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haute couture

[oht koo-toor, oht koo-tyr] / ˌoʊt kuˈtʊər, oʊt kuˈtür /
NOUN
high fashion
Synonyms
WEAK
Seventh Avenue designer fashion fashion design garment industry rag trade

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"The Devil Wears Prada 2" debuted atop the North American box office this weekend, industry estimates showed Sunday, 20 years after the hit original took audiences inside the cutthroat world of haute couture.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

He did a poorly received grunge collection that incoherently tried to marry haute couture with thrift-store shabbiness, and was fired for it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

According to Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins, experimenting with haute couture can serve as a confidence booster.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

Outside of Loewe, tomatoes have appeared as a recurring motif in haute couture.

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2025

Then the fad spread to two fashion designers who used the shoes to peddle something else — haute couture.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell