Dressmaker
noun
A person who makes women's clothes.
The dressmaker is designing a unique dress for her wedding.
Often appears as...
- dressmaker's dummy
- dressmaker's shop
noun
A person who makes women's clothes.
The dressmaker is designing a unique dress for her wedding.
Often appears as...
- dressmaker's dummy
- dressmaker's shop
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Gender Specific
Traditionally, dressmakers are associated with making women's clothes, not men's.
He's a tailor, not a dressmaker, so he specializes in suits.
Pro Tip 2/3Custom Creations
Dressmakers often create custom-fitted clothing, tailored to an individual's measurements.
She visited the dressmaker for a custom-fit evening gown.
Pro Tip 3/3Skilled Craft
A dressmaker is skilled in sewing and designing clothes, typically needing years of experience.
The skilled dressmaker embroidered beautiful patterns onto the dress.
Pro Tip 1/3Gender Specific
Traditionally, dressmakers are associated with making women's clothes, not men's.
He's a tailor, not a dressmaker, so he specializes in suits.
Pro Tip 2/3Custom Creations
Dressmakers often create custom-fitted clothing, tailored to an individual's measurements.
She visited the dressmaker for a custom-fit evening gown.
Pro Tip 3/3Skilled Craft
A dressmaker is skilled in sewing and designing clothes, typically needing years of experience.
The skilled dressmaker embroidered beautiful patterns onto the dress.
Pro Tip 1/3Gender Specific
Traditionally, dressmakers are associated with making women's clothes, not men's.
He's a tailor, not a dressmaker, so he specializes in suits.
Pro Tip 2/3Custom Creations
Dressmakers often create custom-fitted clothing, tailored to an individual's measurements.
She visited the dressmaker for a custom-fit evening gown.
Pro Tip 3/3Skilled Craft
A dressmaker is skilled in sewing and designing clothes, typically needing years of experience.
The skilled dressmaker embroidered beautiful patterns onto the dress.
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Video examples
How the bra was invented...
It's the 1920s. Flapper fashion prevails. Woman conceal their figures in straight-sided gowns and restrictive bandeaus. A dressmaker named Ida Rosenthal is frustrated by the way falsely flat chests look beneath her structured dresses
Video examples
How the bra was invented...
It's the 1920s. Flapper fashion prevails. Woman conceal their figures in straight-sided gowns and restrictive bandeaus. A dressmaker named Ida Rosenthal is frustrated by the way falsely flat chests look beneath her structured dresses
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
Jason Statham
British Actor
I like fashion. My mum was a dressmaker, believe it or not, so the consequence of that was that all my clothes were homemade, and I looked like a terrible mess until I was old enough to buy my own. But I love good tailoring.
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Vera Lynn
British Musician
Mum worked for a London dressmaker before she married. When she was forced to give up work after her marriage, she carried on dressmaking for people at home.
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Mary Nightingale
I'm a good dressmaker. When I was a student I made all my own clothes, and earned good money making ball gowns and wedding dresses for my friends.
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Phillip Lim
Chinese Designer
When I say that I'm a businessperson and a dressmaker, it's the truth. I run a business, and I make dresses, I make blouses.
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Azzedine Alaia
Tunisian Designer
I used to spend my nights oversewing dresses for a local dressmaker in order to pay for my school equipment.
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John Rocha
Chinese Designer
My Chinese grandmother was a dressmaker, so I always enjoyed dressing up and looking cool.
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Faith Baldwin
American Novelist
Time is a dressmaker specializing in alterations.
Quote examples
Jason Statham
British Actor
I like fashion. My mum was a dressmaker, believe it or not, so the consequence of that was that all my clothes were homemade, and I looked like a terrible mess until I was old enough to buy my own. But I love good tailoring.
Quote examples
Vera Lynn
British Musician
Mum worked for a London dressmaker before she married. When she was forced to give up work after her marriage, she carried on dressmaking for people at home.
Quote examples
Mary Nightingale
I'm a good dressmaker. When I was a student I made all my own clothes, and earned good money making ball gowns and wedding dresses for my friends.
Quote examples
Phillip Lim
Chinese Designer
When I say that I'm a businessperson and a dressmaker, it's the truth. I run a business, and I make dresses, I make blouses.
Quote examples
Azzedine Alaia
Tunisian Designer
I used to spend my nights oversewing dresses for a local dressmaker in order to pay for my school equipment.
Quote examples
John Rocha
Chinese Designer
My Chinese grandmother was a dressmaker, so I always enjoyed dressing up and looking cool.
Quote examples
Faith Baldwin
American Novelist
Time is a dressmaker specializing in alterations.
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