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	Haute Couture, Its Meaning and Role in Fashion Today - Fashion History
		Couture means dressmaking, sewing, or needlework and haute means elegant or high, so the two combined imply excellent artistry with the fashioning of garments.
		The purchase of a haute couture model garment is at the top level of hand customised fashion design and clothing construction made by a couture design house.
		A model haute couture garment is made specifically for the wearer's measurements and body stance.
	www.fashion-era.com /haute_couture.htm (1819 words)

	Fashion Icon: Couture 101
		The purpose of Haute Couture was to provide a laboratory where a designer's creativity could be expressed freely enough to develop original models every year that would subsequently be made to measure for their clients.
		Haute Couture has a strongly revered trickle down effect on the French economy, of which Fashion is the leader.
		Couture is a global force to be reckoned with, as its influence is seen everywhere from designer collections to poorly made copies spawned from "lesser-quality" houses.
	www.fashion-icon.com /seasonless/couture.html (516 words)

	Elegant-Lifestyle.com: Clothing: Fashion: The Grand French Haute Couture Houses
		Not only do women wearing haute couture look like the outfit has been made on them, some couturiers like the legendary Balenciaga (1895-1972) were and are able to improve the figure of their clients through their magic art of tailoring.
		In order to qualify for the distinction of 'haute couture', established couturiers are required to make the designs at their own premises with a staff of at least 20.
		Putting a price tag on haute couture fashion is obviously difficult as prices vary between the different couturiers, vary from outfit to outfit, the type of material and vary according to the amount of work that goes into making it for you.
	www.elegant-lifestyle.com /haute_couture.htm (1751 words)

	Haute couture sur QuébecTop » Trouvez haute couture
		Haute couture sur QuébecTop » Trouvez haute couture
		En effet, un défilé de haute couture se révèle en général le coup d'envoi d'une nouvelle tendance pour la mode.
		Couture patron gratuit : En couture, les patrons pour vêtements vous aideront à travailler dans les meilleures...
	www.qctop.com /articles/haute-couture.htm (287 words)

	What Exactly is Haute Couture?
		Couture means dressmaking, sewing, or needlework and haute means elegant or high, so the two combined imply excellent artistry with the fashioning of garments.
		The purchase of a haute couture model garment is at the top level of hand customized fashion design and clothing construction made by a couture design house.
		What haute couture does do is create a relationship between the house and their client and guarantee that the client will buy other pieces from their normal fashion lines.
	www.lumana.com /archivearticles/Fashion/articles/hautecouture.htm (359 words)

	Haute Couture \| Thematic Essay \| Timeline of Art History \| The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The persistence of the haute couture is as roundly questioned and doubted and debated as the survival of painting or the supposed death of Broadway.
		The couture house is customarily composed of two parts, one devoted to dressmaking (flou), the other devoted to tailoring (tailleur) of suits and coats.
		The haute couture persists in providing us with a paragon of the most beautiful clothing that can be envisioned and made in any time.
	www.metmuseum.org /toah/hd/haut/hd_haut.htm (667 words)

	What is Haute Couture? — FactMonster.com
		To be called a haute couture house, a business must belong to the Syndical Chamber for Haute Couture in
		Made from scratch for each customer, haute couture clothing typically requires three fittings.
		Despite the small market, designers maintain haute couture operations partly because the prestige helps sell other products, such as perfume, cosmetics, and their ready-to-wear lines available in stores.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0878229.html (324 words)

	Fashion History Costume Trends and Eras, Trends Victorians - Haute Couture
		The costume history and development of haute couture and the Chambre Syndicale.
		Regency, Romantic, Victorian, Edwardian, Flapper,1940's Utility Rationing, Dior's New Look, 1960's Mini dress, 1970's Disco, 1980's New Romantics, Power Dressing, Haute Couture, Royal Robes, Fashion Semiotics, and Body Adornment, each retro fashion era, and future fashion trends are all defined.
		We've also outlined the history of Jewellery, Perfumes, Cosmetics, Corsetry and Underwear manipulation of the body silhouette.
	www.fashion-era.com (496 words)

	sommaire mode (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Haute couture was invented there at the end of the 19th century and has felt most at home there ever since.
		Paris, whose influence in the world of fashion may even go as far back as the court of Louis XIV, still ranks as the capital of haute couture, with its crafts and its almost legendary fashion houses of international renown, its extravagances and its unique savoir faire.
		Generation after generation, it breathes new life into haute couture, this luxurious and ephemeral art which, undoubtedly, must go on evolving if it is to survive.
	www.diplomatie.gouv.fr /label_france/ENGLISH/DOSSIER/MODE/MOD.html (219 words)

