The nine lives of bespoke fashion

Rukhsanara Begum affectionately recalls her school days in Habiganj, a period when she dextrously sewed her shalwar kameezes and her sisters' dresses. "My mom showed me the aptitude herself and the complexities of the weaving I aced from one of my close relatives," uncovered a weak Rukhsanara, now a grandma of two excellent twin young ladies. 

While addressing her, we likewise learnt that fitting and weaving were general diversion for young ladies in those days in light of the fact that there were no other significant options. "We used to gather magazines and get patterns from them to take after late patterns. Some of the time we additionally watched films and vigorously took after the mold patterns of courageous women," Rukhsanara remembered. 

Quick forward a few ages, we converse with Shehreen Islam, who learns at a famous private college in Dhaka. Shehreen is somebody who basically can't envision sewing her own particular garments! With the accessibility of numerous dress brands offering quick mold produced at bewildering speeds, bespoke appears to be relatively similar to a meticulous procedure to her. 

"Redoing and requesting garments is excessively riotous for me; I essentially can't envision myself as a creator. I'd rather leave the whole procedure to another person, particularly when there are such a large number of instant varieties accessible in the market," conceded Shehreen. 

We converse with a couple of more individuals to see if the once well known bespoke pattern in Bangladesh was at that point a withering medium or not. 

Nazneen Islam, a bustling housewife with three kids guarantees us that bespoke is still particularly alive! 

"I can't envision purchasing straightforwardly from the stores. I adore heading off to the texture showcase at Gausia or Chadni Chawk once in a while with companions to get eye-getting materials and approach my tailor to make articles of clothing for me and my youngsters," she said. 

We likewise conversed with Shams Miah, a tailor ace in Mohammadpur, who concedes that business has been blasting and particularly before Eid and the wedding season, it crests. Shams Miah likewise tells that he proceeded with his dad's calling, however business in those days were moderate as most ladies knew how to tailor themselves. 

"Abba used to go to customers' homes and gather garments from women behind purdah, at that point he used to make garments in view of expected estimations or an example that was given to him. Today things are altogether different; ladies know precisely what they need. They give us the correct determinations now and again notwithstanding sending the picture by means of WhatsApp or Bluetooth," uncovers the tailor. 

Things are the same on account of fashioner houses and upscale couturiers' the same number of them uncovered that customisation is their as a matter of first importance need. 

Luna Akhter, proprietor of a top of the line online couture shop said that clients came in a wide range of shapes and sizes and a made-to-arrange garments line was the most ideal approach to deal with their fluctuating needs. 

While the cat-and-mouse amusement is the hardest part in bespoke design incline, as most uniquely crafted things take a few days to create, yet most ladies still trust the result is justified regardless of the pause. 

An upside to managing bespoke form is the cost. In opposition to mainstream thinking, not all uniquely crafted form is costly. With a somewhat aggressive texture advertise accessible all through the nation and free market activity supplicating each other similarly, individual fitting turns into a deal worth wandering into. 

Thus, we can at last wrap our story with the accompanying couple of lines – as long as our delightful nation has working human hands as resources, bespoke design will proceed to live, and flourish. As commendable natives, we should discover imaginative approaches to transform every little venture into a substantial medium of business. 

Photograph: LS Archive