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couturier

American  
[koo-toor-ee-ay, -ee-er, -toor-yay, koo-ty-ryay] / kuˈtʊər iˌeɪ, -i ər, -ˈtʊər jeɪ, ku tüˈrjeɪ /

noun

  • couturiers
    plural
  1. a person who designs, makes, and sells fashionable clothes for women.


couturier British  
/ kutyrje, kuːˌtuːrɪˈɛə, kuːˈtʊərɪˌeɪ, kutyrjɛr /

noun

  1. a person who designs, makes, and sells fashion clothes for women

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of couturier

1895–1900; < French, Old French; see couture, -ier 2


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French designers Stephane Rolland and Julien Fournie as well as eco-minded Dutch couturier Ronald van der Kemp will also unveil their collections later in the day.

From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026

In February 1947 the couturier Christian Dior harked back to the rosy autochrome with his first collection, “Corolle,” named for the petaled cup of a flower and later christened the New Look.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

A new exhibition at the Orange County Museum of Art celebrates the work and life of famed French couturier Yves Saint Laurent.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2024

At Dior, the couturier would become close friends with Princess Grace of Monaco; hence, her closet paid homage to his work as the pair shared the same vision of elegance and style.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2023

The creation of no couturier could bear rivalry with the garb in which his imagination clothed her.

From Over the Pass by Frederick Palmer

The first costumes were made by dressmakers and couturiers, but a network of costume professionals would emerge, designers who realized that clothing in film had to be fascinating, energized—stories within the story.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

While studying under couturiers in Paris, his greatest education came from witnessing the protests of 1968.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2023

Aditya Birla Fashion, owned by the India-based multinational Aditya Birla Group, has done the same - in recent years it has acquired stake in major couturiers like Sabyasachi, Tarun Tahiliani and Shantanu & Nikhil.

From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2021

Cristobal Balenciaga, recognised as one of the top couturiers in the fashion industry, closed his Paris-based atelier in 1968.

From Reuters ● Jul. 7, 2021

Some of the couturiers in the Rue de la Paix are issuing fashion-pronouncing handbooks, while others have their own interpreters to assist customers.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, March 5, 1919 by Various

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