couturier

[victor steinbok]

Note the OED entry:
>   A male dressmaker or fashion designer. Also attrib.

Then take a look at the photo (and name) of the "couturier" subbed by
Carole Middleton.


http://goo.gl/oZHMu
The mother of all dress dust-ups! Carole Middleton shocks top
couturier by dismissing her weeks before the wedding and refusing to
wear her outfit at Westminster Abbey
> 'Bemused': Couturier Lindka Cierach


So much for "male dressmaker".

VS-)

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