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
The latter, named after Tiana’s dressmaker mother, features housewares and New Orleans-themed decor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2024
"Turn, dear," said Flora Baumbach, the dressmaker, who lived and worked in a smaller apartment on the second floor.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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 — described the club with an unusually personal attachment.
From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2022
They were tailors and dressmakers, hat and cap makers, and furriers and tanners.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
