But if there is one person capable of striking fear into my heart, it is my couturiere, Favrielle nó Eglantine. From Wordnik.com. [Kushiel's Avatar]
This blouse is a direct descendant of the signature chiffon handkerchief dresses made famous in the early 1900s by the famous French couturiere Madeleine Vionnet. From Wordnik.com. [The Style Checklist] Reference
Holly BaileyFashion: Top of the CenturyAn iconoclastic visionary, Gabrielle (Coco) Chanel, the French couturiere who died in 1971, defined 20th-century haute couture early in the 1920s. From Wordnik.com. [PERISCOPE] Reference
I have a couturiere, sharp-tongued and gifted, who was a failed adept, flawed by a scar that rendered her unfit by the tenets of the Night Court; fifteen years or more, it might have taken Favrielle nó Eglantine to make her marque on the commissions her Dowayne allowed her — meanwhile, her youth fled and her genius gone to make the marques of her erstwhile companions. From Wordnik.com. [Kushiel's Avatar]
Performance art met fashion at Paris couturiere Adeline Andre. From Wordnik.com. [StarTribune.com rss feed] Reference
Amelie's Audrey Tautou as the legendary couturiere, and from the looks of the trailer. From Wordnik.com. [Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch] Reference
I am a big fan of Barbie, who allowed me to be a couturiere at age 10, or so I thought. From Wordnik.com. [phillyBurbs.com: Home RSS feed] Reference
"Well, my dear," Mrs. Westgate pursued, "I hope you are getting some ideas for your couturiere?". From Wordnik.com. [An International Episode] Reference
This, which would have defeated a bargain with any common couturiere, succeeded perfectly with Adrienne. From Wordnik.com. [Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief] Reference
"I am getting plenty of ideas," said Bessie, "but I don't know that my couturiere would appreciate them.". From Wordnik.com. [An International Episode] Reference
She is much more than a couturiere - she is a poet, a playwright, an activist, and a cyber pioneer who opened West Africa's first internet café, in Dakar. From Wordnik.com. [Notes on Design] Reference
Mrs. Virginia's couturiere had her photograph and her colouring (represented in actual paints) and a figure made up from exact measurements; and so every one of the garments would fit her perfectly. From Wordnik.com. [The Metropolis] Reference
But the Signora having predetermined on a Greek jacket, and knowing by instinct that Isaura would be disposed to thwart that splendid predilection, had artfully suggested that it would be better to go to the couturiere with Madame Savarin, as being a more experienced adviser, -- and the coupe only held two. From Wordnik.com. [The Parisians — Complete] Reference
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