couturier
noun
cou·tu·ri·er
kü-ˈtu̇r-ē-ər 
-ē-ˌā
: an establishment engaged in couture
also
: the proprietor of or designer for such an establishment
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The creation of the bias cut is credited to French couturier Madeleine Vionnet (1876-1975), who championed the design in the 1920s, eventually gaining widespread popularity by the ’30s.
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
The couturier changed everything.
—Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Amal Clooney arrived on Thursday in a dramatic archival 1995 taffeta dress, complete with a bouffant train and asymmetrical hemline, by the French couturier Jean-Louis Scherrer, while Emma Stone’s custom Louis Vuitton dress featured a twisted bubble hem that gave a vintage-style drape to her gown.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
For Jordan Roth at the Met Gala, nail artist Elle Gerstein created a manicure that featured faint silver lines over a beige base, mimicking a couturier’s pattern paper.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 8 Aug. 2025
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
The couturier changed everything.
—Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Amal Clooney arrived on Thursday in a dramatic archival 1995 taffeta dress, complete with a bouffant train and asymmetrical hemline, by the French couturier Jean-Louis Scherrer, while Emma Stone’s custom Louis Vuitton dress featured a twisted bubble hem that gave a vintage-style drape to her gown.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
For Jordan Roth at the Met Gala, nail artist Elle Gerstein created a manicure that featured faint silver lines over a beige base, mimicking a couturier’s pattern paper.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 8 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for couturier
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“Couturier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/couturier. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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