Not necessarily. Just takes a different approach. :)

I use two different methods for my clothes.  For hires clothes I make some physical seams in the mesh, but only the seams that turn 'inwards', like the side of a shirt.   For edges and thicker seams, I use displacement maps, which works really well for thicker fabric too.

For constrained groups where the model stays put, like seams for underwear, I make real 3d seams too, works fine.