couture
时装
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Instead, they focus on designing true couture clothing for their clients who have very active social lives, but also hold important professional day jobs and are fashion-forward in their thinking.
the design and manufacture of fashionable clothes to a client's specific requirements and measurements.
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The selection of textiles range from a fragment of printed cotton purchased at a flea market to Parisian 'couture' gowns, African wall hangings and Turkish robes.
designer ready-to-wear has taken over from 'couture' as the focus of interest
It is amazing how the simple button, tassel and Ottoman quilting was raised to the altar of 'couture' art.
Hence my production has taken the form of everything from gallery installations to computer programs to 'couture' dresses to CDs and books, all using the same language.
London 'couture' houses
It also didn't hurt that his 'couture' leanings elevated the designs to new heights of cool and desirability.
Sliding open the room's closet, she pulled out a plastic-wrapped 'couture' masterpiece.
If you have a taste for the 'couture' side of sewing, try a Hong Kong finish on all raw edges.
The reality is that any fashion, whether it is the latest 'couture' gown or hair accessory like a scrunchie can work in the appropriate circumstances.
Knit, leather, denim and 'couture' creations were paraded down the runway by the leggy models in the form of gowns, pantsuits and ensembles that displayed an array of splashy colors.
The French were all dripping in their finest 'couture' , but Paris fashion was pretty dull in those days, to be honest.
But the splendour of the details reflected the skill of the seamstresses who spend hundreds of hours on each made-to-measure 'couture' creation.
I guess, I just find it strange still that people would starve themselves to fit into some impossible 'couture' creation.
Today, so we are led to believe, we can create our own fashion statements by buying across the spectrum from charity shops to 'couture' houses.
We like any woman who can slip into a 'couture' gown and kick her foot higher than her head.
This site is based on the concept of ‘tribes’ - groups with a shared, central interest, from 'couture' clothing to cigars.
Also, it is tied to outdated models of brand-loyalty and presumes a familiarity with the work of 'couture' houses.
The first one is the 'couture' label, which translates some forms of traditional Indian techniques like batik, tie and dye, and vegetable dye prints into contemporary silhouettes.
His clothes are neither ready-to-wear nor 'couture' - they are startling constructions which can frighten people.
For those unfamiliar with the finer points of 'couture' , silk jersey is not a shiny pullover.
For almost four decades, seamstresses in this sprawling sweatshop churned out what was once the height of haut 'couture' .
They move among us, half-noticed and nameless, dressed in the discount off-the-rack 'couture' of the South Asian sweatshops.
Instead, they focus on designing true 'couture' clothing for their clients who have very active social lives, but also hold important professional day jobs and are fashion-forward in their thinking.
Prices for the 'couture' run around $70 for shirts and up to $625 for leather jackets.
He is a beau, a French Mr Darcy, dressed in the latest designer 'couture' and with his hair worn in the disordered chic of the style à la Titus.
Social change was documented through the fashion pages, and '50s 'couture' gave way to mini skirts and trouser suits, which in turn gave way to kaftans and kimonos.
they were dressed in size eight printed-silk 'couture'
For the bold and the beautiful of Los Angeles, architectural collections now rival 'couture' wardrobes.
With a 'couture' frock costing as much as a term's student loan, high fashion is a minority pursuit.
‘They want an oasis of calm that is private and intimate,’ says the man who charges £1, 000 for a private 'couture' cut in his central London home.
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