shirtmaker

Garment industry worker

A shirtmaker is a person or company that makes shirts, especially dress shirts crafted to order.

The term often implies traditional tailoring skills and custom work rather than mass production: He ordered three shirts from a Savile Row shirtmaker.

craft

sewing

Craft with needle and thread

placket · collaring · cuffing · yoke · hemming · interlining · seams · fitting · measurements · bespoke

garment

collar

Neck encirclement

  • cuffSleeve or trouser terminus
  • placketReinforced garment slit
  • yokeCrosspiece binding draft animals

sleeve · button · pocket · tail · front · back · seam · hem · gusset · epaulette

fashion

designer

One who plans appearances

collection · silhouette · style · elegance · wardrobe · menswear · haberdashery · sartorial · classic · tailored

trade

tailor

Clothing alteration professional

cutter · fitter · outfitter · clothier · draper · atelier · workshop · workroom · made-to-measure · custom

materials

cotton

Plant fiber for textiles

  • linenFlax-derived textile
  • silkFine woven insect fiber
  • poplinRibbed plain-weave cloth

oxford · chambray · broadcloth · flannel · twill · gingham · madras · seersucker · pique · muslin

Categories
Opposites
garment specialization

shirtmakertailor

Clothing alteration professional

hatter · glovemaker · shoemaker · hosier · milliner

Family

shirtmakers

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G