haute

What haute couture means to me is Fashion as Art, and if we agree that perfume is or in certain instances can be Art as well, then the use of the term haute couture, or rather haute parfumerie, is fitting and justified.

Archive 2007-02-01 Marina Geigert 2007

There was recently a discussion in the comments to one of the posts whether the term haute couture can be applied to perfume, and if so, how.

Archive 2007-02-01 Marina Geigert 2007

The term haute couture literally translates to "high dressmaking" and the custom creations are among the finest in the world.

StyleList 2010

Despite the efforts of the French government, however, the label haute couture has been rather loosely used by some high fashion designers.

Recently Uploaded Slideshows tinjip 2010

I regularly see the term haute, as in haute cuisine or haute couture.

Berks county news 2010

Mahfouz says the tightening budgets of the Arab world has developed a new niche -- which he calls haute-couture light.

canada.com Top Stories 2010

In Louisiana, "un avocat a terre haute" is a humorously pejorative term to describe a "Philadelphia lawyer," i.e., someone not schooled in the law who nevertheless has a legal opinion on every topic ...

avocat - French Word-A-Day 2008

Here's my take on Paris versus London - Paris is a supermodel in haute couture.

When it rains.. Michele 2006

We see spices as a luxury for a medieval king’s ostentation, as a mummy’s deodorant, as the last word in haute cuisine.

Spice: Summary and book reviews of Spice by Jack Turner. 2004

She was a vision in Italian haute couture and, surprise, surprise, held court in the fluent Italian she had learned at Bryn Mawr.

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Danny Miller 2010