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
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
Each time was like a tiny jab, till Penelope’s heart felt as full of pins as the lumpy red pincushion carried by Madame LePoint, the dressmaker at Ashton Place.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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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
As a finalist, she had to compete against five other teen dressmakers for votes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2023
Nazare's cobblers, dressmakers and basket-weavers won't find many sales among the surf crowd.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 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
Johnny did not notice what she wore, but the mantua-makers, dressmakers, milliners, glovers, and jewelers all knew that whatever Lavinia Lyte brought back from London would set Boston styles for the winter.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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