Posted January 5th, 2012
by Lawrence Mcloughlin
What’s in a word?
Take the term, “bespoke,” (more commonly used in the UK than in the US) and substitute it with the phrase, “made-to-measure.”
In 2008, a complaint was filed in the UK with the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) against Sartoriani, a shop that advertised their suits as “bespoke,” a term previously used by Savile Row tailors for high-quality handmade clothing. According to David Sapsted of The National:
A member of the public complained to the advertising board, saying that bespoke indicated that suits were made from start to finish by hand, while the Sartoriani suits were cut by machine abroad and then adjusted by hand in the United Kingdom. The latter, he claimed, were merely made-to-measure, not bespoke.
The ASA rejected the complaint.
In their ruling, the ASA explained that while both “bespoke” and “made-to-measure” were “made-to-order” and thus distinct from retail suits, and while “customers would expect bespoke suits to be tailored to their measurements and specifications,” the majority “would not expect that suit to be fully handmade with the pattern cut from scratch. We concluded that the word ‘bespoke’ to describe the advertised suits was unlikely to mislead.”
Furthermore, the ASA added, the discrepancy in price between Sartoriani suits and Savile Row suits would also make it unlikely that the two could be confused.
The ruling “infuriated the Savile Row tailors, who have increasingly complained that they are under threat in an era of cheap imports and off-the-peg suits.” A spokesman for the Savile Row Bespoke Association commented:
“A bespoke suit is cut by an individual and made by highly skilled individual craftsmen. The pattern is made specifically for the custom
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Tags: Bespoke, Bespoke Controversy Posted in Home Design Today
Posted January 2nd, 2012
by Clifton Washburn
You may have received a home inspection report describing either the absence of a ‘Chimney cricket’ or the need to install one. What is the inspector referring to? One hint: it has nothing to do with the movie Pinocchio. <
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Tags: Chimney Cricket, Cricket Posted in Gardening Consultant
Posted December 31st, 2011
by Carolyn Simmons
Happy Friday! Ive been meaning to post these pictures for a while but Ive finally had time to sort and edit them during this mini vacation. Heres a baby shower that friends and I threw for our good friend Diana and her little Noah whos due any day now.
The adorable invites were designed by Jennafer of Oh Creative One on Etsy. She contacted me to partner on the project and I love how they turned out! Jennafer was wonderful to work with and turned my broad ideas of a colorful starry sky, cute little owls and a bedtime story book into the perfect invite.
Im not sure where the idea of a Bedtime Stories shower originated from but I loved that I could decorate with everything books.
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Tags: Baby Shower, Shower Posted in Home Design Info
Posted December 29th, 2011
by Lawrence Mcloughlin
Finding great calendars can sometimes be a challenge! So many people resort to the cute little cuddly cat or puppy calendars you find at the local store. While those calendars may be cute, they lack sophistication, and lets face it… style!
When I was younger, and when I say that I mean, before I had kids, I carried a beautiful Franklin Covey planner. It was pink leather, and I had a messenger bag to match. In my previous life I was the marketing director for a travel company. I had meetings and weekly conference calls, I was, important. When I had kids I found it difficult to justify my beautiful Frankly Covey planner to schedule play dates and carpools!
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Tags: Calendar, Calendar Awesome Posted in Home Design Today
Posted December 17th, 2011
by Clifton Washburn
It looks like a giant hackey sack, but as additional seating/ottoman/conversation piece, poufs (pouffes? people should pick one spelling and stick with it!) like this one from Horne, a new website for home decor for me, are just so cool. Handmade by Donna Wilson, this particular one is knitted in Scotland from lambs wool and then stuffed. Just love the pattern and color! How about you? $336.
Tags: Pouffes Posted in Gardening Consultant