The fashion industry: Master the Tricky Spelling of the Haute Couture Terminology

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The fashion industry 

Master the Tricky Spelling of the Haute Couture Terminology

Related words

bespoke

designing clothes for particular customers
catwalk

the raised area at a fashion show that the models walk along
catwalk

used for referring to fashion shows and the fashion industry
collection

clothes or other products that become available at a particular time of year
couturier

someone who designs and makes very expensive clothes
fashion

the activity or business that involves styles of clothes and people’s appearance
fashion

relating to fashion, or involved in fashion
fashion

a style of dress that is popular at a particular time
fashion house

a company that designs new styles of expensive clothes
fashionista

someone who is very interested in fashion or who works in the fashion industry
fashion show

an event at which models show new styles of clothes
Goth

a type of fashion that was first popular in the 1980s, in which people have black clothes, black hair, very white make-up and dark lipstick
haute couture

expensive and fashionable clothes, or the business of designing and making them. Someone who makes or sells these clothes is a haute couturier.
house

used in the names of some companies, especially those that design and sellclothes
label

a company that designs and makes expensive clothes
look

a particular style in clothes, furniture etc
mannequin

someone whose job is to wear and show new styles of clothesmade by fashion designers
mode

a particular fashion or style of art, literature, clothes etc
model

someone whose job is to show clothes, make-up etc by wearing them at fashion shows or in magazine photographs
model

to show clothes by wearing them at fashion shows, in magazine photographs etc, especially as a job
modeling

an American spelling of modelling
modelling

the job of working as a model
the rag trade

the clothing industry
runway

a catwalk at a fashion show
silhouette

the shape of a piece of clothing
style

the particular way that clothing is made or designed
supermodel

a very famous fashion model who earns a lot of money
tailoring

the style in which clothes are made


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