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Even during the golden age of fashion, you had haute couture houses where the designers didn't have money.
Olivier Theyskens

Meaning of "haute couture" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HAUTE COUTURE

Literally: high dressmaking.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HAUTE COUTURE

haute couture  [ot kutyr] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HAUTE COUTURE

noun
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Haute couture is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HAUTE COUTURE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Haute couture

Haute couture refers to the creation of exclusive custom-fitted clothing. Haute couture is fashion that is constructed by hand from start to finish, made from high quality, expensive, often unusual fabric and sewn with extreme attention to detail and finished by the most experienced and capable seamstresses, often using time-consuming, hand-executed techniques. Couture translates literally from French as "dressmaking", but may also refer to fashion, sewing, or needlework and is also used as a common abbreviation of haute couture and refers to the same thing in spirit. Haute translates literally to "high". A haute couture garment is often made for a client, tailored specifically for the wearer’s measurements and body stance. Considering the amount of time, money, and skill that is allotted to each completed piece, haute couture garments are also described as having no price tag - in other words, budget is not relevant. Each couture piece is not made to sell. Rather, they were designed and constructed for the runway, much like an art exhibition.

Definition of haute couture in the English dictionary

The definition of haute couture in the dictionary is high fashion.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE HAUTE COUTURE

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Synonyms and antonyms of haute couture in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «haute couture» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HAUTE COUTURE

Find out the translation of haute couture to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of haute couture from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «haute couture» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

高级时装
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

haute couture
570 millions of speakers

English

haute couture
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फैशन
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

هوت كوتور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кутюр
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alta costura
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হট couture
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

haute couture
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Haute couture
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Haute Couture
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オートクチュール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오트 쿠튀르
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Haute couture
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

thời trang cao cấp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நவநாகரிகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हौट कॉटचर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Haute couture
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

haute couture
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

haute couture
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кутюр
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

haute couture
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

haute couture
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

haute couture
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

haute couture
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

haute couture
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of haute couture

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HAUTE COUTURE»

The term «haute couture» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.949 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HAUTE COUTURE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about haute couture

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8 QUOTES WITH «HAUTE COUTURE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word haute couture.
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Christian Dior
Haute couture is like an orchestra, for which only Balenciaga is the conductor. The rest of us are just musicians, following the directions he gives us.
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Ines de La Fressange
I saw a lot of haute couture all my childhood, and without knowing it I've learned from when I was a child to recognise beautiful fabrics.
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John Galliano
I have a very haute couture way of working.
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Valentino Garavani
I love the 2000s because everyone started to love haute couture.
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Suzy Menkes
Only the fat-cat corporations can really afford to put on two mega-ready-to-wear shows a year, or four if you add two haute couture shows, or six if you count men's wear. Resort and prefall push the number up to eight. A couple of promotional shows in Asia, Brazil, Dubai or Moscow can bring the count to 10.
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Suzy Menkes
I was taken to my first fashion show - Nina Ricci haute couture - in Paris by the White Russian princess, down on her luck, whom I was boarding with in Paris in 1963. I was captivated by the glamour of the gilded salon, the elegant clothes, and the audience of grand ladies.
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Hedi Slimane
Haute couture is a legitimate subject for Yves Saint Laurent and could resume one day.
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Olivier Theyskens
Even during the golden age of fashion, you had haute couture houses where the designers didn't have money.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAUTE COUTURE»

Discover the use of haute couture in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to haute couture and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Paris Haute Couture
Particular attention is paid to the dualities present in modern haute couture—its sense of exclusivity and quasi-mythical mythical aura countered by an everincreasing reach into popular consciousness through perfumes, branding, and the ...
Olivier Sillard, Anne Zazzo, 2013
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Haute Couture
Published to accompany an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute, this appealing book provides a lively survey of the history of haute couture from its beginnings with the formation of the House of Worth in mid-nineteenth ...
Richard Harrison Martin, Harold Koda, 1995
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Couture Sewing Techniques
Fashion historian Shaeffer opened the door to the exclusive realm of haute couture in her authoritative guide to the techniques that define couture sewing. And now, "Couture Sewing Techniques," has been revised and updated throughout.
Claire B. Shaeffer, 2011
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Costume Jewelry for Haute Couture
This sumptuously illustrated book surveys the exquisite range of costume jewelry produced by haute couture fashion houses, a subject until now overlooked by historians and fashion cognoscenti alike.
Florence Müller, Patrick Sigal, Grand-Hornu (Firm), 2007
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Dressing Modern Frenchwomen: Marketing Haute Couture, 1919–1939
Dressing Modern Frenchwomen draws from thousands of magazine covers, advertisements, fashion columns, and features to uncover and untangle the fascinating relationships among the fashion industry, the development of modern marketing ...
Mary Lynn Stewart, 2008
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The art of haute couture
Illustrated with Victor Skrebneski's breathtaking closeups of the master couturiers' finest creations, this sumptuous volume goes behind the seams to reveal the exquisite details and special techniques that raise fashion to the level of ...
Victor Skrebneski, Laura Jacobs, 1995
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Great Fashion Designs of the Fifties: 30 Haute Couture ...
Two lifelike paper dolls and 30 haute couture outfits by Chanel, Paquin, Jacques Heim, Mainbocher, Pauline Trigere, Givenchy, Cardin, Norell, other greats. Full Color. Publisher's Note. Captions.
Tom Tierney, 1985
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Haute Couture Embroidery: The Art of Lesage
The role of the Lesage family from their Paris debut, with designs for Vionnet, Schiaparelli, and Dior.
Palmer White, 1988
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Couture & Commerce: The Transatlantic Fashion Trade in the 1950s
Dora Matthews, 1984 Buying haute couture was a quintessentially feminine experience. Whether the client shopped directly in the couture salon in Paris, London, or Rome, or in a North American couture salon within a prestigious specialty ...
Alexandra Palmer, 2001
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Empire de L'éphémère:
the latter hide their prototypes jealously), nor does it signify omnipotence on the part of designers; instead, it is the effect of the encounter between an aesthetic bureaucracy and the logic of demand.35 A Brief Genealogy of Haute Couture If we ...
Gilles Lipovetsky, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAUTE COUTURE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term haute couture is used in the context of the following news items.
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Dice Kayek Haute Couture Collection - Style.com
Haute Couture in Paris always reminds one of the importance of authenticity and craftsmanship in design. It was such a pleasure for me to ... «Style.com, Jul 15»
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The Most Outrageous Looks From The Fall/Winter 2015 Haute
This regulating commission determines which fashion houses are eligible to be true haute couture houses, with the criteria established in 1945. «Huffington Post Canada, Jul 15»
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Dolce and Gabbana Alta Moda Haute Couture Show AW15 …
This weekend Dolce & Gabbana threw the ultimate fashion party: a weekend-long Haute Couture show in Porta Fina, Italy. Domenico Dolce ... «Grazia, Jul 15»
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Olivia Palermo's Fashion Week Chic: Shop Her Style After Paris …
(Photo : PATRICK KOVARIK/AFP/Getty Images) Olivia Palermo poses prior to attending Christian Dior 2015-2016 fall/winter Haute Couture ... «Fashion & Style, Jul 15»
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Dice Kayek Haute Couture Show​ mirrors the lifestyle of the Dogus …
On Monday the 6th of July, The Museé des Arts Décoratifs transformed to the main stage for Dice Kayek haute couture. The elegant and iconic ... «SourceWire, Jul 15»
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Valentino's Mirabilia Romae fall 2015 haute couture collection |
Pierpaolo Piccioli and Maria Grazia Chiuri, Valentino's creative directors, presented some days ago the brand's fall 2015 haute couture ... «HGIssue, Jul 15»
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Haute Couture Jewelry Fall 2015 - Chanel, Dior, Harry Winston …
A Glimpse at the 9 Most Extravagant Haute Couture Jewelry Collections ... was the buzzword of the haute couture jewelry season on the Place ... «Style.com, Jul 15»
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3 Haute Couture 2015 Beauty Looks We'll Be Wearing This Fall
(Relaxnews) - Haute couture is always the most dramatic of fashion weeks, and the Autumn/Winter 2015 shows were no exception. But amidst ... «Huffington Post Canada, Jul 15»
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Top 10 Accessories from Haute Couture Fall 2015
Intricate headdresses were the accessory du jour at the Fall 2015 haute couture that recently concluded in Paris. At Jean Paul Gaultier, tall ... «BLOUIN ARTINFO, Jul 15»
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Dior goes back to its haute couture roots for new jewelry collection
Dior has unveiled its latest 'haute joaillerie' collection, inspired by the glamour of silk evening gowns.Picture Dior has unveiled its latest 'haute ... «The New Age Online, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Haute couture [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/haute-couture>. Apr 2024 ».
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