of women's clothes
: having softness, rounded lines, and intricate detailing
a dressmaker suit
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 20 Feb. 2024
This includes Lowe’s grandmother and Elizabeth Keckley, an enslaved seamstress who used her skills (passed down from her mother) to buy her freedom and become First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln’s dressmaker.
—Shelcy Joseph, Essence, 21 Dec. 2023
Payne recalls his brush with Abraham Zapruder, a dressmaker who loved Kennedy.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2024
Lowe belongs to the lineage of Black women dressmakers (a large number of them still unknown) who have designed pivotal dresses and gowns for America’s highest society since the 1800s.
—Shelcy Joseph, Essence, 21 Dec. 2023
The gown, probably fabricated by Morrell’s longtime dressmaker, was a bold expression of Morrell’s creativity, with herself as the medium.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
Watch Tick, Tick… Boom! on Netflix Phantom Thread In 1950s London, celebrated dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis) is at the center of the fashion scene, dressing everyone from the royal family to movie stars.
—Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2023
The dresses were made by a Roman dressmaker, Atelier Tiziano.
—Pino Gagliardi, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Sep. 2023
Her father was a car mechanic, her mother a dressmaker.
—Katharine Q. Seelye, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2023
Noun
Betania in turn is a dressmaker who is sewing a beauty pageant outfit for a neighbor.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 20 Feb. 2024
This includes Lowe’s grandmother and Elizabeth Keckley, an enslaved seamstress who used her skills (passed down from her mother) to buy her freedom and become First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln’s dressmaker.
—Shelcy Joseph, Essence, 21 Dec. 2023
Payne recalls his brush with Abraham Zapruder, a dressmaker who loved Kennedy.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2024
Lowe belongs to the lineage of Black women dressmakers (a large number of them still unknown) who have designed pivotal dresses and gowns for America’s highest society since the 1800s.
—Shelcy Joseph, Essence, 21 Dec. 2023
The gown, probably fabricated by Morrell’s longtime dressmaker, was a bold expression of Morrell’s creativity, with herself as the medium.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
Watch Tick, Tick… Boom! on Netflix Phantom Thread In 1950s London, celebrated dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis) is at the center of the fashion scene, dressing everyone from the royal family to movie stars.
—Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2023
The dresses were made by a Roman dressmaker, Atelier Tiziano.
—Pino Gagliardi, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Sep. 2023
Her father was a car mechanic, her mother a dressmaker.
—Katharine Q. Seelye, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2023
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“Dressmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dressmaker. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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