haberdashers
Sellers of notions
Haberdashers is the plural of haberdasher—a dealer in men's clothing and accessories, or in American usage, someone who sells sewing notions like buttons, ribbons, and thread.
The British sense emphasizes men's furnishings: The haberdashers on Savile Row knew their regular customers by name.
The word sounds quaint now, as specialized men's shops have largely given way to department stores.
Connections or neckwear
- cufflinksDecorative sleeve fasteners
- pocket squaresOrnamental jacket handkerchiefs
- bow tiesSymmetrical knotted neckwear
- collar staysRigid inserts for shirt points
tie bars · cravats · suspenders · hatpins · lapel pins · cummerbunds · tie clips · handkerchiefs
Craft of hat design
- sewingCraft with needle and thread
- stitchingJoining with needle, thread
- needleworkThread-based textile craft
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
artisanal · workmanship · embroidery · knitting · weaving · leatherwork · textiles · fabric
Small store manager
- boutiqueSmall specialized retail shop
- emporiumLarge varied retail store
- storefrontRetail facade facing street
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
inventory · counter · display · fitting room · customer · supplier · wholesaler · stock
Formal business clothing
- shirtsUpper body garments
- waistcoatsSleeveless buttoned garments
- trousersBifurcated lower-body garment
- jacketsWaist-length outer garments
formalwear · neckwear · dress shirts · tailored · fitted · bespoke · made-to-measure · pinstripe
ties
Connections or neckwear
- cufflinksDecorative sleeve fasteners
- pocket squaresOrnamental jacket handkerchiefs
- bow tiesSymmetrical knotted neckwear
collar stays · tie bars · cravats · suspenders · hatpins · lapel pins · cummerbunds · tie clips · handkerchiefs · bolo ties
millinery
Craft of hat design
- sewingCraft with needle and thread
- stitchingJoining with needle, thread
- needleworkThread-based textile craft
handmade · artisanal · workmanship · embroidery · knitting · weaving · leatherwork · textiles · fabric · notions
shopkeeper
Small store manager
- boutiqueSmall specialized retail shop
- emporiumLarge varied retail store
- storefrontRetail facade facing street
merchandise · inventory · counter · display · fitting room · customer · supplier · wholesaler · stock · trade
suits
Formal business clothing
- shirtsUpper body garments
- waistcoatsSleeveless buttoned garments
- trousersBifurcated lower-body garment
jackets · formalwear · neckwear · dress shirts · tailored · fitted · bespoke · made-to-measure · pinstripe · tweed
old-fashioned
Belonging to earlier times
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- classicOf lasting excellence
bygone · Victorian · Edwardian · period · historical · nostalgia · antique · heirloom · timeless · gentlemen's
- merchantstraders, merchant, merchants, retailers, vendors
- guildsguild hall, guild, craft guilds, guild halls, guildhall
- vanishing thingsblacksmiths, cobblers, lamplighters, switchboard operators, telegraphers
haberdashersgrocers
Food store operators
butchers · fishmongers · ironmongers · booksellers · apothecaries
haberdashersclothiers
Garment retailers or makers
tailors · dressmakers · drapers · outfitters · couturiers
haberdasherstailors
Clothing alteration professionals
dressmakers · seamstresses · clothiers · weavers · spinners