of women's clothes
: having softness, rounded lines, and intricate detailing
a dressmaker suit
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Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Antoinette’s court was crowded with hairdressers, dressmakers and milliners, all working to create the lavish styles that defined the late 18th-century French fashion scene.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Blahnik said the queen worked closely with her dressmaker Rose Bertin on her look, and often made changes to the designs.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
Although some stars had long-standing relationships with A-list fashion designers—Audrey Hepburn with Givenchy, Liza Minnelli with Halston—others turned to the Vegas-style glitz of homegrown Hollywood dressmakers such as Bob Mackie and Nolan Miller, or made their own clothes, as Moore did.
—Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The glass windows are blocked by tables and a piano and a crib and a dressmaker’s dummy.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Antoinette’s court was crowded with hairdressers, dressmakers and milliners, all working to create the lavish styles that defined the late 18th-century French fashion scene.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Blahnik said the queen worked closely with her dressmaker Rose Bertin on her look, and often made changes to the designs.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
Although some stars had long-standing relationships with A-list fashion designers—Audrey Hepburn with Givenchy, Liza Minnelli with Halston—others turned to the Vegas-style glitz of homegrown Hollywood dressmakers such as Bob Mackie and Nolan Miller, or made their own clothes, as Moore did.
—Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Dressmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dressmaker. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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