Etymology
Origin of tailoring
Example Sentences
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The theme for this year's Gala, one of the biggest nights in fashion, was "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style," which focused exclusively on menswear.
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025
Frank says of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, whose spring 2025 exhibit “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” is the first dedicated to menswear in over two decades.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025
"Tailoring care to people's needs is a key aim in our new mental health and wellbeing strategy and suicide prevention and self-harm strategy," they said.
From BBC • May 15, 2025
“Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” is the first exhibition in the history of the Met Gala to feature a Black fashion tradition.
From Salon • May 6, 2025
Upon the results of the British Trades Boards see the studies of R. H. Tawney on the Chainmaking and Tailoring Trades and that of M. E. Bulkely on the Box Making Industry.
From The Settlement of Wage Disputes by Feis, Herbert
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