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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In the last few years, the womenswear brand has experienced huge growth.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
"We're competing with second-hand clothing, but we can't compete on price," Zia Bett, founder of Kenyan womenswear brand Zia Africa, tells the BBC.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
A longtime staple in men’s luxury streetwear, this month Fear of God debuts its first womenswear line for Collection Nine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
The 41-year-old from Northern Ireland is the first creative director to oversee womenswear, menswear and haute couture since Christian Dior himself, having started the job last year with a stellar reputation.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
That reset will include refining womenswear product assortment and a shift to more contemporary tailoring in its Hugo brand, it said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
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