"couture"

Couture is pronounced \kü-ˈtur, -ˈtuer\. I bet most guys out there is clueless about couture. Tell you the truth, its the same with me. But i do know it is related to fashion. Until lastnight when i watch project runway at 8tv. It is a reality show about designers where they have to finish some challeges well or else they will be eliminated. The challenge for last nite is to make a couture gown.

Well, couture refers to the creation of exclusive custom-fitted fashions. Made to order for a specific customer, and it is usually made from high-quality, expensive fabric and sewn with extreme attention to detail and finish, often using time-consuming, hand-executed techniques.


Ringkasnya, couture adalah rekaan khas untuk seseorang individu dimana ia memerlukan jahitan tangan yang rapi dan terperinci, menggunakan fabrik yang mahal dan berkualiti tinggi. Biasanya sehelai gaun couture yg sempurna mengambil masa hampir sebulan untuk disiapkan oleh 4-5 org tukang jahit. WOAH!

And yg paling i tataw, seorang tukang jahit perlu mendapat kelulusan dari kerajaan Perancis sebelum bergelar Tukang Jahit couture. Means mesti memenuhi standard jahitan couture yang mahir, and memenuhi syarat2 tertentu yang lain. Wah. mcm nak amik lesen memiliki senjata pulak.

Bagaimanapun, di kota fesyen selain dari Paris, seperti Milan, London, Rome dll juga mempunyai tukang jahit couture ni.

gambar di bawah adalah contoh dress / gaun couture yang asas

Bawah ni pulak, contoh lain gaun couture
And i wonder, some Malaysian designers claims that their dress is couture. Have they got the 'approval' from the France government to use couture in their designs??Hm...