haute couture
noun
haute cou·ture
ˌōt-ku̇-ˈtu̇r 
: the houses or designers that create exclusive and often trend-setting fashions for women
also
: the fashions created
Examples of haute couture in a Sentence
a fashion designer who's a renowned master of haute couture
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Another example of Roseberry pushing the envelope in silhouettes: At January’s Golden Globe Awards, Natasha Lyonne wore a Schiaparelli gown from the Spring Summer 2023 haute couture collection that featured two dramatic peaks rising up from the neckline.
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Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2024
For her part, Kendall pulled from the archives in a glittering old-and-black scalloped gown from Jean Paul Gaultier's spring/summer 2008 haute couture collection.
—Brittany Talarico, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
For the 2024 Oscars, Lawrence and her stylist Jamie Mizrahi commissioned a custom look from the French fashion house's spring 2024 haute couture collection for the 96th Academy Awards.
—Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 10 Mar. 2024
The work Montana’s created for Lanvin were seen as too outrageous, too loud and too influenced by T-Shirts and leather for the haute couture giant.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
The actor and house ambassador delivers one stunning look after another—from her suit at the 2022 Oscars, to haute couture gowns for Cannes.
—Irem Özkalgay, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2024
Not stopping there, the actor wore rare vintage gems, too, like Thierry Mugler’s haute couture fall 1995 fembot suit and Givenchy’s fall 1999 circuit board skirt-suit by Lee McQueen.
—Alex Kessler, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2024
No place embodies the spirit of haute couture quite like the Plaza Athénée.
—Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2024
But Apfel was by no means a snobby collector, or an aristocratic devotee of haute couture.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2024
For her part, Kendall pulled from the archives in a glittering old-and-black scalloped gown from Jean Paul Gaultier's spring/summer 2008 haute couture collection.
—Brittany Talarico, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
For the 2024 Oscars, Lawrence and her stylist Jamie Mizrahi commissioned a custom look from the French fashion house's spring 2024 haute couture collection for the 96th Academy Awards.
—Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 10 Mar. 2024
The work Montana’s created for Lanvin were seen as too outrageous, too loud and too influenced by T-Shirts and leather for the haute couture giant.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
The actor and house ambassador delivers one stunning look after another—from her suit at the 2022 Oscars, to haute couture gowns for Cannes.
—Irem Özkalgay, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2024
Not stopping there, the actor wore rare vintage gems, too, like Thierry Mugler’s haute couture fall 1995 fembot suit and Givenchy’s fall 1999 circuit board skirt-suit by Lee McQueen.
—Alex Kessler, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2024
No place embodies the spirit of haute couture quite like the Plaza Athénée.
—Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2024
But Apfel was by no means a snobby collector, or an aristocratic devotee of haute couture.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
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