Savile Row Cut Down A Notch By ‘Bespoke’ Ruling

If you are confused by the difference between a “bespoke” and “made-to-measure” suit, you aren’t alone.

Advertising Standards Authority thinks that the words have become so interchangeable in the public’s mind that the tailors of Savile Row in London no longer have a right to the exclusive grip over the word that they’ve had for centuries.

On Wednesday, it rejected a complaint against Sartoriani, a tailor on Bond Street, for using the word “bespoke” in an advertising campaign.

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