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dressmaker

[dres-may-ker] / ˈdrɛsˌmeɪ kər /


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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

Hisako Hibi would always find time to paint, often early in the mornings before she had to start work as a dressmaker, her daughter said.

From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2024

Designer and dressmaker Nicola Ridd-Davies said there was a generational divide over the loss of its banks.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2023

"You did a good job altering the wedding dress, Baba," Turtle said, which made the dressmaker cry even harder.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

That is forcing bridal stores to stock more dresses to accommodate last-minute weight fluctuations, leaving dressmakers on the hook for an increasing number of rush orders and hurried adjustments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026

It is also a nod to London's famous rag trade - the city's fabric merchants, tailors and dressmakers who once dominated the area where the Barbican Centre now stands.

From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2024

As a finalist, she had to compete against five other teen dressmakers for votes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2023

People who have worked at the Lido — from dancers to dressmakers, dressing room staff and backstage technicians — described the club with an unusually personal attachment.

From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2022

Goldsmiths, jewelers, dressmakers, whatever she wanted I found for her, but it was never enough Bear Island is rich in bears and trees, and poor in aught else.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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