couturiere
Example Sentences
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“Chanel craved the power and independence of men,” says Gioia Diliberto, who has written a novel and a play about the couturière and who contributed an essay to the show’s catalog.
From New York Times • Oct. 1, 2012
One, Valentina Nicholaevna Sanina, later turned up New York as the great couturière Valentina.
From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2012
Be that as it may, nobody, upon learning that Beijing has its own couturière, would ever imagine such a salon.
From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2010
“I’m getting plenty of ideas,” said Bessie, “but I don’t know that my couturière would particularly appreciate them.”
From Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales by James, Henry
No black-haired student fondled the hand of a pretty couturière.
From The Soul of the War by Gibbs, Philip
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
