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• The first tailor shop in London's Savile Row opened in 1785. The row soon evolved into a village that catered to royalty and aristocracy.
• A bespoke suit takes 80 hours of tailoring from start to finish, and requires 20 to 40 measurements.
• Don't confuse bespoke with made-to-measure, which involves adjusting an off-the-shelf paper pattern to your proportions; with bespoke, the pattern is made from scratch.
• Dry-clean bespoke clothes only as a last resort; chemicals wear away the material's "handle," or feel. Consult your tailor for cleaning options.
• Everything (colored linings, buttons, buttonhole colors, pockets) can be customized—come prepared to make some choices.
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