haberdashery

noun hab·er·dash·ery \ ˈha-bər-ˌda-sh(ə-)rē , ˈha-bə- \

Updated on: 27 Apr 2018

plural haberdasheries

1 : goods (such as men's clothing and accessories) sold by a haberdasher

a fine selection of haberdashery

2 : a shop selling notions or men's clothing and accessories

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Recent Examples of haberdashery from the Web

Welfare services for department store workers began with John Wanamaker, a brickmaker’s son born in 1838 who turned a struggling Philadelphia haberdashery into a department store empire built on creative advertising and selling strategies.

— ralph blumenthal and sandra roff, New York Times, "Attention 1916 Shoppers: The Doctor Is In," 4 Mar. 2018
This old-fashioned haberdashery store is always delightful with its creative window displays– for fashion and craft lovers alike, this is the place to go for ribbon and trimmings in London.

— tom marchant, Harper's BAZAAR, "103 Things to Do, See, Eat and Shop in London," 7 Dec. 2017
Elizabeth Kurtzman’s colorful costumes — wild matchups of primary and pastel hues, with the odd bits of Op-Art haberdashery to spice them — are just as important.

— michael upchurch, The Seattle Times, "Seattle’s Moore Theatre hosts U.S. premiere of Mark Morris’ ‘Sgt. Pepper at 50: Pepperland’," 17 Feb. 2018
Haitians put down stakes in the 1970s, opening eateries, haberdasheries, tax-assistance services and grocery stores.

— simon romero, New York Times, "‘Trump’s Racism Is a Rallying Cry for Us’: Miami Haitians See Opportunity in an Insult," 18 Jan. 2018
In a similar vein, Thom Browne’s sunny yellow puffer vest features haberdashery details: double-breasted buttons and a natty notched collar with contrast trim.

— alev aktar, WSJ, "Is a $5,930 Puffer Coat Sexier Than a $200 One?," 28 Sep. 2017
Research revealed that the individual most responsible for meeting – and perhaps creating the haberdashery demands of that bygone baseball era was a native Philadelphian.

— frank fitzpatrick, Philly.com, "A Philadelphian who knew how sports gets in - and on - our heads | Frank's Place," 8 Sep. 2017
In Washington D.C., The Darcy has a similar collaboration with Read Wall for an on-site haberdashery, except what’s on-loan is limited to seasonal accessories (ties, cufflinks, and pocket squares, for example).

— chadner navarro, CNT, "The Coolest (and Strangest) Things You Can Borrow from a Hotel," 31 July 2017
When the 1960s began, traditional hats were still sold at all the downtown Detroit department stores and haberdasheries, including Hughes & Hatcher and Capper & Capper.

— jc reindl, Detroit Free Press, "Men's hat stores hang on by a brim in metro Detroit," 29 July 2017

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