haute couture

Definition

High fashion as produced in Paris and imitated in other fashion capitals such as New York, London, and Milan.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French haute couture (“haute couture, high fashion”), from haute (“high, elegant”) + couture (“sewing”).

Example Sentences

• "But there are, unquestionably, parts of the clothes conversation that are less accessible than others. Most notably, the haute couture."