Couturier definitions and example sentences on Wordnik

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But it must not be believed that the modern couturier is the first who has known how to draw up big bills, or that the modern lingčre is the first who has dared to charge two hundred dollars for a chemise and half as much for a pocket-handkerchief.

—Lippincott's Magazine, October 1885

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noun An establishment engaged in couture.
noun One who designs for or owns such an establishment.

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[Designer] Edith [Head] and [couturier] Hubert [de Givenchy] focused on colors. — Audrey Hepburn
Their clothes no longer looked as if they came from a couturier or a high-class tailor. — Maigret and the Killer - Georges Simenon - 98
Yves Saint Laurent, master couturier and fashion pioneer, was often described as a genius, virtuoso, and visionary. — San Francisco Sentinel
At The Duchess world premiere in London, The young star of 'The Duchess' scores maximum fashion points for choosing a dress by the hottest young couturier in Paris right now, for the film's premiere in Leicester Square, on Wednesday night. — Celebrity Pictures
The "Dancer, couturier, superheavyweight boxer, neo-plasticist and rapper" but threw me for a loop. — MetaFilter