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A seamstress is a woman who sews, especially one who earns a living by sewing. Before the Industrial Revolution, a seamstress did hand sewing, especially under the putting-out system. Older variants are seamster and sempstress. A costume designer is a person who designs costumes for a film, stage production, or television show.
In 2012, the company agreed to be acquired by the private-equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) for a price around $900 million. [7] On October 11, CD&R announced the completion of its acquisition of David's Bridal, Inc. in a deal that valued the company at $1.05 billion.
His first design involved a children's fabric with prints of Warner Brothers cartoon characters, which he had made by a local seamstress. [2] The designs caught the attention of various sports personalities, who began ordering the pants. [2] In 2007, Woodworth began creating his own fabric designs. [2]
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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.
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Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley (February 1818 – May 1907) [1] was an African-American seamstress, activist, and writer who lived in Washington, D.C. She was the personal dressmaker and confidante of Mary Todd Lincoln. [2] She wrote an autobiography. She was born enslaved to Armistead Burwell who had also fathered her.