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Maitresses couturieres
was a French
guild
organisation for
seamstresses
within the city of
Paris
, active from 30 March 1675 until 1791. It was one of only three guilds open to women in Paris prior to 1776, the other two being the
Maitresses bouquetieres
and the
Maitresses marchandes lingeres
.
They had permission to manufacture clothes for women and children, with the exception of the most expensive court dress for women. This placed them in competition with the
tailors
' guild, who had permission to manufacture clothes for both men and women.
The guild was somewhat unusual: though the occupation of seamstress was very common and socially accepted for a woman, it was normally practiced outside of the guilds in Europe prior to the 19th century, and discriminated against by the tailors' guilds. Paris was rare in having an actual guild for seamstresses, and it was further increased with the
Marchandes de modes
of 1776.
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Du Rietz, Anita (2013).
Kvinnors entreprenorskap: under 400 ar
(1). Stockholm: Dialogos. Libris 13541091.
ISBN
978-91-7504-257-2
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