Fantasy couture, also sometimes called couture fantasy, is a type of
haute couture. It represents a trend in fashion and design that emphasize fantastical appearance over practicality/functionality and has elements drawn from the fantasy genre of literature and of film, often presented in an extreme style of detail, complexity, and precision. The trend is characterized by individuals such as
Iris van Herpen,
Eiko Ishioka,
Guo Pei,
Tim Yip,
Alexander McQueen,
Tex Saverio,
Stephen Jones,
Mary Sibande, and
Bobby Love, among many others.[1][2][3][4][5]