Meanings
- uncountableHigh fashion as produced in Paris and imitated in other fashion capitals such as New York, London, and Milan.
But there are, unquestionably, parts of the clothes conversation that are less accessible than others. Most notably, the haute couture.
2018 June 30, Vanessa Friedman, “Why We Cover High Fashion”, in The New York Times, →ISSN - uncountableThe fashion houses or fashion designers that create exclusive and often trendsetting fashions.
- uncountableAny unique stylish design made to order for wealthy and high-status clients.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchhaute couture“haute couture, high fashion”
- Englishhaute couture
Unadapted borrowing from French haute couture (“haute couture, high fashion”), from haute (“high, elegant”) + couture (“sewing”).
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan alta costura
- alta costurafashion houses or designers
Chinese Mandarin 高級訂製服裝 /高级订制服装
- 高級訂製服裝 /高级订制服装 (gāojí dìngzhì fúzhuāng)high fashion produced in Paris
Dutch haute couture, haute couture
- haute couturehigh fashion produced in Paris
- haute couturefashion houses or designers
- haute couturestylish design
- Franse modeFrench fashion
Finnish haute couture, huippumuoti
- haute couturehigh fashion produced in Paris
- huippumuotifashion houses or designers
- huippumuotistylish design
- ranskalainen muotiFrench fashion
Hungarian előkelő/párizsi divat, a nagy/vezető divatcégek/divatházak/divattervezők
- előkelő/párizsi divathigh fashion produced in Paris
- a nagy/vezető divatcégek/divatházak/divattervezőkfashion houses or designers
- divatos ruhastylish design
- francia divatFrench fashion
Indonesian haute couture, adibusana
- haute couturehigh fashion produced in Paris
- adibusanahigh fashion produced in Paris
Japanese オートクチュール
- オートクチュール (ōto kuchūru)high fashion produced in Paris
Portuguese alta costura
- alta costurafashion houses or designers
Spanish alta costura, alta costura
- alta costurahigh fashion produced in Paris
- alta costurafashion houses or designers
Cite this entry
haute couture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haute%20couture
“haute couture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haute%20couture. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “haute couture,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haute%20couture.
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