- the occupation of a couturier; dressmaking and designing.
- fashion designers or couturiers collectively.
- the clothes and related articles designed by such designers.
- the business establishments of such designers, especially where clothes are made to order.
- created or produced by a fashion designer: couture clothes.
- being, having, or suggesting the style, quality, etc., of a fashion designer; very fashionable:the couture look.
- high-fashion designing and dressmaking
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