Valentino, who presented his couture line on Wednesday evening, looked fresh the next day at the Balmain show.

What brought Gaultier immense success was the advent of his haute couture line in 1997.

"We are cultivating people who will graduate to the couture line in a few years."

"If Versace was looking to showcase the couture line where dresses go for $25,000 to $30,000."

But despite that succes d'estime, Lanvin dropped his couture line.

In 1954 she returned to the United States and began a tour of black colleges, showcasing her couture line.

He also started a small couture line at Bergdorf Goodman.

They could still be seen this week in some couture lines.

What's more, the company is not dependent on its couture line.

Many of the references were borrowed from his couture line and men's wear, shown earlier this year.