ready-to-wear
adjective
1
of clothing
: ready-made
2
: dealing in ready-made clothes
ready-to-wear stores
ready-to-wear
noun
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Resort wear, eveningwear and ready-to-wear blur together through intricate embellishment, bold colour and craftsmanship that demands attention without feeling forced.
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Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Proenza Schouler’s fall 2026 ready-to-wear collection made its runway debut as part of New York Fashion Week in February 2026.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 10 June 2026
Her pieces feel more like elevated ready-to-wear, and will have a place in your wardrobe for years after the wedding.
—Anny Choi, Vogue, 9 June 2026
Even before pulling up to the Second Chapter of the Hermès women’s ready-to-wear fall-winter show in Bel-Air — the house’s first women’s show in Los Angeles — photographer Tyler Matthew Oyer was texting me photos of women at check-in clutching their Birkins in one hand, phone and ID in the other.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2026
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Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Proenza Schouler’s fall 2026 ready-to-wear collection made its runway debut as part of New York Fashion Week in February 2026.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 10 June 2026
Her pieces feel more like elevated ready-to-wear, and will have a place in your wardrobe for years after the wedding.
—Anny Choi, Vogue, 9 June 2026
Even before pulling up to the Second Chapter of the Hermès women’s ready-to-wear fall-winter show in Bel-Air — the house’s first women’s show in Los Angeles — photographer Tyler Matthew Oyer was texting me photos of women at check-in clutching their Birkins in one hand, phone and ID in the other.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2026
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“Ready-to-wear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ready-to-wear. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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