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Modiste, a maker of fashionable clothing and accessories, with the implication that the articles made reflect the current Paris fashions. Fabrician , a person who is considered an expert in making modifications and alterations to fabrics and other articles of clothing.
The philosophy of the Modistae, as indicated by their name, was based on a theory of 'modes' of meaning in language which was tripartite: modes of being (modi essendi), modes of understanding (modi intelligendi), and modes of signifying (modi significandi).
Mlle. Modiste: operetta: 2 acts: Libretto by Henry Blossom: 25 December 1905: Knickerbocker Theatre The Red Mill: operetta: 2 acts: Book and lyrics by Henry Blossom: 24 September 1906: Knickerbocker Theatre The Magic Knight: operetta and burlesque: 1 act: Libretto and lyrics by Edgar Smith: 25 December 1906: Weber's Music Hall: Dream City ...
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Mlle. Modiste is an operetta in two acts composed by Victor Herbert with a libretto by Henry Blossom. It concerns hat shop girl Fifi, who longs to be an opera singer, but who is such a good hat seller that her employer, Mme. Cecil, discourages her in her ambitions and exploits her commercial talents.
Barbara Pauli was the leading fashion milliner and modiste in Sweden during the Gustavian era. Caroline Reboux was a renowned milliner of the 19th and early 20th centuries. David Shilling is a renowned milliner, artist and designer based in Monaco. [26] Justin Smith is a milliner creating bespoke and couture hats under the J Smith Esquire brand.
In 1868, her former modiste (dressmaker) and confidante, Elizabeth Keckley (1818–1907), published Behind the Scenes, or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House. [48] She had been born into slavery, purchased her freedom and that of her son, and become a successful businesswoman in Washington, D.C.
Pierre Balmain adjusting a dress on model Ruth Ford in 1947 (photographed by Carl Van Vechten). Haute couture (/ ˌ oʊ t k uː ˈ tj ʊər / ⓘ; French pronunciation: [ot kutyʁ]; French for 'high sewing', 'high dressmaking') is the creation of exclusive custom-fitted high-end fashion design.