couture

Definition

  • noun: the business of designing, making, or selling women's clothes
  • noun: the business of designing, making, and selling fashionable custom-made women's clothing

Examples

  • The book discusses the relationship between culture and 'couture'.

  • a fashion designer who's a renowned master of 'haute couture'

  • celebrities wearing 'haute couture'

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - Emily. - Just go. - Emily, I- - I said go! - You are going to Paris for the couture shows? - Mm-hmm. - That's the coolest fashion event of the year. - Mm-hmm. - I mean, who are you going to see, Galliano? - Yeah. (..)
    2006 The Devil Wears Prada
  • (..) her appointments and her expenses. And, um, most importantly, um... I get to go with her to Paris for Fashion Week in the fall. I get to wear couture. I go to all the shows and all the parties. I meet all of the designers. It's divine. Okay. Now, stay here. I'm going to (..)
    2006 The Devil Wears Prada