couturier
noun
cou·tu·ri·er
kü-ˈtu̇r-ē-ər 
-ē-ˌā
: an establishment engaged in couture
also
: the proprietor of or designer for such an establishment
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Fast forward to 2025 and beauty continues to be a focus for the couturier and his longtime partner, Giancarlo Giammetti.
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Luisa Zargani, WWD, 22 Feb. 2025
Six of those royal warrants were given to the Queen’s long-time glam squad: her hairdresser Jo Hansford, milliner Philip Treacy, couturier Roy Allen and her go-to designers Fiona Clare and Anna Valentine.
—Monique Jessen, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
In the 1950s, Tunisian couturier Azzedine Alaïa moved to Paris to enter the world of fashion.
—Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2025
His rise to prominence, however, poses a threat to his contemporaries: Cristóbal Balenciaga, Pierre Balmain, and, most significantly, Coco Chanel (Juliette Binoche), whose previously undisputed status as the most influential couturier in the world was then coming into question.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2025
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Luisa Zargani, WWD, 22 Feb. 2025
Six of those royal warrants were given to the Queen’s long-time glam squad: her hairdresser Jo Hansford, milliner Philip Treacy, couturier Roy Allen and her go-to designers Fiona Clare and Anna Valentine.
—Monique Jessen, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
In the 1950s, Tunisian couturier Azzedine Alaïa moved to Paris to enter the world of fashion.
—Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2025
His rise to prominence, however, poses a threat to his contemporaries: Cristóbal Balenciaga, Pierre Balmain, and, most significantly, Coco Chanel (Juliette Binoche), whose previously undisputed status as the most influential couturier in the world was then coming into question.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2025
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“Couturier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/couturier. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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