How to Use haute couture in a Sentence

haute couture

noun
  • As with all great haute couture, the artistry was in the details.
    — Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
  • So, here’s to trying something new (and chic enough for haute couture).
    — Essence, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Here are some highlights of the last day of haute couture week fall-winter displays.
    — Washington Post, 4 July 2018
  • Granted, the stage often lends itself less to haute couture than hot garbage.
    — Alex Prewitt, SI.com, 22 July 2019
  • The Tarkhan dress, on the other hand, is ancient haute couture.
    — National Geographic, 18 Feb. 2016
  • Working with the maison marked her first time shooting haute couture.
    — Amy Verner, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2023
  • 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
  • The haute couture is offered alongside a menu that is also made to measure.
    — Max Vadukul, Town & Country, 28 Nov. 2017
  • His staff dressed in the white work coats that were traditional in haute couture houses.
    — Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2020
  • Some of the world’s most innovative artists are dancing at the club in their haute couture.
    — Rachel Hahn, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2018
  • There were hundreds of extras on that set, and everyone was dressed in space haute couture.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
  • 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
  • What happens if the Chinese lose their appetite for haute couture?
    — Carol Ryan, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2020
  • 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
  • The fall 2018 haute couture shows took place this week in Paris, France.
    — Emilia Petrarca, The Cut, 6 July 2018
  • In the end, Grande ended up with chunky gold highlights that felt more haute couture than early aughts.
    — Sophia Panych, Allure, 6 Jan. 2025
  • After all, this is a night for the industry's shiniest stars to show up and out in the hottest haute couture.
    — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The custom Givenchy haute couture ensemble just about oozed cool.
    — Amber Rambharose, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
  • This was the inaugural runway show for the haute couture brand on African soil.
    — Bird Story Agency, Quartz, 19 Jan. 2023
  • 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 results of the students’ work are being shown alongside the haute couture looks that inspired them.
    — Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
  • No place embodies the spirit of haute couture quite like the Plaza Athénée.
    — Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2024
  • All three were established names in the field of European haute couture.
    — Dr. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • 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
  • France remains the land of haute couture and fashion shows that attract people from around the world several times a year.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
  • There were considerable tantrums breaking out all over as the deadlines for the haute couture runway shows grew near.
    — Matt Tyrnauer, Vanity Fair, 20 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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