What does haute couture mean?

Definitions for haute couture
ˌoʊt kuˈtʊərhaute cou·ture

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. haute couture, high fashion, high stylenoun

    trend-setting fashions

Wiktionary

  1. haute couturenoun

    A common term for high fashion as produced in Paris and imitated in other fashion capitals such as New York, London, and Milan.

  2. haute couturenoun

    The fashion houses or fashion designers that create exclusive and often trend-setting fashions

  3. haute couturenoun

    Any unique stylish design made to order for wealthy and high-status clients.

  4. haute couturenoun

    French fashion

  5. Etymology: From haute + couture

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  1. haute couture

    Haute couture is a French term that translates to "high sewing" or "high dressmaking," referring to the designing, crafting, and creation of high-quality, exclusive and custom-fitted fashion clothing. Haute couture pieces are usually made from expensive, high-quality materials and sewn with extreme attention to detail. These are typically one-of-a-kind designs created by the top fashion designers and design houses. In France, the term is legally protected and can only be used by designers and houses that meet certain well-defined standards set by the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture.

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  1. Haute couture

    Haute couture refers to the creation of exclusive custom-fitted clothing. Haute couture is made to order for a specific customer, and it is usually made from high-quality, expensive fabric and sewn with extreme attention to detail and finished by the most experienced and capable seamstresses, often using time-consuming, hand-executed techniques. "Couture" means dressmaking, sewing, or needlework and is also used as a common abbreviation of haute couture and refers to the same thing in spirit. "Haute" means elegant or high. An haute couture garment is made specifically for the wearer’s measurements and body stance. It originally referred to Englishman Charles Frederick Worth's work, produced in Paris in the mid-nineteenth century. In modern France, haute couture is a "protected name" that can be used only by firms that meet certain well-defined standards. However, the term is also used loosely to describe all high-fashion custom-fitted clothing, whether it is produced in Paris or in other fashion capitals such as London, Milan, New York or Tokyo. The term can refer to: ⁕the fashion houses or fashion designers that create exclusive and often trend-setting fashions

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of haute couture in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of haute couture in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of haute couture in a Sentence

  1. Gaultier Gaultier:

    I will be celebrating my 50th anniversary in fashion with a major Haute Couture fashion show, be reassured that Gaultier Paris will go on, with a new project which I am the instigator, and that will be revealed to you very soon.

  2. Maison Valli:

    I wanted the people finally to look at... the artwork of making Haute Couture — and not from far and not in movement, i think privacy is the ultimate luxury.


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