Milan Illustration

Milan Illustration

A dressmaker works in her workshop in Milan, Italy on 24 December 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

The New Dress by Lewis Baumer

The New Dress by Lewis Baumer

Advertisement for Clark & Co and J & P Coats, manufacturers of silks and cottons for dressmaking, showing a young woman admiring herself and her new pink party dress in a cheval mirror while her dressmaker adjusts the (terribly short) hem.1929

Dressmaker, face mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Dressmaker, face mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Czech Republic government doesnｴt have respirators and face masks for Czech people. Employee of Moravskoslezske divadlo (theatre) sews face masks at workshop for Ostrava Hospital, for policemen, for seniors in Czech Republic, March 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)

Dressmaker, face mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Dressmaker, face mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Czech Republic government doesnｴt have respirators and face masks for Czech people. Employee of Moravskoslezske divadlo (theatre) sews face masks at workshop for Ostrava Hospital, for policemen, for seniors in Czech Republic, March 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)

Dressmaker, face mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Dressmaker, face mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Czech Republic government doesnｴt have respirators and face masks for Czech people. Employee of Vychodoceske divadlo Pardubice (theatre) sew face masks at workshop for policemen and for seniors in Czech Republic, March 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

Dressmaker, face mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Dressmaker, face mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Czech Republic government doesnｴt have respirators and face masks for Czech people. Employee of Vychodoceske divadlo Pardubice (theatre) sew face masks at workshop for policemen and for seniors in Czech Republic, March 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

Dressmaker, face mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Dressmaker, face mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Czech Republic government doesnｴt have respirators and face masks for Czech people. Employee of Vychodoceske divadlo Pardubice (theatre) sew face masks at workshop for policemen and for seniors in Czech Republic, March 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

Dressmaker, face mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Dressmaker, face mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Czech Republic government doesnｴt have respirators and face masks for Czech people. Employee of Vychodoceske divadlo Pardubice (theatre) sew face masks at workshop for policemen and for seniors in Czech Republic, March 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

Dressmaker, face mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Dressmaker, face mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Czech Republic government doesnｴt have respirators and face masks for Czech people. Employee of Moravskoslezske divadlo (theatre) sews face masks at workshop for Ostrava Hospital, for policemen, for seniors in Czech Republic, March 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)

Dressmaker, face mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Dressmaker, face mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Czech Republic government doesnｴt have respirators and face masks for Czech people. Employee of Vychodoceske divadlo Pardubice (theatre) sew face masks at workshop for policemen and for seniors in Czech Republic, March 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

Dressmaker, face mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Dressmaker, face mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Czech Republic government doesnｴt have respirators and face masks for Czech people. Employee of Vychodoceske divadlo Pardubice (theatre) sew face masks at workshop for policemen and for seniors in Czech Republic, March 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

Dressmaker, face mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Dressmaker, face mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Czech Republic government doesnｴt have respirators and face masks for Czech people. Employee of Vychodoceske divadlo Pardubice (theatre) sew face masks at workshop for policemen and for seniors in Czech Republic, March 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

Dressmaker, face mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Dressmaker, face mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Czech Republic government doesnｴt have respirators and face masks for Czech people. Employee of Moravskoslezske divadlo (theatre) sews face masks at workshop for Ostrava Hospital, for policemen, for seniors in Czech Republic, March 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)

Dressmaker, face mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Dressmaker, face mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Czech Republic government doesnｴt have respirators and face masks for Czech people. Employee of Vychodoceske divadlo Pardubice (theatre) sew face masks at workshop for policemen and for seniors in Czech Republic, March 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

Dressmaker, face mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Dressmaker, face mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Czech Republic government doesnｴt have respirators and face masks for Czech people. Employee of Vychodoceske divadlo Pardubice (theatre) sew face masks at workshop for policemen and for seniors in Czech Republic, March 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

Dressmaker, face mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Dressmaker, face mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Czech Republic government doesnｴt have respirators and face masks for Czech people. Employee of Moravskoslezske divadlo (theatre) sews face masks at workshop for Ostrava Hospital, for policemen, for seniors in Czech Republic, March 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)

Dressmaker, face mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Dressmaker, face mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Czech Republic government doesnｴt have respirators and face masks for Czech people. Employee of Moravskoslezske divadlo (theatre) sews face masks at workshop for Ostrava Hospital, for policemen, for seniors in Czech Republic, March 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)

