Definition of "haute couture" [haute couture]

• The leading establishments or designers for the creation of exclusive fashions. (noun)
• The creation of exclusive fashions. (noun)
• The fashions created. (noun)

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• "What I am really looking for is something more like a traditional "mullet" -- all business on top (Tom Ford) and a big old gay haute couture party down below (Olivier Theyskens)."