National Coverage
NATIONAL MEDIA COVERAGE
Suddenly Everyone Wants a Tailor. They’re in Short Supply.
The Wall Street Journal · April 21, 2026
The Wall Street Journal examines the rising demand for tailoring and alterations professionals and the growing shortage of skilled workers. The article reflects the national workforce conditions ATSA is addressing through professional standards, training, credentialing, and industry partnerships.
NATIONAL MEDIA COVERAGE
As Tailors Disappear, this Upper Bucks Shop Looks to a Fifth Generation
The Philadelphia Inquirer · September 20, 2026
The Philadelphia Inquirer highlights Fischer’s Tuxedo, a fifth-generation family tailoring business, while examining the nationwide decline in professional tailors. ATSA CEO Dr. Cindie Husbands provides industry perspective on the loss of skilled tailoring professionals and the importance of rebuilding the workforce through training and professional pathways.
FEATURED INTERVIEW
Dr. Cindie Husbands of the American Tailors & Sewing Association — Her Incredible Journey
Sew & So... July 30, 2026
In this episode of Sew & So, Dr. Cindie Husbands shares the extraordinary path that led her from professional performance, design, manufacturing, and entrepreneurship to founding the American Tailors and Sewing Association.
The conversation explores the lifelong role sewing has played in her work, the shortage of skilled sewing and tailoring professionals, the need for national industry standards, and ATSA’s vision for creating accessible career pathways.