1
of clothing : ready-made
2
: dealing in ready-made clothes
ready-to-wear stores
ready-to-wear noun

Examples of ready-to-wear in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Designers took note: Norma Kamali adopted sweatshirt fleece for ready-to-wear. Arthur Elgort, Vogue, 21 June 2024 Rounding off the vibrant and colorful capsule collection is an assortment of ready-to-wear in crisp white tones, as well as the brand’s métiers which including special hard-sided trunks, Objets Nomades, and exotic leather goods. Luis Campuzano, WWD, 21 June 2024 And unlike ready-to-wear, the brand’s bridal segment is not subject to discounting. Yola Mzizi, CNN, 21 June 2024 Diesel creative director Glenn Martens said the collection was about blurring lines between underwear and ready-to-wear, denim and trompe l’oeil. Givenchy, Helmut Lang, Kallmeyer and Tanya Taylor also reigned in the wide-leg trend with styles that had more tailoring. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 17 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for ready-to-wear 

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Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of ready-to-wear was in 1895

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“Ready-to-wear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ready-to-wear. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

ready-to-wear

adjective
ˌred-ēt-ə-ˈwa(ə)r,
-ˈwe(ə)r
: made in a standard size and not for any particular person

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