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Their maternal grandmother worked as a seamstress in Dominica, outfitting customers for Carnival; their mother designed and custom- made their clothes in Brooklyn’s Flatbush neighborhood.
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Nia Shumake, Essence, 3 Feb. 2025
The firm, which boasts a team of 30 designers, artists, and seamstresses, offers full-service interior design, working on projects of all types and styles, from sprawling Dallas mansions to rustic lake retreats.
—Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 30 Jan. 2025
Just a few days before Alessandro Michele’s inaugural Valentino couture show, the Italian designer welcomed Vogue into one of the house's five Paris ateliers, where master seamstresses were hard at work putting the finishing touches on his otherworldly designs.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2025
His mother, a seamstress, got Raby and three siblings through the lean years of the Great Depression before suffering disabling hypertension.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
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Nia Shumake, Essence, 3 Feb. 2025
The firm, which boasts a team of 30 designers, artists, and seamstresses, offers full-service interior design, working on projects of all types and styles, from sprawling Dallas mansions to rustic lake retreats.
—Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 30 Jan. 2025
Just a few days before Alessandro Michele’s inaugural Valentino couture show, the Italian designer welcomed Vogue into one of the house's five Paris ateliers, where master seamstresses were hard at work putting the finishing touches on his otherworldly designs.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2025
His mother, a seamstress, got Raby and three siblings through the lean years of the Great Depression before suffering disabling hypertension.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Seamstress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seamstress. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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seamstress
noun
seam·stress
ˈsēm(p)-strəs 
: a woman who sews especially for a living
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