Haute Couture or Hot Mess?

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  In the bridal business we have terms we like to use for fashion in dresses, like "bread and butter",  "too trendy" and "vintage". Bread and butter means, everyone likes it, too trendy would be like having pouffy sleeves in the 80's, pretty then, horrid now. Vintage will typically have those classic elements like ornate embroidery and lace. 

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And then there is  the term Haute Couture...

What does that even mean?

Wikipedia says:

Haute Couture : French pronunciation: ​[ot ku'tyʁ]; French for "high sewing" or "high dressmaking" or "high fashion") refers to the creation of exclusive custom-fitted clothing. Haute couture is 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 finished by the most experienced and capable seamstresses, often using time-consuming, hand-executed techniques. "Couture" means dressmaking, sewing, or needlework^[1] and is also used as a common abbreviation of haute couture and refers to the same thing in spirit.^[2] "Haute" means elegant or high. An haute couture garment is made specifically for the wearer’s measurements and body stance.^[1]

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Here are some Couture wedding dresses for the spring 2013 collection. Honestly, from someone who's been in the bridal business for 5 years, I don't like a single one of them. I never have. The designers always try to do something crazy and create a new trend, it seems. Most of the time, they never sell and brides get that look on their face like they smell rotten corn chowder when they see them, and they are waaaaaaay expensive. I have 2 couture dresses in my discount bridal shop and even at $400 no one wants them... tell me what you think?

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