odjeća po mjeri

English translation: tailor made clothes

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Croatian term or phrase:odjeća po mjeri
English translation:tailor made clothes
Entered by: Milena Chkripeska

13:21 May 30, 2009
Croatian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
Croatian term or phrase: odjeća po mjeri
ono; nije konfenkcija, nego te premjere, pa naprave 'po tebi' odn. 'po mjeri'
Hvala!
ihodak
Local time: 19:48
tailor made clothes
Explanation:
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http://www.metro-sexual.co.uk/articles/-tailor-made-clothes-...

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http://www.annespang.com/shop/frontpage.html

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http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vDXXAMqvzBQC&pg=PA149&lpg...
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Milena Chkripeska
North Macedonia
Local time: 19:48
Grading comment
Hvala!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2tailor made clothes
Milena Chkripeska
4 +1custom-made clothes/clothing/garment
Anira
4bespoke tailoring
pike
4made-to-measure clothes (clothing)/tailor-made clothes (clothing)
Natasha Jankovic


  

Answers


10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
bespoke tailoring


Explanation:
also: tailored fit clothing
odjeća krojena po mjeri


    Reference: http://www.thetailoredfit.biz/
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tailor
pike
Croatia
Local time: 19:48
Native speaker of: Native in CroatianCroatian, Native in EnglishEnglish
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
tailor made clothes


Explanation:
...

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Note added at 10 mins (2009-05-30 13:31:29 GMT)
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http://www.metro-sexual.co.uk/articles/-tailor-made-clothes-...

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Note added at 11 mins (2009-05-30 13:32:10 GMT)
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http://www.annespang.com/shop/frontpage.html

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Note added at 12 mins (2009-05-30 13:33:30 GMT)
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http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vDXXAMqvzBQC&pg=PA149&lpg...

Milena Chkripeska
North Macedonia
Local time: 19:48
Native speaker of: Native in MacedonianMacedonian
Grading comment
Hvala!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sladjana Spaic
45 mins
  -> Hvala!

agree  Aleksandar Skobic
4 hrs
  -> Hvala!
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
made-to-measure clothes (clothing)/tailor-made clothes (clothing)


Explanation:
Koriste se obe varijante

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Made to measure typically refers to clothing that is sewn from a standard-sized base pattern. A tailored suit is a common example of a made-to-measure garment. The fit of a made-to-measure garment is expected to be superior to that of a ready-to-wear garment, because ready-to-wear garments are constructed to fit the manufacturer's definition of an average customer, while made-to-measure garments are constructed to fit each customer individually.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Made_to_measure

Example sentence(s):
  • Made to measure typically refers to clothing that is sewn from a ... The primary benefits to the customer of made-to-measure clothing are that the garments
  • ANNE SPANG offers tailor-made clothes online made-to-measure by our professional tailor. Tailor-made jackets, suits, trousers, shirts etc. for women and ...

    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Made_to_measure
    Reference: http://www.annespang.com/shop/frontpage.html
Natasha Jankovic
Serbia
Local time: 19:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
custom-made clothes/clothing/garment


Explanation:
Predspostavljam da zavisi i od toga za koje englesko jezicko podrucje prevodite. U Canadi i u USA vise se upotrebljava ovaj izraz nego "tailor-made", mada oba znace isto.


    Reference: http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?wo=2004062408
    Reference: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1565685/custom_made...
Anira
Local time: 12:48
Native speaker of: Native in Serbo-CroatSerbo-Croat, Native in BosnianBosnian
Notes to answerer
Asker: Hvala!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marika
18 hrs
  -> Hvala Marika :)
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