dressmaker
Sign in to saveAlso known as modiste, mantua maker, couturier
thumb|Pierre Balmain and the actress [[Ruth Ford, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1947]]
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- Instance of
- profession
- Image
- Pierre Balmain and Ruth Ford, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, November 9, 1947.jpg
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- Commons category
- Seamstresses
- OpenStreetMap tag
- craft=dressmaker
- female form of label
- švadlena
- different from
- fashion designer
- male form of label
- صانع ملابس
- ISCO-88 occupation class
- 7531
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thumb|Pierre Balmain and the actress [[Ruth Ford, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1947]]
A dressmaker, also known as a seamstress, is a person who makes clothing for women, such as dresses, blouses, and evening gowns. Dressmakers were historically known as mantua-makers, and are also known as a modiste or fabrician.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “dressmaker” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.