womenswear
Americannoun
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null women's wear apparel and accessories for women.
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cloth, especially wool or wool-blend fabrics, used for women's tailored garments.
Etymology
Origin of womenswear
First recorded in 1720–30 in spelling womens wear; women + 's 1 + wear
Example Sentences
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Wang, the womenswear wholesaler at Qipu Road, is nostalgic for China’s boom years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
Equihua’s trust in herself is what led her from a scholarship at Parsons School of Design to an in-house designer for luxury womenswear brands to leaping headfirst into her own label.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025
At the time, Whitten’s main competitors were Bob Mackie and James Galanos — both womenswear designers.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025
As well as her personal life, the episodes also look at her career as an influencer and founder of womenswear brand, Maebe.
From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025
The nomination comes just months after Chiuri, 61, stepped down as womenswear designer at Dior after nearly a decade at the helm.
From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025
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