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Dressmaker

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Pierre Balmain and the actress Ruth Ford , photographed by Carl Van Vechten , 1947

A dressmaker , also known as a seamstress , is a person who makes clothing for women, such as dresses , blouses , and evening gowns . Dressmakers were historically known as mantua -makers , and are also known as a modiste or fabrician . [1]

Notable dressmakers [ edit ]

Related terms [ edit ]

Jean-Baptiste Jules Trayer , Breton seamstresses in a shop (1854). Before the Industrial Revolution , a seamstress did hand sewing.
  • "Dressmaker" denotes clothing made in the style of a dressmaker, frequently in the term "dressmaker details", which includes ruffles , frills , ribbon or braid trim . "Dressmaker" in this sense is contrasted to " tailored " and has fallen out of use since the rise of casual wear in the mid-20th century.
  • Mantua-maker , in the 18th century a maker of mantuas , or in general a dressmaker.
  • Modiste , a maker of fashionable clothing and accessories, with the implication that the articles made reflect the current Paris fashions .
  • Fabrician , a person who is considered an expert in making modifications and alterations to fabrics and other articles of clothing.
  • Sewing professional is 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:
    • A custom clothier makes custom garments one at a time, to order, to meet an individual customer's needs and preferences.
    • A custom dressmaker specializes in women's custom apparel, including day dresses, career wear, suits, evening or bridal wear, sportswear, or lingerie.
    • A tailor/tailoress makes custom menswear-style jackets and the skirts or trousers that go with them for men or women.
    • An alterations specialist or alterationist adjusts 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.
    • Designers choose combinations of line, proportion, color, and texture for intended garments. They may have no sewing or patternmaking skills and only sketch or conceptualize garments.
    • Patternmakers flat 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.
    • A wardrobe consultant or fashion advisor recommends styles and colors for a client.
    • A seamstress is a woman who sews, especially one who earns a living by sewing. Before the Industrial Revolution , a seamstress did hand sewing, especially under the putting-out system . Older variants are seamster and sempstress .
    • A costume designer is a person who designs costumes for a film, stage production, or television show.

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ Elster, Charles Harrington (2006). The Big Book of Beastly Mispronunciations: The Complete Opinionated Guide for the Careful Speaker . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 112. ISBN   978-0-618-42315-6 .

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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