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
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a fashion designer who's a renowned master of haute couture
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No brand can call their work haute couture unless the French Ministry of Industry and the Federation de la Haute Couture et de la Mode (FHCM), the country’s governing body representing the fashion industry, says so.
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Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Davii Founded by the Brazilian designer Davii in 2016, the brand’s journey began when the designer left Brazil for Porto and created his first haute couture atelier together with his business partner, Gianfranco Fenizia.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
Instead, Couture plays almost like a joyless mood-piece response to Robert Altman’s Fashion Week satire, Prêt-à-Porter, which interwove a more expansive gallery of characters into the frantic haute couture circus.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
In July of this year, Martens debuted his first work under Maison Margiela with the brand’s haute couture 2025 collection, but will present his first ready-to-wear collection during Paris Fashion Week in October.
—Elizabeth Grace Coyne, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Davii Founded by the Brazilian designer Davii in 2016, the brand’s journey began when the designer left Brazil for Porto and created his first haute couture atelier together with his business partner, Gianfranco Fenizia.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
Instead, Couture plays almost like a joyless mood-piece response to Robert Altman’s Fashion Week satire, Prêt-à-Porter, which interwove a more expansive gallery of characters into the frantic haute couture circus.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
In July of this year, Martens debuted his first work under Maison Margiela with the brand’s haute couture 2025 collection, but will present his first ready-to-wear collection during Paris Fashion Week in October.
—Elizabeth Grace Coyne, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Haute couture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haute%20couture. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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