf and shoes and her hair a black silk helmet.}}
  • Made by a tailor.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (tailor)
  • Anagrams

    *

    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