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