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Refers to high-end dressmaking (haute couture), in which exclusive, custom-made, and handcrafted fashion is designed and produced by leading fashion houses.
Die Stars trugen auf dem roten Teppich atemberaubende Kleider aus der neuesten Couture-Kollektion.
The stars wore breathtaking dresses from the latest couture collection on the red carpet.
'Couture' is a word from French and the short form of 'Haute Couture', which means 'high-end dressmaking'. In German, it is used to refer to exclusive, handcrafted designer fashion.
Auf der Pariser Modewoche wurde die neueste Couture präsentiert.
The latest couture was presented at Paris Fashion Week.
The word 'Couture' belongs to the specialized language of the fashion industry. It is used when talking about luxury fashion, designers, and fashion shows. In normal everyday life, it is rarely used.
Nur wenige Designer auf der Welt dürfen ihre Mode als Couture bezeichnen.
Only a few designers in the world are allowed to describe their fashion as couture.
'Couture' is very often used as the first part of compound nouns to show that something belongs to the world of haute couture. Typical examples are 'ein Couture-Kleid' (a couture dress), 'eine Couture-Show' (a couture show), or 'ein Couture-Designer' (a couture designer).
Das Museum stellt einige der berühmtesten Couture-Kleider des 20. Jahrhunderts aus.
The museum is exhibiting some of the most famous couture dresses of the 20th century.