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Dressmaker

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A dressmaker is a person who makes custom clothing for women, such as dresses, blouses, and evening gowns. [1]

31 relations: A. & L. Tirocchi Gowns, Bespoke, Blouse, Braid, Carl Van Vechten, Casual attire, Charles Frederick Worth, Christian Dior, Clothing, Coco Chanel, Cristóbal Balenciaga, David Emanuel (fashion designer), Dress, Fashion, Fashion design, Gown, Haute couture, Industrial Revolution, Isabel Toledo, Jean Muir, Madeleine Vionnet, Mantua (clothing), Paris, Pierre Balmain, Putting-out system, Ribbon, Ruffle, Ruth Ford (actress), Sewing, Tailor, Trim (sewing).

A. & L. Tirocchi Gowns

Anna and Laura Tirocchi were sister dressmakers in Providence, Rhode Island, whose business was most prominent during the 1920s and '30s.

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Bespoke

The word bespoke has evolved from a verb meaning "to speak for something" to its contemporary usage as an adjective that has changed from describing first tailor-made suits and shoes, and later, to anything commissioned to a particular specification (altered or tailored to the customs, tastes, or usage of an individual purchaser), and finally to a general marketing and branding concept implying exclusivity and appealing to snobbery.

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Blouse

A blouse is a loose-fitting upper garment that was formerly worn by workmen, peasants, artists, women, and children.

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Braid

A braid (also referred to as a plait) is a complex structure or pattern formed by interlacing three or more strands of flexible material such as textile yarns, wire, or hair.

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Carl Van Vechten

Carl Van Vechten (June 17, 1880 – December 21, 1964) was an American writer and artistic photographer who was a patron of the Harlem Renaissance and the literary executor of Gertrude Stein.

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Casual attire

Casual attire or casual wear, clothing is a Western dress code category that comprises anything not approporiate with formal attire, semi-formal attire, or informal attire dress codes.

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Charles Frederick Worth

Charles Frederick Worth (13 October 1825 – 10 March 1895) was an English fashion designer who founded the House of Worth, one of the foremost fashion houses of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Christian Dior

Christian Dior (21 January 1905 – 24 October 1957) was a French fashion designer, best known as the founder of one of the world's top fashion houses, also called Christian Dior, which is now owned by Groupe Arnault.

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Clothing

Clothing (also known as clothes and attire) is a collective term for garments, items worn on the body.

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Coco Chanel

Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel (19 August 1883 – 10 January 1971) was a French fashion designer and a business woman.

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Cristóbal Balenciaga

Cristóbal Balenciaga Eizaguirre (January 21, 1895 – March 23, 1972) was a Spanish Basque fashion designer and the founder of the Balenciaga fashion house.

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David Emanuel (fashion designer)

David Emanuel (born 17 November 1952) is a Welsh fashion designer who is best known for designing, with his former wife Elizabeth Emanuel, the wedding dress worn by Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1981.

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Dress

A dress (also known as a frock or a gown) is a garment consisting of a skirt with an attached bodice (or a matching bodice giving the effect of a one-piece garment).

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Fashion

Fashion is a popular style, especially in clothing, footwear, lifestyle products, accessories, makeup, hairstyle and body.

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Fashion design

Fashion design is the art of applying design, aesthetics and natural beauty to clothing and its accessories.

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Gown

A gown, from the Saxon word, gunna, is a usually loose outer garment from knee- to full-length worn by men and women in Europe from the early Middle Ages to the 17th century, and continuing today in certain professions; later, gown was applied to any full-length woman's garment consisting of a bodice and attached skirt.

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Haute couture

Haute couture (French for "high sewing" or "high dressmaking" or "high fashion") is the creation of exclusive custom-fitted clothing.

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Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840.

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Isabel Toledo

Isabel Toledo (born April 9, 1961) is a Cuban-American fashion designer based in New York City.

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Jean Muir

Jean Elizabeth Muir, CBE, FCSD (17 July 1928 – 28 May 1995) was a British fashion designer.

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Madeleine Vionnet

Madeleine Vionnet (June 22, 1876 – March 2, 1975) was a French fashion designer.

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Mantua (clothing)

A mantua (from the French manteuil or "mantle") is an article of women's clothing worn in the late 17th century and 18th century.

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Paris

Paris is the capital and most populous city of France, with an area of and a population of 2,206,488.

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Pierre Balmain

Pierre Alexandre Claudius Balmain (b. Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, 18 May 1914 – Paris, France, 29 June 1982) was a French fashion designer and founder of leading post-war fashion house Balmain.

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Putting-out system

The putting-out system is a means of subcontracting work.

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Ribbon

A ribbon or riband is a thin band of material, typically cloth but also plastic or sometimes metal, used primarily as decorative binding and tying.

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Ruffle

In sewing and dressmaking, a ruffle, frill, or furbelow is a strip of fabric, lace or ribbon tightly gathered or pleated on one edge and applied to a garment, bedding, or other textile as a form of trimming.

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Ruth Ford (actress)

Ruth Ford (July 7, 1911, Brookhaven, Mississippi – August 12, 2009, New York City) was an American model and stage and film actress.

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Sewing

Sewing is the craft of fastening or attaching objects using stitches made with a needle and thread.

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Tailor

A tailor is a person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.

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Trim (sewing)

Trim or trimming in clothing and home decorating is applied ornament, such as gimp, passementerie, ribbon, ruffles, or, as a verb, to apply such ornament.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dressmaker

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