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Adressmaker,also known as aseamstress,is a person who makesclothingfor women, such asdresses,blouses,andevening gowns.Dressmakers were historically known asmantua-makers,and are also known as amodisteorfabrician.[1]
Notable dressmakers
[edit]- Cristóbal Balenciaga
- Pierre Balmain
- Coco Chanel
- Christian Dior
- David Emanuel
- Norman Hartnell,royal dressmaker
- Elizabeth Keckley,modiste and confidante to Mary Todd Lincoln
- Jean Muir,fashion designer
- Madame Palmyre,a favorite designer and dressmaker of the empress of France
- Anna and Laura Tirocchi,Providence, Rhode Island
- Isabel Toledo
- Madeleine Vionnet
- R'Bonney Gabriel,fashion designer and beauty queen ofMiss Universe 2022
- Mak Tumang,fashion designer
- Michael Cinco,fashion designer
- Janet Walker,costumier and dress-making-bust inventor
- Charles Frederick Worth
Related terms
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- "Dressmaker" denotes clothing made in thestyleof a dressmaker, frequently in the term "dressmaker details", which includesruffles,frills,ribbonorbraidtrim."Dressmaker" in this sense is contrasted to "tailored"and has fallen out of use since the rise ofcasual wearin the mid-20th century.
- Mantua-maker,in the 18th century a maker ofmantuas,or in general a dressmaker.
- Modiste,a maker of fashionable clothing and accessories, with the implication that the articles made reflect the currentParisfashions.
- Fabrician,a person who is considered an expert in making modifications and alterations to fabrics and other articles of clothing.
- Sewing professionalis the most general term for those who make their living by sewing, teaching, writing about sewing, or retailing sewing supplies. A sewing professional may work out of the home, a studio, or a retail shop and work part-time or full-time. This work may include any or all of the following sub-specialties:
- Acustom clothiermakes custom garments one at a time, to order, to meet an individual customer's needs and preferences.
- Acustom dressmakerspecializes in women's custom apparel, including day dresses, career wear, suits, evening or bridal wear, sportswear, or lingerie.
- Atailor/tailoressmakes custom menswear-style jackets and the skirts or trousers that go with them for men or women.
- Analterations specialistoralterationistadjusts the fit of completed garments, usually ready-to-wear, or restyles them. Note that while all tailors can do alterations, by no means can all alterationists do tailoring.
- Designerschoose combinations of line, proportion, color, and texture for intended garments. They may have no sewing or patternmaking skills and only sketch or conceptualize garments.
- Patternmakersflat draft the shapes and sizes of numerous pieces of a garment by hand using paper and measuring tools, computer using CAD software, or by draping muslin on a dress form.
- Awardrobe consultantorfashion advisorrecommends styles and colors for a client.
- Aseamstressis a woman who sews, especially one who earns a living by sewing. Before theIndustrial Revolution,a seamstress did hand sewing, especially under theputting-out system.Older variants areseamsterandsempstress.
- Acostume designeris a person who designs costumes for a film, stage production, or television show.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Elster, Charles Harrington (2006).The Big Book of Beastly Mispronunciations: The Complete Opinionated Guide for the Careful Speaker.Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 112.ISBN978-0-618-42315-6.
Further reading
[edit]- Butterick Publishing Company: "The Art of Garment Cutting, Fitting and Making", 1894.
- Deckert, Barbara:Sewing for Plus Sizes: Design, Fit and Construction for Ample Apparel,Taunton, 1999,Appendix B: How to Find, Select, and Work With a Custom Clothier,pp. 142–143.
- Kirke, Betty: "Madeleine Vionnet", Chronicle Books, 1998.
- Picken, Mary Brooks:The Fashion Dictionary,Funk and Wagnalls, 1957.
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