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What (who) is modiste - definition

PERSON WHO MAKES CUSTOM CLOTHING FOR MEN AND WOMEN
Seamstress; Mantua-maker; Dressmaking; Making dresses; Modiste; Dress fitting; Dress maker; Sempstress; Seamstresses; Dressmakers
  • Breton]] seamstresses in a shop'' (1854). Before the [[Industrial Revolution]], a seamstress did hand sewing.

Modiste         
·add. ·noun One, ·esp. woman, who makes, or deals in, articles of fashion, ·esp. of the fashionable dress of ladies; a dress-maker or milliner.
II. Modiste ·noun A female maker of, or dealer in, articles of fashion, especially of the fashionable dress of ladies; a woman who gives direction to the style or mode of dress.
modiste         
[m?'di:st]
¦ noun dated a fashionable milliner or dressmaker.
Origin
C19: Fr., from mode 'fashion'.
sempstress         
n.
Seamstress, needle-woman.

Wikipedia

Dressmaker

A dressmaker, also known as a seamstress, is a person who makes clothing for women, such as dresses, blouses, and evening gowns. Dressmakers were historically known as mantua-makers, and are also known as a modiste or fabrician.