dressmaking

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Born in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1934, the daughter of a butcher and a homemaker, Boschet learned dressmaking and tailoring at 14.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2025

It was then rented to a tenant who wanted to use the property to run a bespoke dressmaking business.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2025

Full disclosure: I have a weakness for any film involving tailoring or dressmaking.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2022

Watching the team re-create the effect of a water-soaked gown clinging to the body using a combination of fabric and audacious dressmaking technique is to get a real sense of what makes couture special.

From Washington Post • Jul. 18, 2020

The girls were married, all except Dessie, and she had a successful dressmaking business in Salinas.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck