haute couture

noun

haute cou·ture ˌōt-ku̇-ˈtu̇r

: the houses or designers that create exclusive and often trend-setting fashions for women

also : the fashions created

Examples of haute couture in a Sentence

a fashion designer who's a renowned master of haute couture

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Its primary goal is cultivating advanced seamstress and high-end embroidery skills, fostering local expertise in haute couture and JO techniques. —

Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 7 Jan. 2025 Pierre Suu/Getty Images Timothée Chalamet arrives at the Jean Paul Gaultier haute couture spring-summer show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 25, 2023. —

Glamour, 6 Jan. 2025 In the end, Grande ended up with chunky gold highlights that felt more haute couture than early aughts. —

Sophia Panych, Allure, 6 Jan. 2025 At the 2024 Met Gala, Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion, Kendall Jenner walked the Met steps in a fall 1999 Givenchy haute couture look from Alexander McQueen. —

Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for haute couture

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, high sewing

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of haute couture was in 1908

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“Haute couture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haute%20couture. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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