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
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a fashion designer who's a renowned master of haute couture
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Newman also wore a Patricia Michaels pottery shad haute couture dress to the Santa Fe Indian Market SWAIA Fashion Gala in 2024.
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Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Nico Parker Nico Parker chose Chanel haute couture.
—Mikelle Street, WWD, 17 Feb. 2025
But the exhibition’s curators wanted to explore how the Louvre’s 32,000 art objects may have influenced haute couture and inspired fashion designers over the years.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
In Paris on Tuesday, Jan. 28, Jenner attended Chanel’s autumn/winter 2025 haute couture show in an iconic silhouette from the fashion house.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
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Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Nico Parker Nico Parker chose Chanel haute couture.
—Mikelle Street, WWD, 17 Feb. 2025
But the exhibition’s curators wanted to explore how the Louvre’s 32,000 art objects may have influenced haute couture and inspired fashion designers over the years.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
In Paris on Tuesday, Jan. 28, Jenner attended Chanel’s autumn/winter 2025 haute couture show in an iconic silhouette from the fashion house.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Haute couture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haute%20couture. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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