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The Cult Of Couture - Forbes.com
In fashion parlance, haute couture is something very specific: A garment that is completely custom-made, from impeccable lining to hand-stitched hem. Not only is the dress bespoke, the fabrics and embellishments are of the highest quality, and the tailors, seamstresses, embroiderers, lace makers and other craftspeople who spend hundreds of hours assembling these pieces are the most skilled in the world.
“The insides are as magnificent as the outside,” says George Simonton, fashion designer and professor at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology.