dressmaker

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Federal data show the typical annual wage for a dressmaker is about $43,000 a year, but some tailors and seamstresses can make more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Santoyo, the dressmaker, said the latest crisis "does bring the community together, helping each other through these tough times."

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

The latter, named after Tiana’s dressmaker mother, features housewares and New Orleans-themed decor.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2024

Ovations at the Met were a long way from small-town Adjud, Romania, where she was born in 1965 to a dressmaker mother and a train operator father.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2023

Penelope sent word for the dressmaker to come at once and take down Madame Babushkinov’s instructions.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood