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

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Her ready-to-wear fashion line, The Rachel Zoe Collection, debuted in 2011 and has since grown to encompass home decor, eyewear and other products in addition to clothing. Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025 Ciara arrived in a red Schiaparelli ensemble from the house’s Spring/Summer 2025 ready-to-wear collection. Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 8 Sep. 2025 Sales of ready-to-wear and accessories have tripled under her tenure and now account for 29 percent of sales at Hermès, up from 22 percent in 2015. Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025 From vintage boho to cherry red, fashion has always influenced the next big thing in interior design—and this fall, ready-to-wear shows revealed that a personal, warm aesthetic is top of mind for trendsetters. Ginger Perra, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ready-to-wear

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 10 Sep. 2025.

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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