1
: the business of designing, making, and selling fashionable custom-made clothing
the world of Paris couture
2
: the designers and establishments engaged in couture
For more than a century, the couture was the undisputed fashion source for women in the Western world.—
Bernadine Morris
Bernadine Morris3
: the clothes created by couture
For them, buying French couture has become a status symbol, something to rack up along with their brand-new BMWs and their hacienda-style villas …—Vogue
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: of, relating to, or being high-end custom-made fashion
Neither are these designers unduly concerned about styles that lend themselves to being folded and packed—the couture clientele travels with trunks, not duffel bags, and, presumably, there is always someone on the other end to take care of the wrinkles.—Bernadine Morris
Bernadine MorrisHowever, Owens credits his success to the ease of what he calls his "T-shirt versions of couture dresses."—David Colman
David ColmanExamples of couture in a Sentence
Noun
The book discusses the relationship between culture and couture.
I can't afford to wear couture.
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Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Utilizing the ornate and often colorful technique for the designer’s creations, the style features throughout Elie Saab’s collections over the years, notably in the early 2010s and incorporated in the designer’s couture curations.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
Focus showed a sneak peek of its brand-new trailer for Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, a whimsical, heartwarming comedy starring Lesley Manville as a British housekeeper whose dream of owning a couture Christian dress and travels to Paris.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Apr. 2022
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Noun
Beneath the sandstone cliffs of Diriyah, on a runway at the UNESCO World Heritage site, models strutted couture from Vivienne Westwood and Stella McCartney, giving the recent Riyadh Fashion Week global cache.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Utilizing the ornate and often colorful technique for the designer’s creations, the style features throughout Elie Saab’s collections over the years, notably in the early 2010s and incorporated in the designer’s couture curations.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
The pandemic gave them the space and time to develop semi-couture line Judassime, with a first collection revealed in 2021, one day before the Royal Academy of Fine Arts’ traditional annual student fashion showcase as a tongue-in-cheek nod to their unsuccessful applications.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
Focus showed a sneak peek of its brand-new trailer for Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, a whimsical, heartwarming comedy starring Lesley Manville as a British housekeeper whose dream of owning a couture Christian dress and travels to Paris.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Apr. 2022
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“Couture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/couture. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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