ready-to-wear

adjective

ˌre-dē-tü-ˈwer How to pronounce ready-to-wear (audio)
Synonyms of ready-to-wearnext
1
of clothing : ready-made
2
: dealing in ready-made clothes
ready-to-wear stores
ready-to-wear noun

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Michael Kors' iconic handbags, ready-to-wear items and accessories are now available directly from the brand's official Amazon storefront. — Nora Colomer, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025 Scroll through for the best street style photos from the fall 2025 ready-to-wear shows in Tokyo below. — Momo Angela, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025 But there was little excitement about ready-to-wear, even after Narciso Rodriguez was appointed a design director, in 1997, a year after making Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy’s wedding dress. — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025 An Italian ready-to-wear and haute couture brand, which has a company logo inspired by the Greek mythology figure, Medusa. Donatella Versace is happy to pass down to the torch to Vitale. — Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ready-to-wear

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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

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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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