haute couture
noun/ˌəʊt kuˈtjʊə(r)/
/ˌəʊt kuˈtʊr/
[uncountable] (from French)- the business of making fashionable and expensive clothes; the clothes made in this business
- the world of haute couture
Word OriginFrench, literally ‘high dressmaking’.Want to learn more?
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