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  1. Prudence Millinery

    Prudence, designer for Prudence Millinery , designs and makes couture hats for major designers all over the world. A brief history Prudence was born in 1963 in New York, USA. A graduate of New York s Fashion Institute of Technology and a former assistant buyer for the Associated Merchandising Corporation, she left New York and moved to London in 1986. After working as a free lance fashion Wardrobe stylist stylist , she trained for several years in Haute couture couture Hatmaking millinery . Her hats are made in the classical manner using only traditional millinery techniques. Prudence designed her first collection for spring 1991 under her own label, Prudence Millinery, and received orders from Bergdorf Goodman and Henri Bendel both in New York . Her collaboration with Vivienne Westwood started in 1990 and she still creates today hat collections for Vivienne Westwood ref http www.stylehive.com bookmark Hats for Vivienne Westwood Man Spring Summer 06 Prudence Millinery 480273 Stylehive ref and for many other top designers. Prudence and Vivienne Westwood In November 1990 she was asked by London designer Vivienne Westwood to create the hats for her autumn winter 1991 collection and has been working with Vivienne ever since. She now also designs and produces couture hats for men following the success of the Vivienne Westwood MAN collections. Yves Saint Laurent, Tom Ford, Biba, Julien MacDonald, Balenciaga, Lacoste Prudence designed models for Balenciaga in Paris and worked with Tom ... market. Passing on the knowledge Prudence has also taught couture millinery in conjunction with the Vivienne ..., Tokyo, USA. In the movies Prudence Millinery has created for Vivienne Westwood the hats featuring ... Use dmy dates date June 2011 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Prudence Millinery ... Prudence Millinery Category Milliners Category English fashion designers Category Living people Category Year of birth missing living people fr Prudence Millinery ...   more details



  1. Barbara Feinman Millinery

    File WTM3 TEAM TOM 0019.jpg thumb Barbara Feinman Millinery is a custom hatter y in New York City s East Village, Manhattan East Village . Feinman hats are made by two other milliners using a 100 year old sewing machine and various materials. ref name The Eye page 32 The Eye Value proposition March 2009 page 32 Forbes Life ref Feinman Feinman studied English at Vassar College and worked 20 years in corporate jobs before taking a millinery class at the Fashion Institute of Technology and switching careers. ref name 7th Street Her work has been described as elegant and of impeccable workmanship with a dash of whimsy . ref name 7th Street The store Feinman sold her hat designs through retailers until opening her shop in 1998. ref name 7th Street The Hatmaking millinery store is a member of the nine store Designers of the East Village Association or DEVA group. It is located in an area that has a history of anarchy , counterculture and edginess. ref name 7th Street Sandra Jamison http www.time.com time sampler article 0,8599,92250,00.html Positively 7th Street Dec. 18, 2000 Time ref The store is unusual in having hats made on site. Feinman works with apprentice designer Mei Lan Low to hand block and hand craft hats from start to finish using techniques and equipment scarcely changed since the 19th century . ref name 7th Street Styles range from fedora s to cloches and fur hats, ref name hats Sharon Bridbord http www.baltimoresun.com topic nyc hatstory1011,0,1802617.story Mad about hats October 11, 2004 Baltimore Sun ref as well as retro film noir and cocktail hat s with face veils. ref http nymag.com listings stores barbara feinman millinery Barbara Feinman Millinery listings New York Magazine ref The hats start at a price of 250. ref name The Eye page 32 The store also stocks jewelry , bags, scarves and gloves . ref name 7th Street Reception Barbara Feinman Millinery was number ... hat. ref name 7th Street References Reflist Commonscat Barbara Feinman Millinery External ...   more details



  1. Prudence (disambiguation)

    wiktionary prudence Prudence is a virtue, the exercising of good judgment or wisdom in practical matters. Prudence may also refer to Prudence given name Prudence Island , Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island Prudence Building , Manhattan, New York Prudence Millinery , a hatmaker disambig ...   more details



  1. Negro Factories Corporation

    Unreferenced date December 2009 Negro Factories Corporation was one of the ventures of the UNIA ACL which sought to, build and operate factories in the big industrial centers of the United States , Central America, the West Indies and Africa to manufacture every marketable commodity. A chain of grocery stores, a restaurant, a steam laundry, a tailor and dressmaking shop, a millinery store and a publishing house, were also started. Category African and Black nationalism Category African Americans rights organizations ...   more details



