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
Example Sentences
a fashion designer who's a renowned master of haute couture
Recent Examples on the Web On their wedding day, Hyland wore not one but two haute couture gowns designed by Vera Wang. 
Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2022 While many of her Hollywood peers were dressing up for Halloween, Ricci quietly slipped on a Givenchy haute couture wedding gown to marry Heerdegen in an intimate Oct. 26, 2013, N.Y.C. ceremony. People Staff, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2022 The staff was literally wearing haute couture uniforms. Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 5 Aug. 2022 From left: Zendaya wore the wet look to a pre-Oscars party in Los Angeles in March; Bella Hadid sported slicked-back hair and dewy skin to the post-show Balenciaga dinner during Paris haute couture week in July. Amber Kallor, WSJ, 26 July 2022 Florence Pugh looked gorgeous in a sheer pink gown at Valentino’s haute couture show on Friday, but that didn’t stop some critics on the internet from harassing her appearance and choice to show her nipples. Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 12 July 2022 Florence Pugh on Friday attended Valentino's haute couture fashion show wearing a see-through dress, with her nipples clearly visible. Brendan Morrow, The Week, 11 July 2022 The haute couture presentation also included appearances by Nicole Kidman, Naomi Campbell, Dua Lipa, Bella Hadid and Selling Sunset star Christine Quinn. Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE.com, 7 July 2022 Not the regalia which has and always will be central to Indigenous culture, but haute couture. Chadd Scott, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 See More
Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2022 While many of her Hollywood peers were dressing up for Halloween, Ricci quietly slipped on a Givenchy haute couture wedding gown to marry Heerdegen in an intimate Oct. 26, 2013, N.Y.C. ceremony. People Staff, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2022 The staff was literally wearing haute couture uniforms. Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 5 Aug. 2022 From left: Zendaya wore the wet look to a pre-Oscars party in Los Angeles in March; Bella Hadid sported slicked-back hair and dewy skin to the post-show Balenciaga dinner during Paris haute couture week in July. Amber Kallor, WSJ, 26 July 2022 Florence Pugh looked gorgeous in a sheer pink gown at Valentino’s haute couture show on Friday, but that didn’t stop some critics on the internet from harassing her appearance and choice to show her nipples. Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 12 July 2022 Florence Pugh on Friday attended Valentino's haute couture fashion show wearing a see-through dress, with her nipples clearly visible. Brendan Morrow, The Week, 11 July 2022 The haute couture presentation also included appearances by Nicole Kidman, Naomi Campbell, Dua Lipa, Bella Hadid and Selling Sunset star Christine Quinn. Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE.com, 7 July 2022 Not the regalia which has and always will be central to Indigenous culture, but haute couture. Chadd Scott, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
French, literally, high sewing
First Known Use
1908, in the meaning defined above