ready-to-wear

[red-ee-tuh-wair]

noun

1. clothing made in standard sizes; ready-made clothing.

adjective

1. pertaining to or dealing in such clothing.

   the ready-to-wear business; a ready-to-wear shop.

ready-to-wear

adjective

1. (of clothes) not tailored for the wearer; of a standard size

noun

1. an article or suit of such clothes

Word History and Origins

Origin of ready-to-wear¹

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95

Example Sentences

From there you’re welcome to poke about the selection of ready-to-wear pieces while in the back is the shoe space which includes a Jennifer Steinkamp video installation of a digital garden filled with blooming flowers.

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“Veronique Nichanian has written, with tremendous talent, the story of men’s ready-to-wear at Hermes and has applied her vision across the entire men’s universe,” the company said Friday.

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Famous faces watched on as Northern Ireland-born fashion designer Jonathan Anderson unveiled his first women's ready-to-wear Dior collection during Paris Fashion Week.

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In 1978, the company signed an agreement with clothes manufacturer GFT - which gave it the ability to produce luxury ready-to-wear clothes in volume.

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In the alcove of the first floor, guests can shop for the Pierced Handbag or Balloon Bag, or head up to the third floor’s sunlit atrium to find jewelry and ready-to-wear clothing.

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