couturiers
High fashion designers
Couturiers are designers and makers of high-fashion clothing, particularly those who create original, custom-fitted garments for individual clients.
The term carries associations with French fashion houses and exclusive craftsmanship: The couturiers of Paris set trends that ready-to-wear brands follow.
A couturier runs or works in a couture house, creating pieces that are handmade and often prohibitively expensive.
Creative professional's workspace
- bespokeMade to individual specifications
- drapingArranging cloth loosely
- fittingSuitable or proper
- seamstressOne who stitches garments
muslin · toile · stitching · embroidery · beading · handwork · construction · cutting
Paved path for planes
- collectionGathered set of items
- ParisFrance's chief city
- MilanLombardy's capital city
- Fashion WeekScheduled designer presentation series
debut · presentation · lookbook · editorial · Vogue · ready-to-wear · prêt-à-porter · fashion house
French haute couture house
- DiorFrench luxury fashion house
- GivenchyFrench luxury fashion house
- BalenciagaSpanish-founded luxury brand
- ValentinoSilent era matinee idol
Yves Saint Laurent · Lacroix · Gaultier · McQueen · Galliano · Versace · Armani · Westwood
People famous for attending events
- heiressesWomen who inherit fortunes
- royaltyPayment for usage rights
- celebritiesWell-known public figures
- debutantesWomen debuting socially
patrons · muses · fittings · commissions · appointments · measurements · consultations · wardrobe
atelier
Creative professional's workspace
seamstress · muslin · toile · stitching · embroidery · beading · handwork · construction · cutting · sewing
runway
Paved path for planes
- collectionGathered set of items
- ParisFrance's chief city
- MilanLombardy's capital city
Fashion Week · debut · presentation · lookbook · editorial · Vogue · ready-to-wear · prêt-à-porter · fashion house · silhouette
Chanel
French haute couture house
- DiorFrench luxury fashion house
- GivenchyFrench luxury fashion house
- BalenciagaSpanish-founded luxury brand
Valentino · Yves Saint Laurent · Lacroix · Gaultier · McQueen · Galliano · Versace · Armani · Westwood · Hubert
socialites
People famous for attending events
- heiressesWomen who inherit fortunes
- royaltyPayment for usage rights
- celebritiesWell-known public figures
debutantes · patrons · muses · fittings · commissions · appointments · measurements · consultations · wardrobe · trousseau
- fashion industryfashion, fashion design, fashion designers, fashion shows, fashion week
- fashion worldgowns, designers, dresses, fashion icons, runway models
- ParisEiffel Tower, Louvre, Notre-Dame, Seine, Montmartre
- trendsetterstrendsetter, trendsetters, influencer, fashionistas, style icons
- textile artisansweavers, embroiderers, stitchers, needleworkers, knitters