  1. Ribbon yarn

    Image Specialty yarns ribbon flags braid normal.png thumb The yarn on the bottom is ribbon yarn Ribbon or tape yarn is a kind of novelty yarn . It is made of ribbon, but generally not the kind of ribbon used in sewing and millinery. Rather, they are ribbons made especially for knitting or crocheting, with some in a tubular form, some woven flat, and some similar in appearance to bias tape. Ribbon yarns can be composed of many materials, from synthetics to silk to plant fibers. textile arts stub Category Yarn ...   more details



  1. Anna Ben-Yusuf

    portrait photographer . ref name chrono Zaida published occasional articles on millinery for Harpers ... 1905 to June 1907, Anna Ben Yusuf was an instructor in millinery at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn ..., The Art of Millinery Practical Lessons for the Artiste and the Amateur was published in 1909. It was one ... note, it also advised on correct storage, renovating fabrics, and the business side of millinery, and included a glossary of terms used in millinery. ref name art cite book last Ben Yusuf first Madame Anna title The Art of Millinery Practical Lessons for the Artiste and the Amateur publisher Millinery ... Hats The Art of Millinery . ref cite book last Ben Yusuf first Madame Anna title Edwardian Hats The Art of Millinery publisher R.L. Shep date 1992 pages 118 isbn 0914046152 ref Death Anna Ben Yusuf ...   more details



  1. Mary Brooks Picken

    No. 4 Drafting and plain dressmaking 3 A 2 Fancy aprons and sunbonnets Millinery Stitches, Department of Millinery, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions Skeleton Foundations, Parts 1 & 2, No. 102 A & B, Department of Millinery, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions Solid Foundations, Parts 1 & 2, No. 103 A & B, Department of Millinery, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions Braid Hats, No. 104, Department of Millinery, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions Piece Goods Hats, No. 105, Department of Millinery, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions Essential ... Tight Linings and Boning, No. 5 2 Essential Stitches and Seams, Part 2, No. 1 B 1916 Millinery Facings A Glossary of Millinery Terms, Department of Millinery Developing Hats of Braid, Department of Millinery Fancy and Draped Crowns, Department of Millinery, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions ... http books.google.com books?id XHkCAAAAIAAJ The Secrets of Distinctive Dress 1919 Millinery Made Easy, 70WI, Department of Millinery, advertising pamphlet for course in millinery, reprinted in 1921 ...   more details



  1. Nicole M. LeBlanc

    Nicole Mercedes LeBlanc grew up in New Orleans and received a B.A. in French and Political Science in 1985 from Newcomb College of Tulane University . She fell into the millinery trade almost accidentally in 1981. Since 1983 she has been designing hats exclusively for Fleur de Paris in New Orleans French Quarter . http www.fleurdeparis.net Each hat is a one of a kind artwork meant to last a lifetime, constructed and sewn using only the finest quality vintage and contemporary materials. LeBlanc has designed at least 15,000 hats no two exactly alike since she began her millinery career. Many of her clients collect her hats as wearable art. During her lengthy tenure at Fleur de Paris, LeBlanc has also been the recipient of a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship 1986 . She used the award to pursue independent millinery studies in London, Paris, and Florence. She has studied and apprenticed briefly with many individuals who come from the grand European millinery tradition, including Heather Pennington Philip Somerville milliner to the British Royal family Kirsten Woodward former millinery designer for Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld Walter and Ian Wright Marie O Regan former Christian Dior millinery designer, retired senior millinery tutor of the London College of Fashion and frequent columnist in The Hat magazine and Susie Hopkins also of the London College of Fashion and author of the book Hats of the Century . While living in London, LeBlanc was an award winner in the 1987 Young Designers of Great Britain Millinery Competition. Since her return to the United States, LeBlanc has continued as head milliner of Fleur de Paris in New Orleans. She is one of the subjects in What is it about Hats? , a documentary by Andee Kinzy about hats, hat lovers and millinery ref http www.hathathat.com docu press press photos.htm or http quickflicks.org films films.html . ref Fleur de Paris, LeBlanc and her hats have been featured in The Hat Magazine Winter 2006 , The New York Times The Dallas Morning ...   more details



  1. McDade, Texas

    McDade is an unincorporated area unincorporated community in northern Bastrop County, Texas Bastrop County , Texas , located along U.S. Route 290 . The McDade Independent School District serves area students. McDade was, for several years, the childhood home of 1950s television and recording star Gale Storm , as her mother owned a millinery shop in McDade. External links Gnis 1341178 McDade, Texas Bastrop County, Texas coord 30 17 02 N 97 14 16 W type city region US TX display title DEFAULTSORT Macdade, Texas Category Unincorporated communities in Texas Category Populated places in Bastrop County, Texas Category Austin Round Rock metropolitan area bastropCountyTX geo stub es McDade Texas vo McDade ...   more details



  1. Ganse cord

    A ganse cord is a type of cord used in Hatmaking millinery to give shape to a hat. It was used extensively in the 18th and 19th centuries, particularly in tricorn s, bicorne s and shako s used in military uniforms. ref http theblueposts.org deuxponts chapeau.htm Chapeau hat ref The cord is tied in a special knot called Noeud de franciscain . ref http mesnoeuds.free.fr knot.php?knotId 7 Noeud de franciscain ref The ganse loop made from the cord was also used to hold the cockade in place on the head covering. Citations and notes reflist References Royal Deuxponts 104 Regiment d Infanterie re enactment unit http theblueposts.org deuxponts Category Military uniforms Category Notions textile stub ...   more details



  1. Judy Bentinck

    Judith Ann Bentinck, Countess of Portland, Countess Bentinck und Waldeck Limpurg n e Emerson born Newcastle Under Lyme 10 October 1952 , the wife of Tim Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland , is a couture Hatmaking milliner based in Central London . Background and education Born to John Robert Emerson and Mary Elizabeth Emerson n e Graham , Judy attended Alleyne s School later Alleyne s High School , Stone, Staffordshire . She gained a Bachelor of Arts BA in printed textiles at Liverpool College of Art , then later moved into the world of costume design , working for the Royal Shakespeare Company RSC , the BBC and the Royal Opera House and teaching at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School . ref http www.portlandhats.com biog Biography at Judy Bentinck Millinery ref Judy Bentinck trained with Rose Cory , Royal Warrant Holder and world renowned teacher. ref http www.rosecory.co.uk biography.htm Rose Cory s Site ref Career Portland Hats was started in 2002 and re branded in 2004 to Judy Bentinck Millinery to emphasize the exclusivity of her product . Housed at Cockpit Arts Studios in Holborn , Judy creates a Spring Summer and an Autumn Winter Collection each year, but the majority of her work is bespoke , by Commission art commission . Judy also teaches millinery through Cockpit Arts Studios and Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design Central Saint Martins . Family Judy married Tim Bentinck in 1979 and they have two sons William Jack Henry Bentinck, Viscount Woodstock b. 19 May 1984 The Hon. Jasper James Mellowes Bentinck b. 12 Jun 1988 External links http www.judybentinckmillinery.com Judy Bentinck Millinery http www.bentinck.net judy.htm Judy s Artwork on Tim Bentinck s Website http www.cockpitarts.com directory makers bentinck bentinck01.php Judy at Cockpit Arts References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Bentinck, Judy ALTERNATIVE NAMES Countess of Portland Countess Bentinck und Waldeck Limpurg SHORT DESCRIPTION English couture milliner D ...   more details



  1. Melbourne School of Fashion

    Multiple issues orphan October 2011 unreferenced September 2011 File Wiki msf.jpg thumb Melbourne School of Fashion commonly shortened to MSF is a private education institution established in 1991 and specialising in vocational training for the fashion industry. The school is situated in Melbourne, Australia and offers courses state accredited courses in design, fashion illustration, fashion computer aided design , bespoke and couture, textiles, fashion business and millinery . Many well renowned fashion icons have been involved with Melbourne School of Fashion including Alex Perry . External links http www.melbourneschooloffashion.com Official site Category Fashion schools Category Vocational education in Australia ...   more details



  1. Hatmaking

    milliner based in London Prudence Millinery who makes hats for Vivienne Westwood and other designers ... All Sewn Up Millinery, Dressmaking, Clothing and Costume http www.history.org almanack life trades trademln.cfm 18th Century millinery http books.google.com books?id nCcDAAAAMBAJ&pg PA52 ...   more details



  1. Luke Song

    name Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ref Mr Song Millinery is based in Southfield , Michigan , USA . ref ... links http www.mrsongmillinery.com Mr Song Millinery Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata ...   more details



  1. Mr. John

    John P. John 14 March 1902 &ndash 25 June 1993 was an American Hatmaking milliner . According to the New York Times , in the 1940s and 1950s, the name Mr. John was as famous in the world of hat s as Christian Dior was in the realm of haute couture . ref http query.nytimes.com gst fullpage.html?res 9F0CEED71E3DF93AA15755C0A965958260 New York Times obituary ref Biography Born John Pico Harberger in Munich, Germany, Mr. John studied medicine at University of Lucerne , and art at the Sorbonne . Mr. John immigrated to the United States in 1919. He apprenticed to his mother, Madame Laurel, as a dressmaker, before forming a partnership with Frederick Hirst, as milliners known as John Frederics , in 1929. He started his own millinery company, Mr. John, Inc., in New York in 1948. Mr. John s most famous work was his millinery for Vivien Leigh in Gone With The Wind . ref http www.answers.com topic john p john?cat biz fin Answers.com article ref With a long association with Hollywood and Broadway theatre Broadway , his hats were much in demand. ref http www.hatshatshats.com milliners.htm Milliners of the 20th Century ref A famous anecdote about Mr. John goes that a woman came into his shop in urgent need of a hat. He built one up right on her head, but she balked when he named his price. He then disassembled the pieces and handed them to her. That s 3.59, he said, You make it. ref http www.frameworkonline.com 41ds.htm Stutesman essay ref His life partner was Peter Brandon. Mr. John died in New York City . See also Hatmaking Milliner References references Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME John, Mr. ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 14 March 1902 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 25 June 1993 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT John, Mr. Category American fashion designers Category German emigrants to the United States Category University of Paris alumni Category 1902 births Category 1993 deaths Category Milliners ...   more details



  1. Argusianus

    Unreferenced date December 2009 Taxobox name Argusianus image Argusianus argus San Diego Zoo 8a.jpg image width 300px image caption Great Argus at San Diego Zoo , USA regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Galliformes familia Phasianidae subfamilia Phasianinae genus Argusianus genus authority George Robert Gray G.R. Gray , 1849 The genus Argusianus George Robert Gray G.R. Gray , 1849 consists of two species of spectacularly plumage d pheasant with greatly elongated Flight feather Secondaries secondaries and central tail feathers. The Double banded Argus was described from a portion of a single primary feather found in a batch of Great Argus Hatmaking millinery feathers. It is probably just an aberrant specimen. Species Great Argus , Argusianus argus Double banded Argus , Argusianus bipunctatus Category Argusianus Category Genera of birds br Argusianus es Argusianus eo Argusfazanoj fr Argusianus id Kuau it Argusianus lt Argai nl Argusianus pl Argusianus ...   more details



  1. Millner

    Millner may refer to any of the following People David Millner born 1938 , English cricketer Denene Millner , US author and journalist F. Ann Millner , U.S. educator Guy Millner , U.S. businessman James Millner pharmacist James Sinclair Millner AM 1919&mdash 2007 , a pharmacist and Australian corporate executive James Millner doctor James Stokes Millner 1830&mdash 1875 , early Australian Doctor and Settler pioneer John J. Millner , U.S. politician Joshua Millner 1849&mdash 1931 , British sport shooter Robert Millner , Australian corporate executive Tivadar Millner 1899&mdash 1988 , Hungarian inventor Thomas Millner 1887&mdash 1985 , Australian Colonel during WWII Wayne Millner 1913&mdash 1976 , U.S. football player Places Millner, Northern Territory , Australia Electoral division of Millner , Northern Territory, Australia T G Millner Field , Australia See also Robert Millner Shackleton Milner Hall Milner disambiguation Millinery , the proper name for the maker of hats disambig de Millner ...   more details



  1. Plush

    Other uses File Plush Toys.JPG thumb Cat plush toys Plush from French language French lang fr peluche is a textile having a cut nap textile nap or pile textile pile the same as fustian or velvet . Originally the pile of plush consisted of mohair or worsted yarn , but now silk by itself or with a cotton backing is used for plush, the distinction from velvet being found in the longer and less dense pile of plush. The soft material is largely used for upholstery and furniture purposes, and is also much employed in dress and Hatmaking millinery . Modern plush are commonly manufactured from synthetic fibres such as polyester . One of the largest uses of this fabric is in the production of stuffed toy s, with small stuffed animals made from plush fabric, such as teddy bear s. Plush is also one of the main materials for the construction of designer toy s. References 1911 wiktionary inline Commonscat inline Plush toys textile stub fabric Category Pile fabrics bg de Pl sch es Peluche eo Plu o fr Peluche ko io Plusho it Peluche he ka nl Pluche textiel pl Plusz pt Peluche ru uk ...   more details



