February 11, 2013

Bespoke: Custom Made


We've had several people ask us exactly where we derived our name. The "Proposal" part you know, but bespoke is a word that not everyone immediately recognizes.

"Bespoke" is a term that dates back tot he 17th century, when tailors on London's famed Savile Row collected unique lengths of cloth for customers seeking custom garments. When a customer chose a length of material for his suit, it was said to have "been spoken for." Today, when a tailor that makes clothes specially according to a customer's specific measurements, tastes, and needs, he is said to be "bespoke."

Bespoke tailors first discuss with their clients what type of suite they want and how they intend to wear it. Once they understand the desired outcome, Savile Row's bespoke tailors take more than 35 measurements to ensure the design is perfectly suited to that individual. 

The enchantment of a bespoke suit is not only in the outcome, but in the ceremony of having designed something specifically for you. It is with this fastidiousness, care and pride in one's work that we at Bespoke Proposals approach the design of our clients' unique engagement story.
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