How to Use couturier in a Sentence
couturier
noun-
The film is set in the meticulous world of a 1950s couturier.
— Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2017 -
It’s hard to guess whether the sharp-tongued couturier would have cared either way.
— Bob Morris, Town & Country, 6 Aug. 2019 -
Traditionally, the job of the couturier had been to cater to the day-to-night wardrobe needs of women of means.
— Vogue, 28 Jan. 2022 -
Grand shapes were back again for Fall, but this time Jacobs was looking in the mirror, rather than at the couturiers of old.
— Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2019 -
The designer, who has something of a couturier’s touch, knew just how to correct the fit.
— Olivia Hosken, Town & Country, 7 Apr. 2022 -
The couturier Emanuel Ungaro died on Saturday at the age of 86.
— Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2019 -
Bradleys was a top London furrier and couturier set up in the 1860s.
— Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 8 June 2018 -
In the ‘60s and ‘70s, the couturier’s influence was immense.
— Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 4 June 2021 -
And, in the late 1960s, Yves Saint Laurent became one of the first couturiers to champion ready-to-wear versions of their work.
— Matthew Dalton, WSJ, 15 Jan. 2017 -
Isabel Toledo, who died last week of breast cancer, at the age of fifty-nine, was in a class by herself as a couturier.
— Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2019 -
And even Jackie Kennedy shopped with Parisian couturiers.
— Erika Harwood, Vanities, 5 Apr. 2017 -
The sister duo also had the task of opening the show together in a style inspired by the hour-long runway shows of the couturiers in Paris.
— Steff Yotka, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2018 -
For the engagement, the duchess wore a navy long sleeve dress with a white tiered skirt by British couturier Bruce Oldfield, a pearl necklace, black heels, and a black clutch.
— Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Feb. 2019 -
The couturier had equally fond words for Paco Rabanne, who passed away last month at 88.
— Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2023 -
However, the brand first caught the eye of royal couturier Norman Hartnell in 1947 for its use of much brighter hues.
— Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 19 June 2018 -
However, Gabrielle was the first female couturier to create a scent for her House.
— Allyson Portee, Forbes, 16 Apr. 2021 -
Way insists that Lowe should be considered on the level of a couturier.
— Rachel Tashjian, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2023 -
The dress code did not disappoint, as more than 100 guests wore handmade masks and costumes worthy of a couturier.
— Vogue, 28 Oct. 2023 -
Perhaps the tongue-in-cheek couturier, for whom humor came naturally, put the bar too high, or maybe Viard simply does not want to rock the boat.
— Thomas Adamson, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2022 -
Near her stands the couturier, whose eye and nose form the shape of scissors; his shadow unfurling into a ribbon.
— Vogue, 18 May 2022 -
Among the items on display is a romantic evening gown by couturier Coco Chanel.
— Nadine Daher, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2020 -
Azzedine is the great couturier, and any list without him would be incomplete.
— Kin Woo, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2022 -
The Spanish couturier praised one of the dresses in the collection, embroidered with lily of the valley patterns.
— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 16 Nov. 2023 -
Rihanna drapes these childhood memories in the most decadent fabrics stitched by some of the most skilled couturiers in the world.
— Tanisha C. Ford, The Atlantic, 7 June 2019 -
Hartnell’s triumph led to him becoming the Queen’s official couturier for the rest of her life.
— Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 18 May 2018 -
At 97, the French haute couturier Pierre Cardin still conjures designs daily in his office.
— Charlene K. Lau, The Atlantic, 28 July 2019 -
At the moment, the only other artist there is the couturier Christian Lacroix, who is designing costumes for a new opera.
— Rhonda Garelick, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2023 -
Complete with a fancy pair of gloves, this evening gown from Australian couturier Alex Perry is a head-turner.
— Jaimie Potters, ELLE, 24 Sep. 2022 -
Another show spotlighting the couturier’s love of florals will begin in the fall.
— Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 July 2024 -
The dress, made by couturier Fiona Clare, featured a classic A-line skirt, long, slightly exaggerated sleeves, and embroidery on the hemline and cuffs.
— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 July 2024
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