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Recent Examples of couture
Her approach is more three-dimensional, drawing on everything from vintage magazine archives and glamorous couture to text exchanges with Charli XCX.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025
With a calm of sorts before the January 20 storm, mild cheek-pinching like your Great Aunt used to do at family weddings is much more in fashion in the early days of 2025 than the controversy courting that has been the cultural couture of the town for the past decade.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
The designer blends her high-tech elements alongside more traditional couture techniques such as hand-pleating, draping and embroidery.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 15 Jan. 2025
Awards season has commenced, and our social media feeds have been inundated with viral celebrity moments, glamorous couture, and of course, flawless red carpet makeup inspiration.
—Melony Forcier, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025
With a calm of sorts before the January 20 storm, mild cheek-pinching like your Great Aunt used to do at family weddings is much more in fashion in the early days of 2025 than the controversy courting that has been the cultural couture of the town for the past decade.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
The designer blends her high-tech elements alongside more traditional couture techniques such as hand-pleating, draping and embroidery.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 15 Jan. 2025
Awards season has commenced, and our social media feeds have been inundated with viral celebrity moments, glamorous couture, and of course, flawless red carpet makeup inspiration.
—Melony Forcier, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for couture
Noun
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Since then, until now, the offer has been free tailoring for a year, with a date-stamp on the receipt and inside the garment pocket.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
13 Jan. 2025
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When worn with tailoring or a feminine skirt, a windbreaker or anorak adds a level of in-the-know contrast, but these pieces will look just a cool in your off-duty ensembles.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
8 Jan. 2025
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Retail stocks were also pulled into negative territory, as British sportswear retailer JD Sports tumbled to the bottom of the Stoxx 600 after lowering its profit guidance.—
Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
14 Jan. 2025
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The 47-year-old artist recently targeted the popular sportswear manufacturer in a lengthy rant.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
8 Jan. 2025
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That’s the case at Walmart right now, where hundreds of trending pieces of clothing, outerwear, shoes, and accessories are discounted by up to 72 percent.—
Rachel Trujillo,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Instead, the focus was two-fold: timeless style featuring classic fabrics like shearling, leather and denim; and high-performance outerwear that innovated with cutting-edge materials.—
Scarlett Conlon,
CNN,
22 Jan. 2025
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The main focus is Divine G (Colman Domingo), a talented performer and playwright who has been falsely imprisoned, but the movie’s power comes from its ensemble made up of actual RTA alumni who are naturals on camera.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
18 Jan. 2025
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Enter: his latest off-duty ensemble, snapped recently in Paris.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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That said, cozy loungewear is especially welcome during the chillier winter months.—
Kristine Thomason,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Jan. 2025
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Since loungewear is meant to be comfortable, Storq only sources fabrics that are breathable, soft, and stretchy.—
Casey Clark,
Parents,
3 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Over in Sweden, one activewear brand, Sisterly Tribe, just released their new Scandi Luxe collection.—
Nadja Sayej,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Before her cancer diagnosis, the author had a closet full of activewear and a pantry full of smoothie powders and skin-care supplements.—
Sue Williamson,
Allure,
23 Jan. 2025
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Near the top of the slit of the frock, Good’s dress featured a subtle detail — a few gold buttons.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
15 Jan. 2025
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Erivo is starting the year strong with her custom Loewe frock.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Couture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couture. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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