master tailor
Bespoke suit craftsman
A master tailor is a tailor who has achieved the highest level of skill in the craft, typically through years of apprenticeship and demonstrated expertise in cutting, fitting, and constructing garments.
The title traditionally indicated someone qualified to train apprentices and run their own shop.
Today it often distinguishes elite craftspeople from ordinary alterations work: He trained under a master tailor in Milan.
- seamstressOne who stitches garments
- bespokeMade to individual specifications
- Savile RowLondon's bespoke tailoring district
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- threadFiber for stitching
scissors · fitting · fitting room · cloth · suit · suit jacket · trouser leg · alterations · stitching · lapel · hem · measuring tape · tape measure · thimble · fabric · garment · cutter · cutting table
- tailor types
- clothing sellersclothier, seamstress, boutique owner, dressmaker, outfitter
- tailoringseamstress, made-to-measure, bespoke, dressmaker, custom suit
- textile workersdressmaker, weaver, weavers, spinner, spinners