haute couture en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- ōt-ko͞o-tyo͝orʹ
- /əʊt kuːˈtjʊə/ (UK)
- (US) audio
- ōt-ko͞o-türʹ
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French haute couture (“haute couture, high fashion”), from haute (“high, elegant”) + couture (“sewing”).
Meanings
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(uncountable) 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:
- (uncountable) The fashion houses or fashion designers that create exclusive and often trendsetting fashions.
- (uncountable) Any unique stylish design made to order for wealthy and high-status clients.
- (uncountable) French fashion.
Deriveds
Synonyms
high fashion · high style · exclusive fashion
Translations (22)
es alta costura (fashion houses or designers) · nl Franse mode (French fashion) · id haute couture (high fashion produced in Paris) · hu előkelő/párizsi divat (high fashion produced in Paris) · fi huippumuoti (fashion houses or designers) · hu divatos ruha (stylish design) · ka მაღალი მოდა (stylish design) · id adibusana (high fashion produced in Paris) · fi ranskalainen muoti (French fashion) · nl haute couture (high fashion produced in Paris) · fi huippumuoti (stylish design) · ca alta costura (fashion houses or designers) · hu francia divat (French fashion) · ja オートクチュール (high fashion produced in Paris) · pt alta costura (fashion houses or designers) · nl haute couture (stylish design) · es alta costura (high fashion produced in Paris) · cmn 高級訂製服裝 /高级订制服装 (high fashion produced in Paris) · ka მაღალი მოდა (high fashion produced in Paris) · fi haute couture (high fashion produced in Paris) · hu a nagy/vezető divatcégek/divatházak/divattervezők (fashion houses or designers) · nl haute couture (fashion houses or designers)