A garment[garment?:garment paper cutter machine] couturier is a fashion designer who creates custom garments for his clients. His creations are usually executed with rich, expensive fabrics and a meticulous attention to technique and detail. Some garment couturiers design, cut and sew garments themselves, while other garment couturiers concentrate solely on design, relying on sewing professionals to physically produce their conceptions. A garment couturier may work independently or he may be employed by a design house.
Some garment couturiers attend to every aspect of a garment, conceiving its design, selecting fabric and embellishments, and cutting, sewing, and finishing the piece. In other cases the garment couturier may simply design his clients’ pieces, leaving their execution to his assistants. For certain garment couturiers, this may reflect a preference for design over execution. Other garment couturiers may simply have an abundance of clients and are thus unable to personally attend to every step of a garment’s production.
