First recorded in 1925–30
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The 31-year-old - who is no data scientist, rather a tailor - previously launched Savile Row's first female tailors, making made-to-measure garments for a range of women.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2025
Bespoke and made-to-measure tailoring offer that glorious and burdensome luxury of choice — sometimes unlimited choice.
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
This hands-on approach is increasingly rare but encapsulates the beating heart of couture, the luxurious art of made-to-measure gowns.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 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
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
Mr. Moll’s 6-foot-2 frame was made to measure for many of the basso profundo roles he came to own on the stages of the world’s leading opera houses.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2017
We used to make more than 2,000 ladders a year, made to measure ones, out of Colombian and Norwegian pine.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2014
Spoke about baskets not being made to measure.
From Elizabeth Gilbert and Her Work for the Blind by Martin, Frances
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