tailor
Let an agent describe the tailor as an occupation, its skills, kinds and training, relay occupational classifications, labour rights and trade standards, and separate tailoring from dressmaking, sewing machine operation and fashion design.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent describe the tailor as an occupation, its skills, kinds and training, relay occupational classifications, labour rights and trade standards, and separate tailoring from dressmaking, sewing machine operation and fashion design.
A person who makes, fits, alters and repairs garments, traditionally suits, coats and trousers cut to the individual customer, working from measurements and patterns with hand and machine sewing; tailors work as bespoke craftspeople, in alteration shops, in fashion houses and in garment factories.
What it is for: Making and altering garments to fit.
It can be explain the skills and work of a tailor; distinguish bespoke, made-to-measure and alteration work; relay training routes and classifications; relay labour rights and standards in the garment trade.
Distinguishing features
Garment construction to individual fit
Skills in cutting, fitting and sewing
Bespoke versus alteration versus industrial work
Training by apprenticeship or vocational school
What it looks like
A person working with shears, tape, chalk, needle and sewing machine at a cutting table.
How it is recognised
Cuts and sews garments to measure
Bespoke tailoring, alterations or factory tailoring
Dressmakers, pattern cutters and designers are related occupations
Related models
is a kind of - a craft occupation
makes - the typical product
is confused with - a related occupation focused on dresses
works in - the sector
In practice
Families and kinds
bespoke tailors
alteration tailors
tailors in fashion houses and theatre
industrial garment workers doing tailoring tasks
historical guild tailors
specialists such as hose makers and quilt makers, historically grouped with tailors
Identifiers
ISCO-08 7531 tailors, dressmakers, furriers and hatters
Standards and regulation
Occupational classifications such as ISCO
Vocational qualification frameworks
Labour law and garment industry codes on working conditions
Consumer law on alterations and made-to-measure orders
Failure modes and hazards
Exploitative working conditions in garment production
Repetitive strain and needle injuries
Disputes over fit and orders
Demeaning terms for garment workers
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Occupation What a tailor does.
Definition.
Work
The work.
Work
Work.
- What does a tailor do, and what skills and tools does the work require? definition
- Is the occupation tailor, dressmaker, pattern cutter or designer? boundary
Kinds
Kinds of tailoring.
Kinds
Kinds.
- How do bespoke, made-to-measure, alteration and industrial tailoring differ? definition
- Which entry fits bespoke tailoring? action
Practice Craft and training.
Practice.
Craft
Techniques.
Craft
Craft.
- What are the main techniques of cutting, fitting and construction? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Training
Training.
Training
Training.
- How do people train as tailors, and which qualifications exist? provenance
- Which entry fits vocational education? action
Rights Work and rights.
Rights.
Labour
Working conditions.
Labour
Labour.
- What labour rights and industry codes apply to tailors and garment workers? provenance
- Is the user asking about their own employment dispute, which needs a lawyer or union? boundary
Customers
Customer relations.
Customers
Customers.
- What consumer rules apply to orders, alterations and disputes? provenance
- Which entry fits consumer protection? action
Context History and culture.
Context.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did tailoring develop from guilds to bespoke houses and factories? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of clothing? action
Culture
Culture.
Culture
Culture.
- How are tailors represented in culture, and which tailoring traditions are notable? provenance
- Is the presentation respectful? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should bespoke tailoring be a separate entry?
- How should qualification frameworks be linked?
- The registry entry has merged a demeaning alias for garment workers and unrelated crafts; they should be reviewed