Couture Quote by Alber Elbaz

A couturier must be an architect for design, a sculptor for shape, a painter for color, a musician for harmony, and a philosopher for…

— Cristobal Balenciaga

Couture is a business, not an art.

— Coco Chanel

A designer who is not also a couturier, who hasn't learned the most refined mysteries of physically creating his models, is like a sculptor…

— Yves Saint Laurent

I love the idea of couture and its emphasis on creation. There's where I made my name - in design - and there's where…

— Jimmy Choo

In Paris, we call the people who make clothing 'couturiers' - they develop new clothing items - but actually, the work of designing is…

— Issey Miyake

I was on a Japanese designers' pedestal - considered a maestro. My design was getting closer to a couturier's work, and I felt like…

— Yohji Yamamoto

It must be said that it is challenging to balance uncompromising artistic integrity with commercial requirements, but I've also come to learn that couture…

— Stephane Rolland

Designers don't live in a vacuum; they are not blind to what's going on. They, too, will be inspired by what they see, and…

— Anna Wintour

The design is done when the problem goes away.

— Jason Fried

Couture is also a term used for top-of-the-range, to-order clothing - but not to the level of intricacy and expense as haute couture. And…

— Dawn O'Porter

It really is the very top of the fashion world; nothing comes above haute couture. But not any old designer can create something magical…

— Dawn O'Porter

Are there a lot of designers that matter? The industry hasn’t got a litmus test any more. The whole thing has imploded. Watch it…

— Louise Wilson