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- noun A maker of
suits .
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Examples
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The bid, offered Wednesday, provided hope that jobs could be saved at the financially strapped suitmaker, which made the suit President Barack Obama wore election night in Chicago.
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Take the prestige suitmaker of Italy, Brioni Roman Style.
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Italian suitmaker Kiton has a flagship store in New York with over 2,000 bolts of exquisite fabric.
In Pictures: Top Shops 2006 Hitha Prabhakar 2006
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The concierge at Claridge's will recommend you visit Henry Poole, the venerable British suitmaker credited with popularizing the American "tuxedo" dinner jacket.
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At the time, tailors were plentiful, and off-the-rack suits weren't the norm yet, so Durran had the suit cut and sewn by hand at British suitmaker Timothy Everest.
Wired Top Stories bdagosti 2011
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A $22.8 billion drop in worldwide luxury spending since 2007 has left players such as fashion house Gianfranco Ferré and suitmaker Brioni Roman Style cash-starved.
BusinessWeek.com -- 2010
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He spent more than $200,000 at Chicago-based custom suitmaker Oxxford Clothes.
chicagotribune.com - 2010
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Boclet, a Frenchman who cut his teeth at suitmaker Smalto, served up classic blazers with a twist - like metal piping along the lapel or a detachable flap that winds around the front for an edgy twist.
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Hartmarx, the bankrupt but esteemed Chicago-based suitmaker.
Chicago Reader 2010
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Alexi Giannoulias visits the president's suitmaker
WN.com - Articles related to Sensex trips on rate hike, banks lead fall 2010
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