What do you call...

VydorScope · 07-23-2012, 09:09 PM

What do you call a person that makes fancy high end clothes? So far I have come up with Taylor, Seamstress and Clothier... is there something else/better?

gmw · 07-23-2012, 09:48 PM

I'd probably prefer a tailor to a Taylor - unless Taylor was a tailor.

For high end stuff you probably need to specify whether it's for women or men. For example dressmaker or couturier is for women, whereas a tailor is usually for men.

kennyc · 07-24-2012, 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by gmw

I'd probably prefer a tailor to a Taylor - unless Taylor was a tailor.

For high end stuff you probably need to specify whether it's for women or men. For example dressmaker or couturier is for women, whereas a tailor is usually for men.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy...

VydorScope · 07-24-2012, 06:32 AM

Yea was hoping for something cooler sounding. "The Tailor Consortium" I guess works but lacks that other worldly cool factor.

orlok · 07-24-2012, 06:40 AM

Haute Couture? Although it refers mainly to dressmaking, I think. Tailor is masculine, as gmw said.

How about "The Tailor Made Consortium"?

ScalyFreak · 07-24-2012, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by VydorScope

What do you call a person that makes fancy high end clothes? So far I have come up with Taylor, Seamstress and Clothier... is there something else/better?

I call them designers.

Contemporary or historical?

VydorScope · 07-24-2012, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ScalyFreak

I call them designers.

Contemporary or historical?

Futuristic Fantasy

VydorScope · 07-24-2012, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by orlok

How about "The Tailor Made Consortium"?

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bigjantailor · 07-24-2012, 09:39 PM

I go with disigner too.

Have fun, Jan

Heartsong · 07-24-2012, 10:55 PM

If you are writing books, a good reference to have on hand would be a guide to synonyms, antonyms. There are also websites such as Merriam Webster that will give you information. The internet is a limitless source....free for the searching most of the time...

ScalyFreak · 07-24-2012, 11:43 PM

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Futuristic Fantasy

I'd still got with designer, or tailor. Modiste for the high-end expensive shops that cater exclusively to women and custom design everything.

WatchAdam · 07-25-2012, 02:12 AM

Fashion designer, I'd say. Another good word, related but not the same, is fashionista, but that may not help you.

VydorScope · 07-25-2012, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by WatchAdam

Fashion designer, I'd say. Another good word, related but not the same, is fashionista, but that may not help you.

Interesting choice?

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Fashionista or fashionistas may refer to:

Fashionista (TV series), an Australian TV series
Fashionistas, an American pornographic film
The Fashionistas, minor villains in the Kim Possible series
Fashion victim, an avid follower of fashion

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fashionista

Not sure how that fits

orlok · 07-25-2012, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by VydorScope

Interesting choice?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fashionista

Not sure how that fits

Interesting. I thought Fashionista was more a description of people who kept up with high fashion. The references you give here tell a different tale.

Another word for a high-end tailor would be "Bespoke", meaning made-to-measure, but don't think that would work in what you are looking for.

VydorScope · 07-25-2012, 06:48 AM

Yeah, all these words sound to mundane.

I think will have to make a word up. Being that it will be used as a title, I can get away with that, so long as I explain it at first use. Thanks for the help though!

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orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	Haute Couture? Although it refers mainly to dressmaking, I think. Tailor is masculine, as gmw said. How about "The Tailor Made Consortium"? Last edited by orlok; 07-24-2012 at 06:44 AM.

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07-23-2012, 09:48 PM	#2
gmw cacoethes scribendi Posts: 5,818 Karma: 137770742 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Aura One & H2Ov2, Sony PRS-650	I'd probably prefer a tailor to a Taylor - unless Taylor was a tailor. For high end stuff you probably need to specify whether it's for women or men. For example dressmaker or couturier is for women, whereas a tailor is usually for men.

07-24-2012, 06:32 AM	#4
VydorScope Wizard Posts: 3,418 Karma: 35207650 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: iPad	Yea was hoping for something cooler sounding. "The Tailor Consortium" I guess works but lacks that other worldly cool factor.

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bigjantailor Defender of Consciousness Posts: 69 Karma: 3323596 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Vancouver Device: none	I go with disigner too. Have fun, Jan

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Heartsong Free Woman Posts: 6 Karma: 1053338 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: upstate New York Device: none	If you are writing books, a good reference to have on hand would be a guide to synonyms, antonyms. There are also websites such as Merriam Webster that will give you information. The internet is a limitless source....free for the searching most of the time...

07-25-2012, 02:12 AM	#12
WatchAdam Enthusiast Posts: 33 Karma: 499822 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kindle	Fashion designer, I'd say. Another good word, related but not the same, is fashionista, but that may not help you.

07-25-2012, 06:48 AM	#15
VydorScope Wizard Posts: 3,418 Karma: 35207650 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: iPad	Yeah, all these words sound to mundane. I think will have to make a word up. Being that it will be used as a title, I can get away with that, so long as I explain it at first use. Thanks for the help though!