menswear
Americannoun
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null men's wear apparel and accessories for men.
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cloth, especially wool, used for men's and often women's tailored garments.
noun
Etymology
Origin of menswear
First recorded in 1780–85 in spelling men's wear; men + 's 1 + wear
Example Sentences
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More recently, in 2025, the vestments of Catholic priests inspired Dolce & Gabbana’s menswear collection.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
Following an acclaimed first menswear collection in June and a less enthusiastically received first womenswear collection in October, Anderson presented a second, more extravagant menswear collection in the French capital in January.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
Connor Storrie, one of the stars of hit show Heated Rivalry, walked the carpet in daring menswear by Saint Laurent.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
These menswear staples—basics but for their deep social coding—are equally common in Tokyo’s Harajuku or Paris’s Bastille or even in the provincial towns of Italy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
While his father hadn't exactly built the house with his own hands, he had sold his guts out at his discount menswear store to pay for it.
From Super Man and the Bug Out by Doctorow, Cory
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