tailors
Alters clothing professionally
Tailors are craftspeople who make, alter, or repair clothing, especially suits and other fitted garments.
The singular tailor also functions as a verb meaning to customize or adapt something for a specific purpose: The program is tailored to individual needs.
Something tailor-made fits precisely, whether literally or figuratively.
Thread loop in fabric
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- threadFiber for stitching
- thimblePitted cap for stitching
- scissorsPivoted twin-blade cutter
shears · hemming · basting · pressing · cutting · patternmaking · notching · darting
Matched formal garments
- trousersBifurcated lower-body garment
- blazerSemiformal tailored jacket
- jacketSleeved upper-body covering
- vestSleeveless upper-body garment
coat · tuxedo · dress · gown · uniform · waistcoat · shirt · pants
Determining size or amount
- tapeAdhesive strip on roll
- alterationsChanges made to something
- adjustmentsChanges to improve fit
- proportionsRelative amounts or dimensions
bespoke · custom-fit · made-to-measure · sizing · drape · silhouette · contour · form
One who plans appearances
- couturierCustom clothing designer
- bespokeMade to individual specifications
- styleDistinctive way of expression
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
runway · boutique · luxury · vintage · classic · modern · silhouette · draping
Skilled manual tradesperson
- craftsmanSkilled manual worker
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- workmanshipSkill in creating objects
- cutterOne who severs
apprentice · journeyman · guild · atelier · workshop · trade · skill · precision
stitch
Thread loop in fabric
scissors · shears · hemming · basting · pressing · cutting · patternmaking · notching · darting · seaming
suit
Matched formal garments
- trousersBifurcated lower-body garment
- blazerSemiformal tailored jacket
- jacketSleeved upper-body covering
vest · coat · tuxedo · dress · gown · uniform · waistcoat · shirt · pants · overcoat
measuring
Determining size or amount
- tapeAdhesive strip on roll
- alterationsChanges made to something
- adjustmentsChanges to improve fit
proportions · bespoke · custom-fit · made-to-measure · sizing · drape · silhouette · contour · form · pinning
designer
One who plans appearances
- couturierCustom clothing designer
- bespokeMade to individual specifications
- styleDistinctive way of expression
elegance · runway · boutique · luxury · vintage · classic · modern · silhouette · draping · collection
artisan
Skilled manual tradesperson
- craftsmanSkilled manual worker
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- workmanshipSkill in creating objects
cutter · apprentice · journeyman · guild · atelier · workshop · trade · skill · precision · expertise
- workersworkers, employee, employees, laborer, laborers
- service tradesmaintenance workers, maintenance crew, service workers, repairmen, handymen
- garment workersseamstresses, sewers, cutters, stitchers, fitters
- Textile Peopleweavers, spinners, dyers, seamstresses, clothiers
- occupationsdoctor, teacher, baker, lawyer, nurse
- craftspeoplepotter, weaver, blacksmith, artisan, potters
tailorsfactory workers
Employees in manufacturing facilities
sweatshop workers · department stores · garment factories · wholesale distributors · assembly line workers
tailorsgeneralizes
Forms broad principles
standardizes · universalizes · homogenizes · mass-produces · one-size-fits-all
- tailored suitCustom-fitted formal clothing
- custom tailoringGarments made to individual measurements
- tailored shirtGarment altered for fit
- tailored fitGarment adjusted individually
- tailored pantsCustomized leg garments
- tailor makeCreate to individual specifications