couturier
pronunciation
How to pronounce couturier in British English:
UK [kuˈtjʊərieɪ]
How to pronounce couturier in American English:
US [kuˈtʊrieɪ]
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- Noun:
- someone who designs clothing
Word Origin
- couturier (n.)
- 1899, "male dressmaker or fashion designer," from French couture "sewing, dressmaking" (see couture). Couturière "dressmaker" is from 1818.
Example
- 1. The shoes were designed by the top couturier in milan .
- 2. He also works like a top couturier by first designing his new creations on paper and then testing them in his penthouse atelier .
- 3. Victorian interior design and decorating ideas by robert couturier .
- 4. Uk culture minister , barbara follett , has placed a temporary export bar on eleven dresses designed by the early 20th-century french couturier madeleine vionnet .