wearability

[ wair-uh-bil-i-tee ]

/ ˌwɛər əˈbɪl ɪ ti /

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the durability of clothing under normal wear.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

First recorded in 1925–30; wear(able) + -ability

The brand, moreso this season than last, delivered what it has become most widely recognized for: wearability.
Fashion Week Dispatch: Jason Wu and Rag and Bone|Erin Cunningham|February 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST