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a sculptor of cloth who knows your body better than your doctor.
means A person whose trade is making, altering, and fitting clothing — especially fitted garments like suits and jackets — to an individual's measurements.
from From Old French 'tailleor,' a cutter, from the verb 'tailler,' to cut — which itself traces back to Late Latin 'taliare,' to split or cut, from 'talea,' a slender stick or cutting (the same root that gives us 'detail' and 'retail'). At heart, then, a tailor is simply 'one who cuts' — the craft named not for the sewing but for that first decisive scissor-stroke into the cloth.
- origin
- From French tailler, meaning to cut
- savile row
- London street synonymous with elite bespoke suits
- the term
- Bespoke comes from cloth being spoken for
- hidden math
- A jacket hides dozens of separate fabric pieces
- surnames
- Tailor, Taylor, Sastre all mean the trade
savile row — london's famous street of bespoke tailors since the 18th century, home to anderson & sheppard, gieves & hawkes
huntsman — savile row tailor established 1849, known for creating bespoke suits for royalty and celebrities
henry poole — oldest tailoring house on savile row, founded 1806, credited with inventing the dinner jacket