	Fashion—What is Haute Couture?
		Haute means "high" or "elegant." Couture literally means "sewing," but has come to indicate the business of designing, creating, and selling custom-made, high fashion women's clothes.
		To be called a haute couture house, a business must belong to the Syndical Chamber for Haute Couture in Paris, which is regulated by the French Department of Industry.
		Despite the small market, designers maintain haute couture operations partly because the prestige helps sell other products, such as perfume, cosmetics, and their ready-to-wear lines available in stores.
	www.infoplease.com /spot/fashionside1.html (335 words)

	Paris Haute Couture Show Spring 2004
		Today, at the haute couture shows, we see “daywear” as part of the collection, when once upon time, it was mostly gowns.
		Haute couture designers have to dress women who are at home in a corporate boardroom and the gala opening of the opera.
		In terms of a sports team who goes through a process of rebuilding after dominating the arena for some time, haute couture is undergoing the same rebuilding process as it adapts to this new world of the second millennium.
	www.fashionwindows.com /fashion_review/paris/HCS04.asp (579 words)

	The Cult Of Couture - Forbes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		But in fashion parlance, haute couture is something very specific: A garment that is completely custom-made, from impeccable lining to hand-stitched hem.
		Couture is also a serious investment--like a work of art that is displayed on the body rather than a wall.
		But, when a socialite wears couture it means she's really serious about fashion--and she has pockets deep enough to indulge her passion.
	www.forbes.com /collecting/2006/06/27/haute-couture-fashion_cx_ls_0628feat_ls.html (1147 words)

	Haute Couture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Fédération Française de la Couture (Paris), du Prêt-à-Porter des Couturiers et des Créateurs de Mode was established in 1973.The Federation is the executive organ of each Chambre Syndicale and is run by the president Didier GRUMBACH, who continuously acts with the authority entrusted to him by the fashion industry.
		Costing tens of thousands of pounds, stitched by hand and destined to be worn by a clientele thought not to exceed 1,000 of the world's wealthiest women, haute couture fashion is surviving against all odds.
		Top names in haute couture will showcase their latest creations in Abu Dhabi during a four-day exhibition that will also feature luxury items ranging from jewelry to yachts.
	www.women-links.com /browse-haute_couture-28-1.html (549 words)

	Haute Couture
		"Haute Couture" is the French term for the highest, most exclusive work a fashion house produces.
		Haute couture dresses and gowns are hand-made to the measures of the client.
		Having an Haute Couture evening or bridal gown made for you by Maria Guzman ensures that the outfit you are wearing will be absolutely unique.
	www.mariaguzmandesigns.com /haute.html (347 words)

	haute couture
		Interventions were grouped haute couture on haute couture basis of their similarity.
		The classifications or haute couture used in this report were chosen to ensure.
		existing disparities are critical in selecting and implementing interventions to haute couture populations at high risk, such as low-socioeconomic.
	about.mybilly.net /haute-couture.html (218 words)

	History Haute Couture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		It comes as no surprise that the founder of Parisian haute couture was an Englishman by the name of Charles Fredrick Worth.
		Haute Couture in the past meant individually created garments, but in the 80s they began to use the word couture alone.
		Couture came to refer to limited editions of designer garments.
	raider.muc.edu /~galleglm/history_haute_couture.htm (1441 words)

	Vive la Haute Couture! - By Anne Hollander - Slate Magazine
		The death of haute couture is a constant refrain of fashion critics.
		Fifty years ago, the close-range visual value of haute couture clothes emphasized their rarity and the rarity of their wearers, faintly implying that they were all hereditary nobility in the daily habit of entering well-appointed, finely proportioned rooms.
		Fashion journalists covering the couture are careful to explain the precise tailoring and the deft application of the paillettes, since most of it isn't meant to register on the scanning gaze.
	www.slate.com /id/3100 (1392 words)

	Paris haute couture - Fashion - Entertainment - theage.com.au
		Christian Lacroix harked back to his southern French roots for his bright and elaborately-crafted haute couture collection, while Riccardo Tisci's talent for structure offered elegance tinted with romanticism at Givenchy.
		For his debut on the official couture calendar, Christophe Josse, formerly right-hand man of Rose Torrente-Mett, founder of the now-defunct Torrente house, offered low-cut dresses that were often transparent, frayed or embroidered in mostly white, sand or fl.
		Haute couture shows for spring-summer are due to wrap up here on Wednesday with France's Jean Paul Gaultier and Lebanese designer Elie Saab.
	www.theage.com.au /news/fashion/paris-haute-couture/2006/01/25/1138066842508.html (667 words)

