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WordofTheHour 2d ago

#tailor : one whose occupation is to cut out and make garments

- French: tailleur

- German: der Schneider

- Italian: sarto

- Portuguese: alfaiate

- Spanish: sastre

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“Hunched over a #SewingMachine, Kil Bae is #hemming a dress inside his Manhattan tailor shop when a new #customer
stops by with a vintage Tommy Hilfiger jacket he wants taken in.

The modeling agent paid $20 at a thrift store for his reversible bomber style that’s plaid on one side and red on the other. He’s willing to spend $280 to have it slimmed down. #Alteration requests with such a price disparity would have seemed odd a few years ago, the #tailor says, but are helping to keep the #bobbins bobbing at his one-man shop, 85 Custom Tailor.“

#Skills / #Trades <https://apnews.com/article/tailors-alterations-skilled-trades-shortage-aging-199faf6ecfc3f30b324e9b778a2000c6>

Custom-fit clothing is in high demand, but there are fewer tailors

The ranks of tailors, dressmakers and custom sewers are shrinking in the U.S. even as their skills and services are finding fresh demand. Fashion industry experts say younger shoppers are enlisting tailors and seamstresses to give off-the-rack purchases a custom fit, to revive secondhand finds or to extend the lives of their wardrobes. A veteran tailor in New York says weight-loss drugs like Zepbound and Wegovy have more Americans wanting their clothes resized. But there are fewer professionals doing alternations as skilled sewers age out of the workforce. The Fashion Institute of Technology in New York has teamed with Nordstrom to launch a training program to help address the growing labor shortage.

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DIN61963 Mar 16

ISO a good tailor in Edmonton.

#yeg
#tailor
#shopLocal
#edmonton

Paper Moon Feb 4

In 1860 the Prince of Wales, a son of Victoria and Albert, was visiting a theatre when he noticed that the actor Fletcher, although playing a penniless adventurer, had a suit of impeccable cut. 'Who is your tailor?' the Prince enquired, and Fletcher told him. And this was how Henry Poole came to secure a royal warrant. – "The Savile Row Story", Richard Walker.

Henry's father grew his #tailor business from a hobby and a good eye for #GarmentDesign

#sewing #fashion #history #London #SavileRow

Māmā takiwātanga Feb 1

I’m developing my interest in #Sustainable #Fashion as I realised that people who look like me can also enjoy fashion (it’s a journey). I also realised I hate the feeling of plastic and elastane against my skin.

Does anyone have #recommendations for a #seamstress/ #tailor in #Wellington I can pay to make something specific?

Mischa Frey Jan 12

Larissa
January 2026

A few photos from the shoot with Larissa last Friday. All a bit improvised but it turned out quite nice none the less. Thank you.

Fujifilm X-H2 - Sigma 17-40mm f1.8

#photography #portraits #photoshoot #headshots #tailor

Mischa Frey Jan 12

Larissa
January 2026

A few photos from the shoot with Larissa last Friday. All a bit improvised but it turned out quite nice none the less. Thank you.

Fujifilm X-H2 - Sigma 17-40mm f1.8

#photography #portraits #photoshoot #headshots #tailor