| Couture dresses are all the rage in Hollywood and | | | | singular occasion. |
| even amongst well to do fashionistas who can afford | | | | Fashion designers jump at this opportunity to |
| to dish up some serious dough for customized gowns | | | | showcase their latest designs, knowing the photos |
| and attire. Couture can mean different things to | | | | taken by the paparazzi will be widely distributed and |
| different individuals. The dictionary even has different | | | | thus they will obtain free publicity! It is definitely a |
| definitions for what exactly couture is. | | | | win-win situation for both designers and celebrities. |
| For the majority, couture means tailored, well fitting, | | | | Celebrities have a huge impact on consumer fashion. |
| custom-made attire. This means that your clothes | | | | It has become a normal occurrence for sales of a |
| are made to order with your exact measurements | | | | particular item of clothing to drastically increase when |
| and style specifications. To others couture may just | | | | a celebrity has been spotted wearing a certain item. |
| mean created by a designer. Still, it is also a term | | | | Couture dresses on the red carpet also warrant the |
| loosely applied to describe quality style or fashion. It | | | | same effect, increasing a designer's exposure and |
| is a term borrowed from the French but is now used | | | | thus her credibility and creativity in the highly |
| in English amongst the highly fashionable elite crowd. | | | | competitive fashion world. |
| The best examples of high quality couture clothing | | | | Although couture dresses can be made elaborate for |
| are the elaborate dresses worn by celebrities during | | | | the prestigious celebrity icon, couture dresses can |
| red carpet events. Knowing that they will be | | | | also be made for everyday wear. Simply, a dress can |
| captured by paparazzi, celebrities make every effort | | | | be considered couture if it is merely tailored to fit |
| to appear stunning. This not only includes immaculate | | | | your body, of high quality, or made from a designer. |
| makeup artistry done by professionals but also hiring | | | | The term is loosely applied to many things pertaining |
| top fashion designers weeks if not months in | | | | to the fashion industry. |
| advance to create a one of a kind dress just for the | | | | |