tailoring

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At Eddie’s Alterations, which specializes in tailoring military uniforms, owner Eddie Benitez believes customers may be reluctant to leave the sprawling Marine base because of stepped-up security measures.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

Costelloe told Reuters the designs were "a celebration of tailoring" and that he wanted to "make women look incredible".

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

"Spring flowers, tailoring and embroidery," reads a sign outside Alavi's small store, which opened in January after a months-long search for work.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Or pitch in baseball: The 2025 federal indictment of Guardians all-star Emmanuel Clase alleges that he was tailoring pitches to bets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

The jobs she’d done for Kaz over the last year helped, and in a way so had her work carefully altering moods and tailoring faces at the White Rose.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo