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prêt-à-porter

American  
[pret-ah-pawr-tey, -pohr-] / ˌprɛt ɑ pɔrˈteɪ, -poʊr- /

noun

  1. ready-to-wear clothing.


Etymology

Origin of prêt-à-porter

1955–60; < French: translation of ready-to-wear

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Shortly before her death in 2014, Aghion recalled how she pretty much conjured prêt-à-porter out of thin air.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 28, 2016

It features the work of Gustavo Galvan, who has weaved plastic bottles, shopping bags and other found objects into prêt-à-porter fashion items.

From New York Times Jun. 28, 2012

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