haute couture
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- noun
- /oʊt kuˈtʊr/
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alta costura
- It explores the use of the cloth and its graphics by haute couture designers and contemporary visual artists.
- haute couture collection
- haute couture gown
- haute couture show
Examples
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Every gown in the haute couture line was crafted to fit the client perfectly, reflecting her unique style.
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We need something more classic, maybe something "haute-couture".
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Just remember that handmaking items at this level is like making haute couture items.
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In all of her photos, from high school to today, she is wearing haute couture fashions.
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She wears the latest in haute couture.
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His showcase will be a diverse set of elegant gowns, from avant-garde to haute couture staples.
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The seven-day event will feature 17 designers from San Diego with collections ranging from ready-to-wear, jewelry, sportswear, and haute couture on October 1-7.
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The designer unveiled her latest haute couture collection at a prestigious fashion show in Paris.
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Haute couture is known for its exquisite fabrics and meticulous attention to detail in each custom piece.
Synonyms
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Very high-quality fashionable clothes made by famous designers
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Expensive, trend-setting clothing and accessories made by top designers
Antonyms
How Exclusive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'high-end, custom-fitted fashion' is directly derivable from 'haute' (high-end/stylish) + 'couture' (making exclusive clothing); a learner who knows both constituents can infer the combined concept. Although a French loanword, the compositional logic is transparent and paralleled in other languages, so it is likely immediately comprehensible to learners who know the parts.
Etymology
Haute couture comes from French: haute means 'high' and couture means 'sewing' or 'dressmaking'. It was used for very high-quality, handmade clothes made to fit one person in Paris shops, so today haute couture means exclusive, custom-made high fashion.