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<p>[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 421150, member: 33"]Here's what a Wikipedia author wrote:</p><p><br /></p><p>The word <i><b>bespoke</b></i> has evolved from a verb meaning "to speak for something" to its contemporary usage as an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adjective" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adjective" rel="nofollow">adjective</a> that has changed from describing first tailor-made suits and shoes, and later, to anything commissioned to a particular specification (altered or tailored to the customs, tastes, or usage of an individual purchaser), and finally to a general marketing and branding concept implying exclusivity and appealing to snobbery.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 421150, member: 33"]Here's what a Wikipedia author wrote: The word [I][B]bespoke[/B][/I] has evolved from a verb meaning "to speak for something" to its contemporary usage as an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adjective']adjective[/URL] that has changed from describing first tailor-made suits and shoes, and later, to anything commissioned to a particular specification (altered or tailored to the customs, tastes, or usage of an individual purchaser), and finally to a general marketing and branding concept implying exclusivity and appealing to snobbery.[/QUOTE]
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