Couture vs Preppy - What's the difference?
couture | preppy |
(fashion) The production of high-end, custom-made clothing
* {{quote-book, 2007, Cally Blackman, 100 Years of Fashion Illustration
, passage=It was the branding of these products, rather than the couture itself, that would become the foundation of the industry, generating huge global sales by the last quarter of the century.}}
relating to things (such as clothing) that are typical of students at prep schools
* 1999 , Detroit Rock City (movie)
A student of a prep school.
As nouns the difference between couture and preppy
is that couture is (fashion) the production of high-end, custom-made clothing while preppy is a student of a prep school.As an adjective preppy is
relating to things (such as clothing) that are typical of students at prep schools.couture
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Derived terms
* couturist * couture housepreppy
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Alternative forms
* preppieAdjective
(en-adj)- So, Jam, who did your wardrobe, Tad the preppie sailboat captain?