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DictionarycouturierHigh-fashion designer
noun

couturier

koo-TOOR-ee-ay/kuˈtʊrieɪ/

A person who designs or makes high-fashion clothing.

The couturier pins a silk lapel while fitting the client's evening jacket.

A couturier personally fits an elaborate bespoke evening jacket on an older male client, pinning its sculptural silk lapel while a matching design sketch makes her design role visible.
Etymology
couturFrenchsewing, dressmaking
+ierFrenchperson engaged in

The dressmaking base plus an occupational ending names the person who practices the craft. Its fashion-designer sense places that work in the specialized world of high-end custom clothing.

More examples

  • She hires a couturier to design her wedding gown.
  • Several couturiers present their latest collections in Paris.
  • The couturier chooses every fabric and supervises each fitting.

Forms

couturier · couturiers

couture noun — The design and making of high-fashion clothing.

Similar words

designer
A broader term covering clothing and many other products.
tailor
Focuses on making or altering fitted clothing, not necessarily high fashion.