  1. Weeks?McLean Act

    The Weeks McLean Act was a law of the United States sponsored by United States House of Representatives Representative John W. Weeks R of Massachusetts and United States Senate Senator George P. McLean R of Connecticut that prohibited the spring season spring hunting and trade marketing of bird migration migratory bird s and the import ation of wild bird feather s for women s fashion , ending what was called Hatmaking millinery murder . It gave the United States Secretary of Agriculture Secretary of Agriculture the power to set hunting season s nationwide, making it the first Law of the United States U.S. law ever passed to regulate the shooting of migratory birds. It became effective on 4 March 1913 but, because of a constitutional weakness, was later replaced by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 . ref http www.fws.gov migratorybirds intrnltr treatlaw.html A Guide to the Laws and Treaties of the United States for Protecting Migratory Birds Accessed 15 November 2008 ref See also Missouri v. Holland Lacey Act References reflist Category 1913 in law Category 62nd United States Congress Category Bird conservation Category United States federal environmental legislation Category Legal articles without infoboxes US fed legislation stub ...   more details



  1. Nick Smith (milliner)

    reported that Vogue magazine Vogue announced Smith s return to London Fashion Week with Murder by Millinery ...   more details



  1. House of Flora

    haute couture millinery for other established designers such as Givenchy , ref name allinlondon1 http ... & Albert Museum in London as part of the Anthology of Hats exhibition curated by millinery ... Today we did Millinery In Motion . And it was myself introducing five young designers, these are the people on the vanguard of millinery London and they are extraordinary people. Often they use ... vam.ac.uk http www.vam.ac.uk content videos m video millinery in motion behind the secenes video ref ... millinery props for magazines, advertising and fashion shows. Her avant garde design aesthetic ... not normally associated with millinery, such as PVC, Perspex, felt, leather, wood veneer, fibreglass ... as part fashion part art. House of Flora has created Millinery Couture for Matthew Williamson ..., and the Millinery In Motion show with Stephen Jones milliner Stephen Jones . ref name vam.ac.uk ... Flora McLean founder of the avant garde millinery studio House of Flora and editorial hairstylist ...   more details



  1. Buckram

    about the cloth Buckrams Allium ursinum Ramsons Image Buckram twosides.jpg thumb Buckram can be dull or shiny. Image Buckram variety.jpg thumb Buckram is available in many colors. Buckram is a stiff cloth , made of cotton , and still occasionally linen , which is used to cover and protect book s. Buckram can also be used to stiffen clothes . Modern buckrams have been stiffened by soaking in a substance, usually now pyroxylin , to fill the gaps between the fibres. ref cite web url http www.bbc.co.uk dna h2g2 A261055 title Buckram publisher BBC h2g2 accessdate 2008 03 21 ref In the Middle Ages , bokeram was fine cotton cloth, not stiff. The etymology of the term is uncertain the commonly mentioned derivation from Bokhara ref Donald King in Jonathan Alexander & Paul Binski eds. , Age of Chivalry Art in Plantagenet England, 1200 1400 , p157, Royal Academy Weidenfeld & Nicholson, London 1987. ref is, according to the Oxford English Dictionary , uncertain. Hatmaking Millinery buckram is different from bookbinding buckram. It is impregnated with a starch, which allows it to be softened in water, pulled over a hat block , and left to dry into a hard shape. White buckram is most commonly used in hatmaking, though black is available as well. Millinery buckram comes in three weights baby buckram often used for children s and dolls hats , single ply buckram, and double buckram also known as theatrical crown . American made Buckram book cloth is a poly cotton base cloth coated in aqueous acrylic. It was designed to withstand heavy use in libraries and offers strength, moisture resistance and mildew resistance. Buckram is available in different grades. In the US, F grade buckram is offered in 15 glossy colors. It meets specifications for use in textbooks ref Manufacturing Standards and Specifications for Textbooks as developed by NASTA National Association of State Textbook Administrators in consultation with the AAP Association of American Publishers and the BMI Book Manufacture ...   more details



