Re:Chinese Workers Who Assemble Designer Bags in Italy
by dekhn on Tuesday April 17, 2018 @09:43AM
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When I was in Amsterdam I chatted with a guy. His job is to fly to Amsterdam and Milan, go to all the bespoke stores, buy up all their goods, and then take them to a shop which clones them for production-scale. I'd have thought the designers would be working with the producers at scale, but that's not how it works.
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Re:Chinese Workers Who Assemble Designer Bags in Italy
by wenc on Tuesday April 17, 2018 @09:57AM
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"Bespoke" means custom-tailored to an individual. I'm not sure if it makes sense to clone them for production-scale -- mass-produced clothing are cut to average measurements to fit as many people as possible.
Are you sure you meant bespoke?
Re:Chinese Workers Who Assemble Designer Bags in Italy
by nickff on Tuesday April 17, 2018 @01:23PM
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"Bespoke" actually means more than custom-tailored; to be "bespoke", the client must have commissioned the creation of the design of an article of clothing. The usual dividing line between "bespoke" and "made-to-measure" is that in a "bespoke" process, there is more input in the design process, and there are a number of fittings of the garment (rather than just a set of measurements as in made-to measure). In the case of a shoe, a custom 'last' is generally the indicator of a "bespoke" product.