A couturier creates custom garments using expensive fabrics and meticulous attention to detail. Garments are known as haute couture and are unique to each client. Clients pay a premium fee for the craftsmanship and may face significant waiting periods. Couturiers may work independently or be employed by a fashion house. Some dressmakers focus solely on […]
Great couturiers are fashion designers who have been inducted into the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture, and must be the head of a haute couture house and show their new collections in Paris at least twice a year. The first great couturier was Charles Frederick Worth, and the term haute couture is a legally […]