	Armani brings haute couture to masses - Boston.com
		Paris couture may be reserved for a handful of wealthy clients, but Giorgio Armani gave the world a glimpse of his exclusive creations by becoming the first designer to broadcast an haute couture collection live on the Internet.
		PARIS --Paris couture may be reserved for a handful of wealthy clients, but Giorgio Armani gave the world a glimpse of his exclusive creations by becoming the first designer to broadcast an haute couture collection live on the Internet.
		Wednesday's event illustrated the paradox at the heart of haute couture -- though its customers are estimated at less than 500 people worldwide, images of these shows helps fuel sales of lucrative cosmetics and perfume.
	www.boston.com /yourlife/fashion/articles/2007/01/25/armani_brings_haute_couture_to_masses (514 words)

	Search: Haute Couture Shoes
		A single pair of haute couture shoes can take a master cobbler 40 hours to make.
		Haute couture (French for "high sewing" or "high dressmaking"; IPA : [?o?t ku'ty?]) refers to the...
		Haute couture ('high sewing') originated in Paris in the late 19th century...
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	Supermodels Are Lonelier Than You Think!: Haute Couture news
		It's easy to forget these days models are supposed to be dressed, but the Haute Couture shows in Paris are really about clothes.
		Haute Couture is definitely about clothes, and spectacular ones, and not about boobs.
		The new designers do the Couture week for exposure, but they don't dig it, so it really looks like a regular ready to wear show.
	saltyt.antville.org /stories/268363 (1286 words)

	Haute Couture Jargon Fashion Lingo words terms
		couture: dressmaking; now used to mean the top or made-to-measure end of the fashion spectrum; fashionable dressmaking or design; used as a collective term for the designers or makers of women's fashionable clothes, (esp.) in Paris; also, the clothes made by them.
		So (la) haute couture: high fashion; the fashionable world; the leading dressmakers and dressmaking establishments collectively.
		couture, fine art, graphics, hatching, ikat, intarsia, layout, lithograph, minimalism, montage, mosaic, motif, overworked, patchwork, pop art, storyboard, style.
	www.geocities.com /bill_brettschneider/index.html (8393 words)

	About Curbside Couture-Curbside Couture sells vintage clothing, accessories, original art, and home decor.
		She's in Heaven now, but when I stumble upon that gem in a junk pile, I can feel her standing right next to me, cheering me on.
		Here at Curbside Couture, we try to keep things interesting and fun, and we try to keep our racks updated and filled with a diverse selection of vintage AND new clothing, jewelry and accessories..
		You'll always find an unusual, and somewhat eclectic array of items to wear and decorate your surroundings with - - things you won't find in a department store, and things that are sure to make you the talk of the neighborhood.
	www.curbside-couture.com /about_curbside_couture.htm (434 words)

	Paris Haute Couture - Roundup
		Haute couture designers unveil their sartorial vision for summer 2006 starting, as the rarified, made-to-order luxury sector seeks to show its strength despite a reduced number of labels taking to the catwalk.
		The world's top designers dispelled fears about the future of haute couture with stunning colour and craftsmanship in Paris this week, as interest in high fashion widens beyond the fortuned few, according to industry professionals.
		Haute couture designers will unveil their sartorial vision for summer 2006 starting, as the rarified, made-to-order luxury sector seeks to show its strength despite a reduced number of labels taking to the catwalk.
	news.sawf.org /Lifestyle/6692.aspx (917 words)

	Max Nugus - Haute Couture
		Nugus signatures are showcased in his cocktail couture and evening gown and bridal collections for fall 2006.
		From bridal and mother of the bride, to cocktail couture and lunching with the ladies, Max Nugus designs and creates the perfect, attention-grabbing creation.
		San Francisco, Couture designer Max Nugus presented Fall 2002 to clients and press during a fashion show luncheon at Tommy Toy's Haute Cuisine.
	www.maxnugus.com /press_releases.htm (546 words)

	Haute couture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		PARIS - "It's definitely something in the air," the director Sofia Coppola said before the start of the Dior show on Monday, referring to the unfolding French history lesson at the spring haute couture shows and the timing of her movie "Marie-Antoinette," which begins filming in March.
		Indeed, one of couture's most dedicated enthusiasts, Suzanne Saperstein, admits that she now attends the shows mostly to watch.
		"In the 10 years since I first started coming to couture the prices have gone up about 60 percent," said Saperstein, who was at the Dior show in jeans and a seven-year-old Dior jacket.
	www.azcentral.com /style/articles/012605haute.html (637 words)

	Cours de Couture - Professeur de cours de Couture - Soutien scolaire en Couture
		Cours de Couture : Préparation au Stylisme et Haute couture, couture appliquée, couture mécanique, modelisme - à votre disposition : mon savoir acquis auprès de couturiers du monde
		Animatrice de couture et conseillère culinaire propose de vous apprendre ses méthodes, à exploiter dans l'univers familial.
		En couture comme en cuisine, la priorité est mise sur l'accessibilité maximum, sur le plan de la facilité de réalisation comme sur le coût des matières premières, avec en objectif final un résultat professionnel.
	www.kelprof.com /cours-couture.php (1436 words)

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