1Expensive, fashionable clothes produced by leading fashion houses.

1. 1.1 The designing and making of haute couture clothing.
   the champions of haute couture insist that it can be as visionary as any art form

   an elegant example of haute couture

   as modifier an haute couture outfit

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   • The haute couture collection bears the nucleus of the full blossoming of the brilliance that was the fall 2004 collection.
   • They've been doing that ever since haute couture was hatched - Coco Chanel herself claimed that fashion begins on the streets.
   • Too many Russian designers focus on haute couture instead of less glamorous but more profitable ready-to-wear lines.
   • Compared to Dior, Armani's haute couture is certainly a lot less dramatic, but there was certainly a more distinct difference between this collection and the normal RTW collections.
   • Once the preserve of haute couture designers, London Fashion Week is embracing the clothing revolution by giving official recognition to the high street and supermarkets.
   • Constantly alter your new look with a dizzying range of haute couture hair accessories to keep everyone guessing.
   • She's just scooped one of the world's top fashion awards, but will the rising star of haute couture ever manage to escape her famous father's orbit?
   • Most of the western haute couture houses are represented in Moscow, mainly in the Kuznetsky Most district just north of Red Square.
   • These women wear haute couture clothes of silk and ermine set off with expensive pearl jewelry.
   • Slender of thigh and elfin of feature, she proceeds to conjure up a world in which haute couture is seamlessly entwined with high culture.
   • While Mr Saint Laurent's house of haute couture will close, the name will not disappear.
   • Now that he wants to retire, Pierre Cardin, the legendary designer who brought haute couture to a women's ready-to-wear line, is discovering the disadvantage of marketing to the masses.
   • The retirement of Parisian style giant Yves Saint Laurent marks the end of an era for haute couture, fashionistas said this week.
   • Internationally acclaimed Beri showcased a combination of ethnic and western outfits while presenting her haute couture collection.
   • He was thrilled at the unexpected turn of events that brought him into the world of haute couture and top designers.
   • Whether they are haute couture, designer trousers, or ripped jeans, V-necks can be tucked in or left out of pants, to create the perfect look.
   • The leading lights of international haute couture fawned over her.
   • Upon seeing some of the beaded garments, she revealed that she used to work for haute couture beading and embroidery institution House of Lesage in Paris.
   • Born in Stockholm, Sweden, the artist trained for three years in design crafts and haute couture dressmaking and created one-off garments sold in boutiques in Stockholm.
   • The gallery is also littered with timeless examples of haute couture.