Meaning & use
couture
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the design and creation of fashionable, often custom-made and expensive, clothing.
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The designer unveiled her latest couture collection at Paris Fashion Week.
The gown was a stunning piece of haute couture, hand-stitched over hundreds of hours.
A note on using this word
Often paired with 'haute' (haute couture) to specifically mean high fashion custom-made for an individual client.
Words with a similar meaning
fashion design
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