How to Use haute couture in a Sentence

haute couture

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  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • This was the inaugural runway show for the haute couture brand on African soil.
    — Bird Story Agency, Quartz, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Granted, the stage often lends itself less to haute couture than hot garbage.
    — Alex Prewitt, SI.com, 22 July 2019
  • Last month during the haute couture in Paris, Viard emerged from backstage without Lagerfeld to acknowledge the crowd at the end of the show.
    — Jessica Iredale, Town & Country, 19 Feb. 2019
  • What happens if the Chinese lose their appetite for haute couture?
    — Carol Ryan, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2020
  • His staff dressed in the white work coats that were traditional in haute couture houses.
    — Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2020
  • Working with the maison marked her first time shooting haute couture.
    — Amy Verner, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2023
  • If the sheets and towels offer a little bit of fashion, the sinks and toilets approach the level of haute couture.
    — Sarah Medford, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2020
  • The house remains dedicated to the traditions and schedules of the haute couture, but with a twist.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 26 May 2021
  • The Elie Saab haute couture sequin design was backless with a unique high collar, high slit and ruffly detail at the waist.
    — Leanne Italie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2019
  • Attending the brand's fall/winter 2022 haute couture show this past July, the actress wowed in a hot pink tulle dress.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Oct. 2022
  • The next internship was at the haute couture atelier of Christian Dior on the Avenue Montaigne.
    — Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2020
  • 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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