Dressmaker, face mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Dressmaker, face mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Czech Republic government doesnｴt have respirators and face masks for Czech people. Employee of Moravskoslezske divadlo (theatre) sews face masks at workshop for Ostrava Hospital, for policemen, for seniors in Czech Republic, March 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)

Dressmaker, face mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Dressmaker, face mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Czech Republic government doesnｴt have respirators and face masks for Czech people. Employee of Moravskoslezske divadlo (theatre) sews face masks at workshop for Ostrava Hospital, for policemen, for seniors in Czech Republic, March 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)

Dressmaker, face mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Dressmaker, face mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Czech Republic government doesnｴt have respirators and face masks for Czech people. Employee of Moravskoslezske divadlo (theatre) sews face masks at workshop for Ostrava Hospital, for policemen, for seniors in Czech Republic, March 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)

Dressmaker, face, mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Dressmaker, face, mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Czech Republic government doesnｴt have respirators and face masks for Czech people. Employee of Moravske divadlo (theatre) sews face masks at workshop for Olomouc Hospital, Czech Republic, March 16, 2020. (CTK Photo/Ludek Perina)

Dressmaker, face, mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Dressmaker, face, mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Czech Republic government doesnｴt have respirators and face masks for Czech people. Employee of Moravske divadlo (theatre) sews face masks at workshop for Olomouc Hospital, Czech Republic, March 16, 2020. (CTK Photo/Ludek Perina)

Dressmaker, face, mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Dressmaker, face, mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Czech Republic government doesnｴt have respirators and face masks for Czech people. Employee of Moravske divadlo (theatre) sews face masks at workshop for Olomouc Hospital, Czech Republic, March 16, 2020. (CTK Photo/Ludek Perina)

Dressmaker, face, mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Dressmaker, face, mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Czech Republic government doesnｴt have respirators and face masks for Czech people. Employee of Moravske divadlo (theatre) sews face masks at workshop for Olomouc Hospital, Czech Republic, March 16, 2020. (CTK Photo/Ludek Perina)

Dressmaker, face, mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Dressmaker, face, mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Czech Republic government doesnｴt have respirators and face masks for Czech people. Employee of Moravske divadlo (theatre) sews face masks at workshop for Olomouc Hospital, Czech Republic, March 16, 2020. (CTK Photo/Ludek Perina)

Dressmaker, face, mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Dressmaker, face, mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Czech Republic government doesnｴt have respirators and face masks for Czech people. Employee of Moravske divadlo (theatre) sews face masks at workshop for Olomouc Hospital, Czech Republic, March 16, 2020. (CTK Photo/Ludek Perina)

Dressmaker, face, mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production, iron

Dressmaker, face, mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production, iron

Czech Republic government doesnｴt have respirators and face masks for Czech people. Employee of Moravske divadlo (theatre) sews face masks at workshop for Olomouc Hospital, Czech Republic, March 16, 2020. (CTK Photo/Ludek Perina)

Dressmaker, face, mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Dressmaker, face, mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Czech Republic government doesnｴt have respirators and face masks for Czech people. Employee of Moravske divadlo (theatre) sews face masks at workshop for Olomouc Hospital, Czech Republic, March 16, 2020. (CTK Photo/Ludek Perina)

Dressmaker, face, mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Dressmaker, face, mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Czech Republic government doesnｴt have respirators and face masks for Czech people. Employee of Moravske divadlo (theatre) sews face masks at workshop for Olomouc Hospital, Czech Republic, March 16, 2020. (CTK Photo/Ludek Perina)

Dressmaker, face, mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Dressmaker, face, mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Czech Republic government doesnｴt have respirators and face masks for Czech people. Employee of Moravske divadlo (theatre) sews face masks at workshop for Olomouc Hospital, Czech Republic, March 16, 2020. (CTK Photo/Ludek Perina)

Dressmaker, face, mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Dressmaker, face, mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Czech Republic government doesnｴt have respirators and face masks for Czech people. Employee of Moravske divadlo (theatre) sews face masks at workshop for Olomouc Hospital, Czech Republic, March 16, 2020. (CTK Photo/Ludek Perina)

Dressmaker, face, mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Dressmaker, face, mask, epidemic, coronavirus, missing masks, production

Czech Republic government doesnｴt have respirators and face masks for Czech people. Employee of Moravske divadlo (theatre) sews face masks at workshop for Olomouc Hospital, Czech Republic, March 16, 2020. (CTK Photo/Ludek Perina)