Jason Statham

I like fashion. My mum was a dressmaker, believe it or not, so the consequence of that was that all my clothes were homemade, and I looked like a terrible mess until I was old enough to buy my own. But I love good tailoring.

British Actor

Vera Lynn

Mum worked for a London dressmaker before she married. When she was forced to give up work after her marriage, she carried on dressmaking for people at home.

British Musician

Mary Nightingale

I'm a good dressmaker. When I was a student I made all my own clothes, and earned good money making ball gowns and wedding dresses for my friends.

Phillip Lim

When I say that I'm a businessperson and a dressmaker, it's the truth. I run a business, and I make dresses, I make blouses.

Chinese Designer

Azzedine Alaia

I used to spend my nights oversewing dresses for a local dressmaker in order to pay for my school equipment.

Tunisian Designer

John Rocha

My Chinese grandmother was a dressmaker, so I always enjoyed dressing up and looking cool.

Faith Baldwin

Time is a dressmaker specializing in alterations.

American Novelist

Traditionally, dressmakers are associated with making women's clothes, not men's.

Gender Specific

Dressmakers often create custom-fitted clothing, tailored to an individual's measurements.

Custom Creations

A dressmaker is skilled in sewing and designing clothes, typically needing years of experience.

Skilled Craft

 It's the 1920s. Flapper fashion prevails. Woman conceal their figures in straight-sided gowns and restrictive bandeaus. A dressmaker named Ida Rosenthal is frustrated by the way falsely flat chests look beneath her structured dresses