couture
the occupation of a couturier; dressmaking and designing.
fashion designers or couturiers collectively.
the clothes and related articles designed by such designers.
the business establishments of such designers, especially where clothes are made to order.
created or produced by a fashion designer: couture clothes.
being, having, or suggesting the style, quality, etc., of a fashion designer; very fashionable: the couture look.
Origin of couture
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How to use couture in a sentence
It’s because a couture seamstress spent 15 hours sewing them.
The TIME 2030 Committee Offers 8 Solutions for a More Equitable and Sustainable Future | TIME Staff | January 22, 2021 | TimeCardin saw the astronomical expense of producing haute couture collections as an investment.
Pierre Cardin, legendary fashion designer and licensing genius, dies at 98 | Bernhard Warner | December 29, 2020 | FortuneEven though the clothing’s pharaonic prices didn’t cover the cost of crafting the made-to-measure garments, the media coverage generated by his couture shows helped sell lower sticker-price items, like hats, belts and hosiery.
Pierre Cardin, legendary fashion designer and licensing genius, dies at 98 | Bernhard Warner | December 29, 2020 | FortuneAs with haute couture, some brands charge higher prices in accordance with their reputation - not because they are offering some special feature that will make going for a run in them better or safer than wearing anything else on the road.
I’ve been making a few kinds of couture masks for fun, for myself, and we’ve had so many people ask for them.
But the phenomenon of counterfeiting is as old as couture itself.
But while that level of ‘haute couture’ is building the market, we want to be seen as more prêt-à-porter.
William, Kate, and Jay Z’s Favorite Art Star: Alexander Gilkes' World of Rock Stars and Royalty | Tim Teeman | December 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEarlier this week, Martin Rouleau-couture ran his car into two Canadian soldiers in Quebec, killing one and wounding another.
Lone Wolves, Terrorist Runts, and the Stray Dogs of ISIS | Jacob Siegel | October 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRouleau-couture and Zehaf-Bibeau were both reportedly born in Canada and lived in Quebec before recently converting to Islam.
How Big Is the Canadian Terrorists’ Network? | Tim Mak, Eli Lake, Jacob Siegel | October 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMartin couture-Rouleau, the suspect in that incident, was arrested in July while trying to travel to Turkey.
couture was always welcome at the home of the courtesan, who dreamed, perhaps, of making him her husband.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheAt the time of his transient wealth couture splendidly maintained Jenny Cadine.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophecouture is a very minor character, a financial speculator, who only hung on the fringe of the viveurs.
Vie de Bohme | Orlo WilliamsIt was at this time that young Puvis entered the studio of couture.
Puvis de Chavannes | Francois CrastreSee M. Thomas couture's narrative at the end of this chapter.
Dixmude | Charles Le Goffic
British Dictionary definitions for couture
/ (kuːˈtʊə, French kutyr) /
high-fashion designing and dressmaking
(as modifier): couture clothes
Origin of couture
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