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

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Usable pockets seem like an obvious feature to include in ready-to-wear garments, but that is far from the case. Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025 Driven by Moncler Genius, Nigo also crafted a ready-to-wear collection influenced by Mercedes-Benz car culture, New York hip-hop, and streetwear. Mecca Pryor, Essence, 8 Apr. 2025 There’s an image that has long left its mark on the minds of fashion enthusiasts: Phoebe Philo wearing adidas Stan Smiths, waving at the end of the Céline fall 2011 ready-to-wear show. Héloïse Salessy, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2025 Mugler’s previous owner, Groupe Clarins, ceased its money-losing, ready-to-wear business in 2003, and then revived it again in 2008. Miles Socha, WWD, 25 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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ready-to-wear. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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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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