First recorded in 1925–30
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But last month the SFA confirmed a Glasgow-based tailor will make "sharp, made-to-measure suits" for the players and backroom staff.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
Like those initials, everything in Prada’s made-to-measure service fits within the galaxy of Mrs. Prada and Raf Simons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2024
“Mrs. Harris,” based on a 1958 Paul Gallico novel, makes the case that painstakingly made-to-measure French haute couture can inspire, impassion and empower.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2023
He opened Damari, a custom clothing company including ready-to-wear and made-to-measure men’s suits.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2022
Jim’s going to have his first made-to-measure suit for Ames.
From The Brown Mouse by Quick, Herbert
Designs must be original, made to measure and by hand, and created exclusively by the brand's permanent artistic director, in workshops based in France.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
During rehearsals for the Chicago premiere and a subsequent production in Los Angeles, Wheeler was made to measure, incorporating Barford’s gruff, musical cadences, not to mention his bad hip.
From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2019
And because all the company’s menswear is made to measure, users can further customize each product, like choosing color pairings or materials.
From The Verge ● Jul. 30, 2018
And, despite factory closures and bruising job losses over the years, its Welsh base has survived - 200 people are still employed at its Newtown factory, producing paint, wallpaper and made to measure curtains.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2015
This is a hard hat, and so must have fitted fairly, or it could not have been worn; and it was a cheap hat, and so was not made to measure.
From John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin Freeman by Freeman, R. Austin (Richard Austin)
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