From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhaute couturehaute cou‧ture /ˌəʊt kuːˈtjʊə $ ˌoʊt kuːˈtʊr/ noun [uncountable] DFCBBthe business of making and selling expensive and fashionable clothes for women —haute couturier noun [countable]
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haute couture• Of course, Super Show is not about haute couture, but about haute profits.• Bazaar, which keeps track of spending trends in haute couture and dry goods, notes that luxury is back.• I wondered what this splashy display of interracial haute couture meant to her.Origin haute couture (1900-2000) French “high sewing” 