  1. Alex Rose

    Alex Rose 15 October 1898 28 December 1976 was a labor leader in the American Hatters Union, a co founder of the American Labor Party , and vice chairman of the Liberal Party of New York . Rose, the son of a wealthy leather tanner, was born in Warsaw , Poland . After secondary school, Rose immigrated to the United States , having been denied a Polish university education because he was Judaism Jewish . However, the outbreak of the First World War forced Rose to abandon professional aspirations and take a job as a Hatmaking millinery worker in 1914 he joined the Cloth Hat, Cap, and Millinery Workers International Union CHCMW and became interested in organized labor . In 1918, Rose joined the British Army , and upon returning to America in 1920 resumed union organizing activities. He worked his way through union leadership and was elected president of the Hatters Union in 1950, where Rose sought to root out Communism Communist and organized crime gangster influence from unions. In 1936, Rose assisted in founding of the American Labor Party and the Liberal Party of New York, becoming its vice chairperson in 1944. Under Rose s leadership, the Liberal Party was quite influential in New York politics, exercising power by endorsing Democratic Party United States Democratic candidates. In 1966 Rose successfully lobbied Senator Robert F. Kennedy to campaign on behalf of judge Samuel Silverman to clean up corruption from the surrogate court. Rose is considered by many Who date July 2010 to be one of the most brilliant political strategists of the 20th century. Perhaps his greatest triumph was in the New York City Mayor of New York City mayoral election of New York City mayoral elections 1969 1969 . John Lindsay John V. Lindsay was elected mayor as a fusion candidate Republican Party United States Republican Liberal in New York City mayoral elections 1965 1965 , but was denied the Republican nomination in 1969. He was reelected in 1969 as the Liberal candidate, with Rose direc ...   more details



  1. Stephen Jones (milliner)

    apv Jones soon requested a transfer to the next door millinery department presided over by Shirley ..., his first original millinery creation, was a cardboard pillbox hat pillbox covered in blue cr pe ... had not realised that millinery flowers were traditionally made of silk, but Hex approved the hat ... working for Hex and learning about millinery methods and techniques. ref name apv Through hats ... creating outlandish hats for them to wear to the club. ref name vambio ref name roya Millinery career ... provided financial backing for Jones first millinery salon, which opened nearby in the basement ... Summer Lotus Eaters Fall Winter Murder by Millinery 1998 Spring Summer E mc2 Fall Winter Millinery ... Garden, London. Diffusion lines and non millinery designs In 1990, Jones launched a Miss Jones diffusion ... scarf range, which was launched in 1988, and continues being sold through his millinery salon as of 2009 ... British milliner to have control of a Paris haute couture millinery studio, or atelier de la modiste ... Dita von Teese , Madonna entertainer Madonna , and Boy George. ref name vah Film millinery was also ...   more details



  1. Draper

    Other uses Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Draper is the now largely obsolete Citation needed date February 2010 term for a wholesaler, or especially retailer, of cloth, mainly for clothing, or one who works in a draper s shop . A draper may additionally operate as a cloth merchant or a haberdasher . The drapers were an important guild trade guild . A number of prominent people were at one time or another drapers William Barley Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett Norman Birkett Margaret Bondfield Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Anthony Munday John Lewis Partnership John Lewis Herbert George Wells H. G. Wells Edward Whalley , regicide, cousin of Oliver Cromwell George Williams YMCA George Williams , founder of the YMCA In 1724 Jonathan Swift wrote, in the guise of a draper, Drapier s Letters , a series of satirical pamphlets. Current usage In more modern usage, the term may indicate a highly skilled position in a fashion design or costume design studio, specifically the one tasked with creating garments or patterns by draping fabric over a dress form . Draping being a method in contrast with drafting , where the pattern for the garment is initially worked out from measurements on paper, though both sets of skills would normally be expected for the position. This position may also be referred to as first hand both because this person is often the most skilled in the workshop, and because theirs is literally the first hand to work with the cloth for a garment. See also Draper surname Drapery Haberdasher Hatmaking Millinery Sukiennice , or Drapers Hall, Renaissance landmark of Krakow , Poland Worshipful Company of Drapers Category Sales occupations Category Garment industry sewing Job stub Clothing stub textile arts stub fr Drapier nl Drapenier ...   more details




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