le work ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁occup ations ▁considered ▁acceptable ▁for ▁women , ▁but ▁it ▁did ▁not ▁pay ▁a ▁living ▁w age . ▁Women ▁doing ▁piece ▁work ▁from ▁home ▁often ▁worked ▁ 1 4 - hour ▁days ▁to ▁ear n ▁enough ▁to ▁support ▁themselves , ▁sometimes ▁by ▁rent ing ▁se wing ▁machines ▁that ▁they ▁could ▁not ▁afford ▁to ▁buy . ▁ ▁T ail ors ▁became ▁associated ▁with ▁higher - end ▁cl othing ▁during ▁this ▁period . ▁In ▁London , ▁this ▁status ▁grew ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁d andy ▁tr end ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁when ▁new ▁tail or ▁sh ops ▁were ▁established ▁around ▁Sav ile ▁Row . ▁ ▁These ▁sh ops ▁acquired ▁a ▁reputation ▁for ▁se wing ▁high - quality ▁hand made ▁cl othing ▁in ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁the ▁latest ▁British ▁f ash ions , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁more ▁classic ▁styles . ▁The ▁bout ique ▁culture ▁of ▁Car nab y ▁Street ▁was ▁absor bed ▁by ▁Sav ile ▁Row ▁tail ors ▁during ▁the ▁late ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁ens uring ▁the ▁continued ▁fl our ishing ▁of ▁Sav ile ▁Row ' s ▁business es . ▁▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁and ▁today ▁ ▁S ew ing ▁under w ent ▁further ▁develop ments ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁As ▁se wing ▁machines ▁became ▁more ▁afford able ▁to ▁the ▁working ▁class , ▁demand ▁for ▁se wing ▁patterns ▁grew . ▁Women ▁had ▁become ▁acc ustom ed ▁to ▁seeing ▁the ▁latest ▁f ash ions ▁in ▁period ical s ▁during