couturen.
/kᵿˈtjʊə/, /kᵿˈtʃʊə/, /kuːˈtjʊə/, U.S. /kuˈtʊ(ə)r/ Fashionable dressmaking or design; used as a collective term for the designers or makers of women's fashionable clothes, esp. in Paris; also, the clothes made by them. So (la) haute couture: high fashion; the fashionable world; the leading dressmakers and dressmaking establishments collectively. Also attributive.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > current or prevailing
fashiona1549
(la) haute couture1908
high fashion1958
fast fashion1975
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > dressmaking > [noun] > fashionable dressmaking > leading dressmakers and establishments
(la) haute couture1908
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > made by specific manufacturer > other
creation1855
couture1928
original1939
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > [noun] > carrying out specific processes > design
couture1928
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > dressmaking > [noun] > fashionable dressmaking
couture1928
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > [noun] > carrying out specific processes > design > designer > collectively
couture1928
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > dressmaking > [noun] > fashionable dressmaking > dressmaker > collect
couture1928
1908 A. Bennett Old Wives' Tale iii. ii. 290 Gerald had taken her to an establishment in the Chaussée d'Antin... The real haute couture was practised therein.
1928 Daily Mail 3 Aug. 3/2 This casque is affected by Parisiennes, who are following the line of restraint that is a feature of the higher couture just now.
1934 A. L. Haskell Balletomania xi. 219 The Sakharoffs..belong to..the costume school, the triumph of la haute couture.
1940 Manch. Guardian Weekly 2 Feb. 97 The Paris dressmaking firms reopened soon afterwards and the traditions of haute couture are being maintained.
1955 Times 1 Aug. 8/5 Leading haute couture houses are by no means in agreement about the new silhouette.
1957 Times 25 Oct. 13/4 Dior's name will stand high in the records of fine achievement in the field of couture design.
1957 Times 25 Oct. 13/4 At this time Boussac was, in fact, looking for a designer in order to set up a couture house.
1966 Listener 3 Feb. 171/1 I find it far more difficult to get an invitation to haute couture shows than to attend a political conference.
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