Tailor
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Tailors design, make or fit, alter, repair tailored, bespoke or hand-made garments from textile fabrics, light leather, fur and other material, or make hats or wigs for men. They produce made-to-measure wearing apparel according to customer's or garment manufacturer's specifications. They are able to read and understand size charts, details surrounding finished measurements, etc.
Scope note: Includes people producing different clothing within their specialisation from design to patternmaking up to sewing and finished custom-made (bespoke) clothes for men.
Includes people producing the whole garment or working in a team where each member has a specialism. Excludes <a resource="http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/5589e8e0-48d9-4193-8c85-86ba9f17e0e9"" typeOf=""http://data.europa.eu/esco/model#Occupation"" href=""http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/5589e8e0-48d9-4193-8c85-86ba9f17e0e9""><span property=""http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label"" xml:lang=""en"">dressmaker</span></a>."
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