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
Designed by her dressmaker Norman Hartnell, the Queen first wore her Harris tweed jacket and Balmoral Tartan skirt in the 1950s.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025
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
Bailey Dowery is a dressmaker who harbors a secret in 1950s Oklahoma.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2024
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
For dressmakers and tailors called in for late adjustments, that makes their work on the lace, silk and tulle a high-stakes race.
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 - have an unusually personal attachment to the venue.
From Washington Times ● May 28, 2022
They were tailors and dressmakers, hat and cap makers, and furriers and tanners.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
