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It had supposedly been made in the nineteen-forties, for an Italian countess or an English lady, then scrapped, and afterward either smuggled out of the workroom by a starry-eyed seamstress or, with the atelier head’s approval, given to one of the in-house models.
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Han Ong, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
To keep all the delicate lace and threads in perfect condition, the seamstresses had to wash their hands every 30 minutes while working on the dress.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
Inside the house, the head servant and seamstress sabotaged him to advance her own child; in the fields, overseers beat him for the slightest offense.
—Regina E. Mason, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026
Back then, most of her wardrobe consisted of hand-me-downs from her sister, Alice, a vintage obsessive, and pieces handmade by her mother, a seamstress talented enough to make her own wedding dress.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 22 Feb. 2026
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Han Ong, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
To keep all the delicate lace and threads in perfect condition, the seamstresses had to wash their hands every 30 minutes while working on the dress.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
Inside the house, the head servant and seamstress sabotaged him to advance her own child; in the fields, overseers beat him for the slightest offense.
—Regina E. Mason, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026
Back then, most of her wardrobe consisted of hand-me-downs from her sister, Alice, a vintage obsessive, and pieces handmade by her mother, a seamstress talented enough to make her own wedding dress.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 22 Feb. 2026
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“Seamstress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seamstress. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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seamstress
noun
seam·stress
ˈsēm(p)-strəs 
: a woman who sews especially for a living
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