couturier

noun cou·tu·ri·er \ kü-ˈtu̇r-ē-ər , -ē-ˌā \

Updated on: 22 May 2018

Definition of couturier

: an establishment engaged in couture; also : the proprietor of or designer for such an establishment

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During the welcome ceremony leading up to the dinner, Melania Trump stole headlines, wearing a crisp white Michael Kors Collection suit with a matching white hat, custom-made by her personal couturier.

— kate bennett, CNN, "Melania Trump undergoes kidney surgery at Walter Reed medical center," 14 May 2018
Chanel, like a lot of the 20th-century couturiers, did not generally keep her original samples.

— cathy horyn, The Cut, "All Aboard the S.S. Chanel," 4 May 2018
The hosts are Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, hip-hop star and fashionista Rihanna, couturier Donatella Versace, and civil rights attorney (and sartorial envy of many) Amal Clooney.

— valentina zarya, Fortune, "Met Gala By the Numbers: Quantifying Fashion's Big Night Out," 5 May 2018
Kimye nailed the theme in 2014 celebrating couturier Charles James and both looked like Old Hollywood stars.

— kaitlyn frey, PEOPLE.com, "Will Kanye West Attend the Met Gala?," 4 May 2018
Take Gucci’s 2018 cruise collection, which included a jacket that was a near-exact replica of one by 1980s Harlem couturier Dapper Dan.

— chavie lieber, Vox, "Fashion brands steal design ideas all the time. And it’s completely legal.," 27 Apr. 2018
Kelly wore the iconic sarong kebaya designed for Singapore Airlines by couturier Pierre Balmain in the 1970s.

— david denicolo, Town & Country, "Here's What It's Like to Fly in the Ultimate First Class Cabin," 14 Mar. 2018
Meanwhile, young couturier Yiqing Yin made her first foray into ready-to-wear as the new creative director of Leonard.

— christine whitney, Harper's BAZAAR, "Designers To Watch," 24 Apr. 2014
Its commercial success soon enabled him to buy out his backers, making him one of only a handful of Paris couturiers to own their own label outright.

— kansascity, "Final Chapters for March 17, 2018: Stephen Hawking, Hubert de Givenchy, Tom Benson | The Kansas City Star," 17 Mar. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of couturier

French, dressmaker, from Old French cousturier tailor's assistant, from cousture

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