: the process or occupation of making clothes, especially dresses
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Even the dressmakers of the world were not dreaming about ordinary-looking cars priced below $1,000.—Eric Moskowitz, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026 Amanda Watson, a dressmaker in Kansas City, Kansas, filed suit in August against Sixth District Commissioner Phil Lopez over an incident involving his business, Arboles Tree Trimming.—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026 Upstairs, in the bubble gum-pink Powder Room, Shahniani keeps his drag costumes, made by his favorite dressmaker, Kelsey Swarthout, who uses upcycled Disney sheets in her designs.—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026 Late British dressmaker Ian Thomas, who also served as a personal assistant to couturier Hartnell, designed the look.—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dressmaker