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haute couture

UK/əʊt kuːˈtjʊə/

haute couture noun: high fashion as produced in Paris and imitated in other fashion capitals such as New York, London, and Milan.

Noun

haute couture (uncountable)

  1. High fashion as produced in Paris and imitated in other fashion capitals such as New York, London, and Milan.
    • But there are, unquestionably, parts of the clothes conversation that are less accessible than others. Most notably, the haute couture.2018 June 30, Vanessa Friedman, “Why We Cover High Fashion”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
  2. The fashion houses or fashion designers that create exclusive and often trendsetting fashions.
  3. Any unique stylish design made to order for wealthy and high-status clients.
  4. French fashion.

haute couture meaning in Indonesian

haute couture in Indonesian

high fashion produced in Paris
haute couture, adibusana

Synonyms of haute couture

Origin of haute couture

Unadapted borrowing from French haute couture (“haute couture, high fashion”), from haute (“high, elegant”) + couture (“sewing”).

Words formed from haute couture

Questions about haute couture

What does haute couture mean?
Haute couture means high fashion as produced in Paris and imitated in other fashion capitals such as New York, London, and Milan.
What is haute couture in Indonesian?
Haute couture in Indonesian is haute couture, adibusana. See Haute couture meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is haute couture?
Haute couture is a noun.
How do you pronounce haute couture?
Haute couture is pronounced /əʊt kuːˈtjʊə/ (UK).

Words near haute couture in the dictionary

  1. hautboyists
  2. hautboys
  3. haute
  4. haute bourgeoisie
  5. haute bourgeoisies
  6. haute couture
  7. haute cuisine
  8. haute culture
  9. haute ecole
  10. haute piece
  11. haute pieces

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