dressmaker
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Raised in Queens, the son of a builder and a dressmaker, he lives in Brooklyn with his wife of 41 years, Katherine, and still takes the subway to watch his beloved Knicks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
One was her mixed-race dressmaker, Elizabeth Keckly, who betrayed Mary’s confidences in an 1868 memoir.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 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
Bubbe Frieda had never been zaftig, but she had had the good taste to wear what is called "a dressmaker bathing suit."
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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 - have an unusually personal attachment to the venue.
From Washington 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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