daywear

[dey-wair]

noun

1. clothing, makeup, etc., suitable for wear or use during the day.

adjective

1. suitable as or used for daywear.

   daywear dresses.

Word History and Origins

Origin of daywear¹

day + wear

Example Sentences

The man known for tailored daywear had quietly built a repertoire of exquisite evening clothes, many of them on loan from their famous owners for the Guggenheim exhibit.

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When they start their lives in their adult bodies, they are introduced in their “transition” suits — fitted, monochromatic white sets that resemble stretched gauze — and receive a tailored, structured wardrobe from which they can each choose a limited assortment of pieces with a controlled color palette that has more richness and life than the corporation’s staff uniforms: “Their daywear clothing feels individualized but is really a uniform, illustrating that they are each products developed in Neverland.”

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Luxury Italian fashion house Gucci hosted its star-studded cruise collection catwalk at the Thames-side modern art museum, showing a series of delicate sheer outfits, relaxed denim and daywear, all adorned with the brand’s coveted leather bags and other accessories with the double-G logo.

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This photo of a group of models at Lagos Fashion Week underlines that range: five beautiful and very different outfits, ranging from a little black cocktail dress to exuberant daywear, in one case joyfully accessorized with fuchsia elbow-length gloves and a chic little hat.

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For much of the past year, Schnaider and her team of seamstresses toiled away in their Kyiv studio, crafting her new collection of designer denim and luxury daywear even as air raid sirens, drone attacks and power cuts took over their lives and made production almost impossible to continue.

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