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couture

The definition of couture is fashionable and cutting-edge designer clothes, or the design of such clothes.

(noun)

An example of couture is a hot designer dress.

See couture in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the work or business of designing new fashions in women's clothes; also, women's clothes in new or specially designed fashions

Origin: Fr, sewing, seam < VL *consutura, seam < L consutus, pp. of consuere, to sew, stitch, join < con-, together (see com-) + suere, to sew

See couture in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The business of designing, making, and selling highly fashionable, usually custom-made clothing for women.
Dressmakers and fashion designers considered as a group.
The high-fashion clothing created by designers.

Origin:

Origin: French, sewing

Origin: , from Old French cousture

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *cōnsūtūra

Origin: , from Latin cōnsuere, cōnsūt-, to sew together

Origin: : com-, com-

Origin: + suere, to sew; see syū- in Indo-European roots

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