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  2. Tack (sewing) - Wikipedia

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    A special loose loop stitch used for this purpose is called a 'tack' or 'tailor's tack'. This is often done through two opposing layers of the same fabric so that when the threads are snipped between the layers the stitches will be in exactly the same places for both layers thus saving time having to chalk and tack the other layer.

  3. Glossary of sewing terms - Wikipedia

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    A tailor is a person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing professionally, especially suits and men's clothing. Although the term dates to the thirteenth century, tailor took on its modern sense in the late eighteenth century, and now refers to makers of men's and women's suits, coats, trousers, and similar garments, usually of wool, linen, or ...

  4. ‘My work is like art for me.’ Miami tailor figures he’s ...

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    Operating a tailoring shop in the United States made more sense to Aquino than remaining in the Dominican Republic. His three children, Richard, 40, Darven, 32 and Betty 31, still live in Santo ...

  5. Bespoke tailoring - Wikipedia

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    Fitting of a bespoke jacket. Bespoke tailoring (/ b i ˈ s p oʊ k / ⓘ) or custom tailoring is clothing made to an individual buyer's specifications by a tailor.Bespoke garments are completely unique and created without the use of a pre-existing pattern, while made to measure uses a standard-sized pattern altered to fit the customer.

  6. An ancient art: Storied tailor Huntsman celebrates 175th ...

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    An august tailor in the modern age. USA TODAY: Why does Huntsman still resonate 175 years after its founding? Chamberlin: One of the things that Huntsman say about themselves is that they are ...

  7. Nudie Cohn - Wikipedia

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    Nuta Kotlyarenko (Ukrainian: Нута Котляренко; December 15, 1902 – May 9, 1984), known professionally as Nudie Cohn, was a Ukrainian-American tailor who designed decorative rhinestone-covered suits, known popularly as "Nudie Suits", and other elaborate outfits for some of the most famous celebrities of his era.

  8. Made-to-measure - Wikipedia

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    Made-to-measure garments always involve some form of standardization in the pattern and manufacturing, whereas bespoke tailoring is entirely made from scratch based on a customer's specifications with far more attention to minute fit details and using multiple fittings during the construction process. All else being equal, a made-to-measure ...

  9. Bonwit Teller - Wikipedia

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    The Bonwit Teller's flagship uptown building at Fifth Avenue and 56th Street, originally known as Stewart & Company, was a women's clothing store in the "new luxury retailing district", [1] designed by Whitney Warren and Charles Wetmore, [2] and opened on October 16, 1929, with Eleanor Roosevelt in attendance.