tailoring
noun
tai·lor·ing
ˈtā-lə-riŋ 
1
a
: the business or occupation of a tailor
b
: the work or workmanship of a tailor
2
: the making or adapting of something to suit a particular purpose
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The clash of pristine tailoring with naïve florals, seed beading and distressed leather.
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Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Smith’s mastery of tailoring and provocation was on full display.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 17 Sep. 2025
If a young Parisienne in the nineteen-twenties could feel liberated by the loose tailoring and comfortable fabrics of Coco Chanel’s new suits, Birkin’s generation wanted something even less restrictive.
—Anahid Nersessian, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Eventually, the desert neutrals gave way to buttercream, chartreuse, oxblood, burnt orange, and lavender, while tunics and shorts were paired with tailoring.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
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Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Smith’s mastery of tailoring and provocation was on full display.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 17 Sep. 2025
If a young Parisienne in the nineteen-twenties could feel liberated by the loose tailoring and comfortable fabrics of Coco Chanel’s new suits, Birkin’s generation wanted something even less restrictive.
—Anahid Nersessian, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Eventually, the desert neutrals gave way to buttercream, chartreuse, oxblood, burnt orange, and lavender, while tunics and shorts were paired with tailoring.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Tailoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tailoring. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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tailoring
noun
tai·lor·ing
ˈtā-lə-riŋ
1
a
: the business or occupation of a tailor
b
: the work or quality of work of a tailor
2
: the making or adapting of something to suit a particular purpose
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