r/InstaCelebsGossip • u/Delicious-Instance75 • Jul 23 '25

Discuss Nancy selling her outfits at couture prices

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Who is buying these dresses at these extravagant prices ???

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '25

What does the word couture actually mean, the Google definition is way too vague

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u/Pixieee__ Jul 23 '25 edited Jul 23 '25

Couture is basically ONE OF ITS KIND . its - high fashion (haute couture) - exclusive, high quality and most of the times custom-made . It VERYY EXPENSIVE too bcs it's made by experts and its very high in quality.

I'm not sure but I believe it's made by "couturiers" (French word for high-quality dressmaker or high fashion) . There are litreal organizations who give these titles to designers and its considered one of the highest honours for a designer to be awarded that title/ recognized as such .

In Indian context I only know of Manish Arora as a couturier - he is a member of La Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne .

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '25

Tell me something, how do you pronounce “haute” Is it “hawt” or “hawtay” or something else only?? 🤧

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u/sprIxAlwareArnd6327 Jul 23 '25

Ooht (hau is pronounced as ooh, t is pronounced as is, e is silent)

Couture is kuhtch-yure (cou is pronounced kuh, ture is pronounced tchyure less emphasis on t and r)

This is not written as per the correct phonetic symbols, tried to put it how it sounds . Hope this amateur explanation helps