Haute Couture vs Pret-a-Porter

Christian Dior pret-a-porter 2007 collectionCeline pret-a-porter 2007 collection

Haute couture clothes are expensive and luxurious, in such dresses you will feel yourself like a Queen or one in a million girl. But, there is one more category — ready-to-wear clothes or more known to us as pret-a-porter clothing. More about them...

Modern fashion industry clothes can be divided into two main categories — «haute couture» and «ready-to-wear». No doubts, couture fashion designers are very popular and are aimed only for extremely wealthy clients, moreover, in order to be able to produce «haute couture clothes» they have to get an official permission from the Syndical Chamber for Haute Couture, it is based in Paris. Because of this agreement, designers have to show their collections twice a year and not less than 35 outfits in one collection. As a rule, these outfits are exposed in private salons.


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  • 23 октября 2007, 04:13
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