cou ‧ ture /kuːˈtjʊə $ -ˈtʊr/ BrE AmE ( also haute-couture ) noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: French ; Origin: Vulgar Latin consutura 'sewing' , from Latin consuere , from com- ( ⇨ COM- ) + suere 'to sew' ]
the design and production of expensive and fashionable clothes, or the clothes themselves:
a couture collection