Sentences with phrase «seamstresses who»

Saldaña then inserted her remakes on the rack at Walmart in place of the originals (which were priced at $ 1.50 each), creating a provocative dialogue between her own highly valued artistic production and the vastly undervalued work of the Bangladeshi seamstresses who made the original underpants.

The artist's mother, grandmother, and aunts were seamstresses who focused mostly on utilitarian clothing for the family.

It is being presented in November, the same month as the U.S. presidential election of 2016, and involves a collaboration with Latina seamstresses who are immigrants or first - generation Americans living in the city of Chicago.

The seamstresses who work for him sewing the gown by hand (not a single sewing machine is present in his house) must work through the night to make sure the dress is ready in time.

The first act paints a stark picture of a man who desires to control his life to the smallest degree, living in a perfectly sanitized townhouse with a cadre of seamstresses who visit each day to make his designs a reality.

We see the salon shows, as models glide haughtily in front of clients, icily holding up numbers; and the armies of seamstresses who hurry up the Woodcock staircase every morning and line up in their white coats to greet the various aristocratic clients who visit (a wonderful scene has Alma, herself in white, disappearing into the crowd, then asserting her territorial rights when a beautiful princess drops in: «Je m» appelle Alma.

Anderson pays obsessively close attention to every detail, from the small items Reynolds puckishly hides in the seams of his garments to the coterie of loyal seamstresses who put the finishing touches on everything made by the House of Woodcock.

Plus, keep an eye out for the two older seamstresses who gave such great support to Day - Lewis during his preparations that they ended up with delightful little roles in several scenes.

Marta reminds me of Tabitha, an accomplished seamstress who made clothing for orphans and widows and who earned the distinction of being the only woman in the New Testament referenced with the female form of the word «disciple» (Acts 9).

Mary Pickersgill was an American business woman and well - known seamstress who created the Great Garrison Flag that flew during the 1814 Battle of Baltimore.

Find a good seamstress who can alter your clothes so they fit!

I had a flower dress made by a seamstress who put a very big flower on my large bosom.

Lexington, KY About Blog Carmen is a self - taught seamstress who discovered the joy of sewing on a whim while in law school.

Then I found a great seamstress who could remake the jacket.

I took my Gemma to a seamstress who created 3/4 length sleeves for me - can't stand anything covering my arm completely.

As well as wearing matching shoes to the bride, Claudia's bride tribe ended up opting for boho inspired white dresses from Marija, the seamstress who also altered her wedding dress.

Think about how much more value you will get out of a one - of - a-kind skirt that costs $ 150 over a $ 15 skirt that will fall apart after one wash (where the seamstress who made it was probably not paid a fair wage).

The sheer mastery of the couture seamstress who appliquéd the delicate strips of silk chiffon and satin onto the bias cut...

Rebecca — find a seamstress who can alter the coat for you if that's what stopping you wearing the coat.

Keats's feyness is counteracted by the headstrong candour of Fanny Brawne, the young seamstress who became his great love, played beautifully by Abbie Cornish.

The story is about a poor seamstress who runs away with her lover (leaving her fiancé)-- when then abandons her in Algiers.

She's mourning the loss of her parents and needs the help of her grandmother, the seamstress who creates enchanted dresses that transform women's lives, to learn how to love.

Often stitching and adhering fragments and strips from earlier painted pieces onto larger canvases, he summons the memory of his mother, a seamstress who parlayed her talent at sewing dresses, hats, and Indian saris into a successful business.

My friend is a fabulous seamstress who makes slipcovers and upholsters furniture so we could certainly be into doing the work:) I live in Wayne, PA, right outside of Philadelphia

If you right click on a photo of the stool cover, you can save it to your computer, print it, and take it to a seamstress who will be able to figure out how to make one.

As a former seamstress who paid her rent by sewing, while working a full time job that did not come close to paying my monthly bills........

or the seamstress who rushed an order of roman shades or the brand rep who didn't get annoyed when I asked AGAIN when those lamps will be restocked or the uphoslterer who worked in my order or the electrician who came last minute to install a sconce... people are what have made my business possible!

