What is Dressmaker?
A '''dressmaker''' is a person who makes custom clothing for women, such as dresses, blouses, and evening gowns. A dressmaker is also known as a '''mantua-maker''' (trivial), '''modiste''', or '''fabricia.'''<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61115497|title=The big book of beastly mispronunciations : the complete opinionated guide for the careful speaker|last=Elster|first=Charles Harrington|date=2006|publisher=Houghton Mifflin|isbn=978-0-618-42315-6|edition=2nd|location=Boston|oclc=61115497}}</ref> == Notable dressmakers == * [[Laura Ashley]] * [[Cristóbal Balenciaga]] * [[Pierre Balmain]] * [[Coco Chanel]] * [[Christian Dior]] * [[David Emanuel]] * [[Jean Muir]], fashion designer * [[Bruce Oldfield]] * [[Anna and Laura Tirocchi]], Providence, Rhode Island * [[Isabel Toledo]] * [[Mary Quant]] * [[Madeleine Vionnet]] * [[Charles Worth|Charles Frederick Worth]] * [[Elizabeth Keckley]], modiste and confidante to Mary Todd Lincoln * [[Janet Walker]], costumier and dress making bust inventor * [[Madame Palmyre]], a favorite designer and dressmaker of the empress of France, Eugénie de Montijo ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Fashion designers| ]]