Friday, June 29, 2007
Haute Couture
The type of fashion design which predominated until the 1950s was "made-to-measure" or haute couture, (French for high needlework). The term made-to-measure may be used for any garment that is created for a specific client. Haute couture, however, is a protected term which can only be officially used by companies that meet certain well-defined standards set by the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture. Nonetheless, many ready-to-wear, and even mass market labels, claim to produce haute couture, when in fact, according to established standards, they do not. A couture garment is made to order for an individual customer, and is usually made from high-quality, expensive fabric, sewn with extreme attention to detail and finish, often using time-consuming, hand-executed techniques. Look and fit take priority over the cost of materials and the time it takes to make
(Information from answer.com yahoo)
There are currently 10 official Haute Couture as of spring'07,
1)Adeline Andre
2)Christian Dior
3)Chanel
4)Dominique Sirop
5)Emanuel Unagro
6)Franck Sorbier
7)Christian Lacroix
8)Givency
9)Jean Paul Gaultier
10)Jean-Louis Scherrer
(From haute couture:definitionandmuchmorefromanswers.com)
(Pics from google)
The type of fashion design which predominated until the 1950s was "made-to-measure" or haute couture, (French for high needlework). The term made-to-measure may be used for any garment that is created for a specific client. Haute couture, however, is a protected term which can only be officially used by companies that meet certain well-defined standards set by the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture. Nonetheless, many ready-to-wear, and even mass market labels, claim to produce haute couture, when in fact, according to established standards, they do not. A couture garment is made to order for an individual customer, and is usually made from high-quality, expensive fabric, sewn with extreme attention to detail and finish, often using time-consuming, hand-executed techniques. Look and fit take priority over the cost of materials and the time it takes to make
(Information from answer.com yahoo)
There are currently 10 official Haute Couture as of spring'07,
1)Adeline Andre
2)Christian Dior
3)Chanel
4)Dominique Sirop
5)Emanuel Unagro
6)Franck Sorbier
7)Christian Lacroix
8)Givency
9)Jean Paul Gaultier
10)Jean-Louis Scherrer
(From haute couture:definitionandmuchmorefromanswers.com)
(Pics from google)
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