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Chances are you haven't given much thought to the inner life of the garment worker — the seamstress halfway around the world who made your clothes.

My friend, Wendy, who is an amazing seamstress presented us with a quilt she made for Tiny # 4.

A native of New Orleans» impoverished lower Ninth Ward neighborhood, Luter was the third of five children raised by a divorced mother who worked as a seamstress and a surgical scrub assistant, according to Thom Rainier, president and CEO of the Nashville, Tennessee - based LifeWay Christian Resources and a friend of Luter's.

We also offer an Approved Seamstress Club for mamas who would like to sew, label, and sell diapers made with our Very Baby patterns.»

Zach my 6 year old would come to the markets and grew up watching his Mama fit babies into slings and was part of regular trips to the seamstresses, who were Grandparents living in Noosa.

His father, who came to Britain in the 1960s, was a bus driver and his mother made extra money working as a seamstress from home.

The law doesn't extend to state workers, which means people like prison seamstress Joyce Mitchell and the former Warren County IT worker who got nabbed for pilfering laptops from the state last month will still be eligible to cash out.

Killers Richard Matt and David Sweat broke out of the upstate facility in 2015 after seducing a woman who worked as a seamstress in the maximum security compound.

This blog is a peek into the world of a seamstress and how someone who creates clothing perceives fashion and costume choices in the media.

I'm a 24 year old network engineer who also happens to be a seamstress.

I am a seamstress, so I choose to fix it myself rather than exchange them but someone who doesn't sew would be out of luck.

In 2005, she and her mother Tina Knowles (who designed all of Destiny's Child's stage costumes) launched House of Déreon, an accessible fashion label named for Knowles» grandmother who made her living as a seamstress.

So, on a visit to one of my new local haunts, Second Skin Vintage, she passed on the card of a local seamstress, Rachel, who specializes in tailoring vintage (and also runs an Etsy shop for vintage baby clothes!).

I'm very down to earth soft spoken, Christian woman who loves her family and animals and keeps busy, and loves to go on family outings and really loves to travel and loves gardening and my chickens, and I'm a good seamstress, I like to experiment with cooking and just really love life,, how about you

For Luo (Kun Chen) and Ma (Ye Liu), we're absolutely sure that they love the Little Chinese Seamstress (Xun Chou), but as for Balzac, because the filmmaker inadequately shows us their passion for literature, they come off as poseurs who use the books as a tool of seduction.

Playing the women who run Reynolds Woodcock's atelier in Paul Thomas Anderson's 1950s fashion tale, Clark and Brown are not budding actors but real - life seamstresses whose hands have touched countless couture gowns.

Her mom is a seamstress, her dad a hard - working restaurant owner who stirs up a mighty gumbo.

Tom Hooper's adaptation of the hit stage musical cast her as the tragic Fantine, who loses her job as a seamstress and comes to a bad end by the city gates.

Abel Ferrara's (Bad Lieutenant, King Of New York) 1981 revenge thriller classic Ms. 45 follows a mute garment - district seamstress — played by the late model / actress / musician / screenwriter Zoë Lund — who after falling victim to multiple unspeakable assaults, ignites her one - woman homicidal rampage against New York City's entire male population.

In that time, Tilly has blossomed into a beautiful, stylish and talented seamstress, catching the eye of wealth - challenged Teddy McSwiney (Liam Hemsworth, who gives the best performance of his career here) almost immediately.

It's Cyril who corrals the seamstresses, keeps the trains running on time, and dismisses Woodcock's muses and mistresses when they're no longer of any use to him.

The Wedding Plan is a film wherein the protagonist has an extended philosophical conversation with her seamstress — a character who appears in only one scene — about God, His will, faith,...

As a seamstress in the Big House, Clara is luckier than the slaves who work in the fields.