Other Uses
While bespoke almost always refers to fashion, it is increasingly being applied to custom specification of particular products or services in other industries. In most cases, the term build to order is used instead. Some items described as bespoked include:
- bicycles, where the customer can fully customise the build of a bike, common in larger U.S. cities with bicycling culture.
- Bristol Cars in England is one of the rare remaining truly bespoke car manufacturers, as its cars are only made on order, not made on an assembly line, and in making some cars the body parts are still made on an English Wheel (noting however, that its Chrysler engine & transmission are not bespoke).
- custom software, in which it refers to software designed and written for a single company and/or task
- envelopes
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- finance, including individually tailored mutual fund portfolios and structured finance products
- firearms, particularly luxury sporting arms such as shotguns and rifles, which may include custom appointments (stocks made of rare woods, custom engraving, case colouring or other metalwork) and custom fitting
- furniture
- interior design
- Internet Marketing, or "Bespoke Strategy" a custom internet marketing strategy usually related to SEO or SEM
- jewellery, including timepieces
- luxury automobile interior appointments and coachbuilding.
- music customised music projects, and production
- perfume, a custom made scent composed specifically for an individual
- porcelain
- shoemaking, generally provided by small manufacturers working by hand
- surgery, bespoke intraoperative ultrasound systems that can optimise the compromise between removing tumor and sparing healthy tissue. ARDMS Updates and Headlines in the News Ultrasound Guided Liver Surgery.
- telecommunications, referring to non-standard solutions tailored for specific customers
- travel planning
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