Haute couture
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French for 'high sewing,' a legally protected term for custom-fitted, largely hand-finished garments produced by an officially accredited Parisian fashion house.
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Atelier
French for 'workshop,' used in the fashion world to describe the studio space where a designer's garments are actually made, especially at couture houses.
Godet
A triangular piece of fabric inserted into a seam or hem to add extra flare and fullness to a skirt, dress, or sleeve.
Guipure
A heavy, openwork lace in which the decorative motifs are held together by connecting threads rather than by a net background fabric.
Toile
French for a test garment sewn up in inexpensive fabric to check a design's fit before cutting into the final fabric; used more often outside the US than the equivalent term muslin.
Couture
French for 'sewing' or 'dressmaking,' used in English to describe fine, skillfully constructed garment sewing in general.
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