Meaning of haute couture in English:
haute couture
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noun
mass noun1Expensive, fashionable clothes produced by leading fashion houses.
‘rails of haute couture’- ‘Unlike haute couture, prêt-à-porter clothing isn't one of a kind.’
- ‘Her dress, something between a medieval period costume and the latest haute couture, trailed behind her as the wind lifted it softly above the ground.’
- ‘Despite the attempt by the forum to insist on casual dress, it is hard to part many businessmen from their suits, or their wives from their haute couture.’
- ‘Ebony Fashion Fair commentator Jada Jackson Collins took the stage and once again the haute couture adorning the captivating models dazzled the audience.’
- ‘What's a fashion show without the haute couture?’
- ‘Once tailor made for the doyennes of chic, high-fashion magazines served up haute couture that only an elite few could actually afford.’
- 1.1The designing and making of haute couture clothing.‘the champions of haute couture insist that it can be as visionary as any art form’
- ‘an elegant example of haute couture’
- ‘an haute couture outfit’
- ‘Once the preserve of haute couture designers, London Fashion Week is embracing the clothing revolution by giving official recognition to the high street and supermarkets.’
- ‘Born in Stockholm, Sweden, the artist trained for three years in design crafts and haute couture dressmaking and created one-off garments sold in boutiques in Stockholm.’
- ‘Compared to Dior, Armani's haute couture is certainly a lot less dramatic, but there was certainly a more distinct difference between this collection and the normal RTW collections.’
- ‘Now that he wants to retire, Pierre Cardin, the legendary designer who brought haute couture to a women's ready-to-wear line, is discovering the disadvantage of marketing to the masses.’
- ‘The leading lights of international haute couture fawned over her.’
- ‘They've been doing that ever since haute couture was hatched - Coco Chanel herself claimed that fashion begins on the streets.’
- ‘The retirement of Parisian style giant Yves Saint Laurent marks the end of an era for haute couture, fashionistas said this week.’
- ‘Constantly alter your new look with a dizzying range of haute couture hair accessories to keep everyone guessing.’
- ‘Whether they are haute couture, designer trousers, or ripped jeans, V-necks can be tucked in or left out of pants, to create the perfect look.’
- ‘Too many Russian designers focus on haute couture instead of less glamorous but more profitable ready-to-wear lines.’
- ‘He was thrilled at the unexpected turn of events that brought him into the world of haute couture and top designers.’
- ‘Most of the western haute couture houses are represented in Moscow, mainly in the Kuznetsky Most district just north of Red Square.’
- ‘While Mr Saint Laurent's house of haute couture will close, the name will not disappear.’
- ‘The gallery is also littered with timeless examples of haute couture.’
- ‘These women wear haute couture clothes of silk and ermine set off with expensive pearl jewelry.’
- ‘Upon seeing some of the beaded garments, she revealed that she used to work for haute couture beading and embroidery institution House of Lesage in Paris.’
- ‘The haute couture collection bears the nucleus of the full blossoming of the brilliance that was the fall 2004 collection.’
- ‘She's just scooped one of the world's top fashion awards, but will the rising star of haute couture ever manage to escape her famous father's orbit?’
- ‘Slender of thigh and elfin of feature, she proceeds to conjure up a world in which haute couture is seamlessly entwined with high culture.’
Origin
French, literally ‘high dressmaking’.
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