1.
tailor; dressmaker; tailor's shop
A person or shop that makes or alters clothing to fit individual customers. Can refer to either the craftsperson or the establishment.
仕立屋にスーツを頼んだ。
I ordered a suit from the tailor.
この町には腕のいい仕立屋がある。
There's a skilled tailor in this town.
祖母は若い頃、仕立屋で着物の仕立てを習った。
My grandmother learned kimono tailoring at a tailor's shop when she was young.
A traditional occupation word formed from 仕立て (tailoring, sewing) + 屋 (shop/person). While dedicated tailor shops have become less common in modern Japan, the word is still used and understood.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 仕立屋に出す: to send to the tailor
- 仕立屋に頼む: to commission a tailor
- 腕のいい仕立屋: a skilled tailor
RELATED TERMS:
- 仕立てる: to tailor; to sew — the verb form
- オーダーメイド: custom-made — the modern loanword alternative
- 洋裁: Western dressmaking
- 和裁: Japanese garment making