of women's clothes
: having softness, rounded lines, and intricate detailing
a dressmaker suit
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Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
On the busiest production days, Tazewell commanded a workshop of over a hundred, among them couture-level tailors and dressmakers, weavers and embroiders, hand-felters, knitters, milliners, shoemakers, armorers, and jewelry-makers, along with specialists in 3D-printing and laser manipulation.
—Marley Marius, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2024
The latest rooms showcase rare garments ranging from French court dress to the work of couture stars of the early 1900s, like the renowned Charles Frederick Worth and the American society dressmaker/couturier, Catherine Donovan.
—Catherine Sabino, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Dior, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Celine, Rabanne, Prada, Loro Piana, and many more sculpt and drape what ends up on the runways by first working on a Stockman dressmaker form.
—Amy Verner, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2024
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Noun
O’Keefe, the likely bride, had been rendered immortal in silk by Cath, a dressmaker whose careful work was now in my possession.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
On the busiest production days, Tazewell commanded a workshop of over a hundred, among them couture-level tailors and dressmakers, weavers and embroiders, hand-felters, knitters, milliners, shoemakers, armorers, and jewelry-makers, along with specialists in 3D-printing and laser manipulation.
—Marley Marius, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2024
The latest rooms showcase rare garments ranging from French court dress to the work of couture stars of the early 1900s, like the renowned Charles Frederick Worth and the American society dressmaker/couturier, Catherine Donovan.
—Catherine Sabino, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Dior, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Celine, Rabanne, Prada, Loro Piana, and many more sculpt and drape what ends up on the runways by first working on a Stockman dressmaker form.
—Amy Verner, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Dressmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dressmaker. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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