Couture

Japanese: couturier
Couture

…[Motoo Endo] [Shinichi Suzuki]
[Western]
Generally, a tailor is someone who deals with men's clothing, and a dressmaker is someone who deals with women's clothing. Today, the profession of clothing designer (called couturier in French) has emerged, and clothing stores that design, sew, and sell clothing are widespread. In Western Europe, from prehistoric times to modern times, family clothing was primarily made by women such as wives and daughters, but clothing with special shapes and requiring complex techniques was left to specialized craftsmen.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "couturier" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…【遠藤 元男】【鈴木 晋一】
[西洋]
 一般に男子服を扱うものをテーラーtailor,婦人服を扱うものをドレスメーカーdressmakerという。今日では,服飾デザイナー(フランス語ではクチュリエcouturier)の職種が現れ,デザイン,縫製,販売を行う服飾専門店が普及している。 西欧では,原始時代から近代にいたるまで,家族の衣服は,おもに妻や娘など女性によって仕立てられたが,特殊な形の,複雑な技術を要する衣服は専門職人にゆだねられた。…

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