Meaning of couturière | Babel Free

Definitions

A woman who runs a business in custom-made fashion.

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“Considering the enormous cost⟳ of the gowns, which the countess had insisted Leah needed, she imagined the couturière’s fees for such work⟳ would be equally as hefty.”

“Many of Chanel’s biographers give⟳ the impression that she became a couturière by chance or whim, whereas in fact she had strong business sense⟳ and the backing of an intelligent, influential partner in Boy Capel.”

“A positive note⟳ today was a visit⟳ by Aunt Emily’s couturière to measure⟳ me for some ‘appropriately fashionable gowns’ as if we Americans have⟳ no idea of fashion or style.”

“In just moments a skirt is conceived, designed and crafted as the couturière constructs the garment “in any way that might strike⟳ her fancy.””

“In her early years she [Coco Chanel] wanted to sing⟳ on stage⟳, rather than to become⟳ a couturière.”

“The couturiere was most exacting with her tape while she kept up a steady flow⟳ of compliments concerning Juliana’s trim waist, full bosom, and long line of leg for one as petite as she.”

“A couturiere wearing a competitor’s gown was like⟳ a brewer drinking the ale made in another distillery, an act of betrayal.”

“Madame du Sey announced that they were not to see⟳ a couturier, but a couturiere!”

“She’s bringing in a couturiere from Paris to design⟳ our gowns.”

“As the couturiere pricked the needle into her upper thigh, she murmured, “This little puzzle could make⟳ the evening much, much more fun than I anticipated.””

“Elsa Schiaparelli was another case of a couturiere with a transatlantic life who ended up spending most of the war in New York, leaving her Paris firm in the hands of trusted managers. Similarly, Bruyère, another well-esteemed Paris couturiere, resettled in New York for the war.”

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