- 0 points: The quotation says only custom, handmade, luxury or bespoke.
- 1 point: The tailor promises an individual pattern, but has not explained intermediate fittings, permissible adjustments or pattern revisions.
- 2 points: The written proposal explains individual pattern development, intermediate fitting stages, the adjustments those stages permit and how the final pattern will be retained and updated.
Next evidence to obtain: A process description tied to your order—not just the shop’s most expensive service.
The Savile Row Bespoke Association requires its full members to use individually cut paper patterns and retain customer records. Those requirements help frame evidence requests; they do not prove that a Vietnamese supplier follows the same process. (savilerowbespoke.com)
If the proposal instead clearly describes made-to-measure, compare it as made-to-measure. Do not pay a bespoke premium merely to preserve the label.