How to Use haute couture in a Sentence

haute couture

noun
  • Some of the world’s most innovative artists are dancing at the club in their haute couture.
    Rachel Hahn, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2018
  • Now, dogs are getting in on the Italian city's sartorial scene with a new line of haute couture for canines.
    Colleen Barry, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2018
  • In one way or another, fashion is about the pursuit of the new, even — perhaps especially — in haute couture.
    Cathy Horyn, The Cut, 26 Jan. 2018
  • While fashion hogs the spotlight in Milan, tourism—namely the fantastic range of hotels—deserves as much attention as haute couture.
    Hannah Seligson, Town & Country, 15 Dec. 2017
  • Emmons mixes classic haute couture imagery with startlingly modern elements, blurring the line between ad and art.
    Andrea Alonso, Los Angeles Magazine, 1 Mar. 2018
  • Yara Shahidi looked elegant in a coral lace embroidered dress with a leather belt from the brand’s spring/summer 2017 haute couture collection.
    Lindzi Scharf, latimes.com, 4 Mar. 2018
  • Unsurprisingly, this look was designed by Christian Lacroix, the French haute couture designer.
    Emilia Petrarca, The Cut, 7 Feb. 2018
  • But Chanel's presence at the retailer was often limited to fragrance, much to the disappointment of beauty devotees looking for the perfect haute couture lip.
    Marissa Miller, Teen Vogue, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Parisians are generally quite stylish, but that doesn’t necessarily mean extravagant haute couture outfits—instead, think casual chic.
    Lily Heise Of Context Travel, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2018
  • The fall 2018 haute couture shows took place this week in Paris, France.
    Emilia Petrarca, The Cut, 6 July 2018
  • Rosamund Pike in Dior haute couture at the Golden Globes.
    Alice Newbold, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Valentino is a tribute to the haute couture and all the over-the-top display of wealth that comes with it.
    Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 May 2022
  • Her attire, never off the cuff, is a study of style, class and 1960s haute couture.
    Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Mar. 2022
  • The haute couture metallic silver lamé gown featured a large bow across the bust and a long cape that draped down to the floor.
    Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Some of the petites mains who create haute couture have worked there since the time of the house’s founder, Hubert de Givenchy.
    Alexandra Marshall, WSJ, 4 Oct. 2020
  • She’s the angel on high, there to serve those who come to pray at the altar of haute couture wedding gowns.
    Shannon Carlin, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2021
  • My first film was about Valentino, which was the opposite end of the spectrum — the world of haute couture.
    Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2022
  • No place embodies the spirit of haute couture quite like the Plaza Athénée.
    Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2024
  • This piece made waves in 2000 when John Galliano sent it down the Dior haute couture runway.
    Cara Kelly, USA TODAY, 9 May 2018
  • The haute couture house is known for its eccentric work.
    Dallas News, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Models, decked out in the brightest and boldest beauty looks for all of the haute couture shows.
    Alaina Demopoulos, Allure, 27 Jan. 2022
  • Like Mariah is one day in haute couture but is in Levi’s running around town.
    Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2021
  • Here are some highlights of the last day of haute couture week fall-winter displays.
    Washington Post, 4 July 2018
  • In a nod to haute couture fashion, the engraved pleated motif on the edge of the dial of the Égérie is inspired by the pleats on a skirt.
    Carol Besler, Robb Report, 13 Jan. 2022
  • It’s at Lady Dant’s that Mrs. Harris gets her first taste of haute couture.
    Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2022
  • Platform/chunky boots or shoes, statement pieces, haute couture are the best things to pair a New Bedstuy piece with.
    Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Over the course of a weekend, students from all across the world convene in Florence, Italy, known for its deep roots in haute couture.
    Marissa Miller, Teen Vogue, 26 Mar. 2018
  • According to Vogue Paris, the gown is an haute couture dress from Chanel that took a total of 1,054 hours to construct.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Nathalie Emmanuel Nathalie Emmanuel brought a touch of haute couture to the event in a burgundy Chanel fall 2019 haute couture strapless dress.
    Ty Gaskins, WWD, 24 Sep. 2024
  • But then there are the surprises—like when the measurements for an haute couture bust might change as a bride gets closer to her wedding.
    Amy Verner, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2024

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