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http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/530912f8-3c9b-11dd-b958-0000779fd2ac.html
"By Megan Murphy, Law Courts Correspondent
Published: June 17 2008 20:00 | Last updated: June 18 2008 00:16
London’s Savile Row tailors, long synonymous with the best of British craftsmanship, have lost their centuries-old grip on the word “bespoke’’ as a new breed of retailers seeks to bring made-to-measure menswear to the masses.
The Advertising Standards Authority has dismissed a complaint that flogging suits not entirely handmade as “bespoke’’ is misleading.
On the street where the word is said to have originated and where even the most basic pin-striped ensemble can run to as much as £5,000, it will be a decision that raises even the most genteel of eyebrows."
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http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/530912f8-3c9b-11dd-b958-0000779fd2ac.html
"By Megan Murphy, Law Courts Correspondent
Published: June 17 2008 20:00 | Last updated: June 18 2008 00:16
London’s Savile Row tailors, long synonymous with the best of British craftsmanship, have lost their centuries-old grip on the word “bespoke’’ as a new breed of retailers seeks to bring made-to-measure menswear to the masses.
The Advertising Standards Authority has dismissed a complaint that flogging suits not entirely handmade as “bespoke’’ is misleading.
On the street where the word is said to have originated and where even the most basic pin-striped ensemble can run to as much as £5,000, it will be a decision that raises even the most genteel of eyebrows."
See link for full story.