couture
n. uncountable C1 Advanced US //kuˈtʊɹ// UK //kuːtˈɔː// cou·ture
n. the business of designing and making expensive, high-quality clothes for specific customers. It usually refers to the work of famous fashion designers.
n. the design and manufacture of high-fashion, custom-made garments. Often used to refer to the industry or the clothing itself; frequently associated with exclusive fashion houses.
She spent thousands of dollars on French couture.
The designer spent hundreds of hours on the hand-stitched details of the couture gown for the film premiere.
While ready-to-wear lines provide the bulk of the brand's revenue, their couture collection serves as a prestigious laboratory for experimental techniques and avant-garde silhouettes.