haute couture
/ˌəʊtkʊˈtjʊə/noun
mass noun
1- the designing and making of high-quality fashionable clothes by leading fashion houses, especially to order(尤指定做的)高级女子时装设计与制作。
1.1
- fashion houses who engage in such work高级女子时装店。
1.2
- clothes of this kind高级女子时装。
词源
French, literally 'high dressmaking'.