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• made-to-measure
  made-to-measure

  adjective

  (of a garment, shoes, etc.) made in accordance with a specific individual's measurements.
• made to measure
  made to measure

  Also, tailor-made. Fashioned to fit a particular need or purpose, very suitable. For example, Jane finds her new position is made to measure for her, or This bridge club is tailor-made for Max. Originally referring to clothes made to fit a particular person very precisely, these terms have been used figuratively since the mid-1900s. Also see made to order.

made-to-measure

American  

[meyd-tuh-mezh-er] / ˈmeɪd təˈmɛʒ ər /

adjective

1. (of a garment, shoes, etc.) made in accordance with a specific individual's measurements.

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made to measure Idioms  

1. Also, tailor-made. Fashioned to fit a particular need or purpose, very suitable. For example, Jane finds her new position is made to measure for her, or This bridge club is tailor-made for Max. Originally referring to clothes made to fit a particular person very precisely, these terms have been used figuratively since the mid-1900s. Also see made to order.

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Etymology

Origin of made-to-measure

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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

Haute couture — the fashion industry’s ideas factory — is the age-old tradition of producing exorbitantly priced, made-to-measure garments for the world’s richest women.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2024

Few of the characters seemed to enjoy their made-to-measure suiting, their palaces in the sky.

From New York Times • May 28, 2023

Look, look! there’s the grey filly, with the other made-to-measure feather on her back; do you notice how she has crawled up to the chesnut?

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, July 24, 1841 by Various

Related Words

• custom-made
• suitable
• suited