Although a term dates to the thirteenth century, tailor took in its modern feel in the late eighteenth century, and today refers to makers of men's & women's suits, coats, trousers, and similar garments, normally of wool, linen, or silk.

Traditional manufactured-to-measure tailoring is known as bespoke tailoring in the United Kingdom, where a heart of the trade is in London's Savile Row, and custom tailoring in the United States and Hong Kong.

Noted invented sartor include a sartor in ''The Emperor's New Clothes .

Related terms

The tailor-processed'' occurs as womans' suit consisting of a (ordinarily) woollen or tweed coat and skirt; a title arose in the period of the Edwardian period. As an adjective, tailor-tailored (from either a 2nd half of the twentieth century usually simplified to tailored) refers to clothing manufactured by or in the style of cothes made by the seamster, characterized by simplicity of cut and trim and fine (often hand-)finishing; as a women's clothing style tailored is opposed to dressmaker. Rodeo seamster occurs as term for the author of the flamboyant costumes average of country and western musicians, characterized by extensive hand embroidery, an abundance of rhinestones, and 'cowboy' details such as pearl snaps and arrowhead pockets.