ready-to-wear

adjective

ˌre-dē-tü-ˈwer 

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

Earlier this month the brand expanded its presence on Avenue Montaigne in Paris to a 6,250-square-foot Casa Loewe flagship, offering men’s and women’s ready-to-wear, bags, scents and more. —Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 24 Nov. 2025

Moose Knuckles Canadian luxury outerwear and ready-to-wear brand Moose Knuckles announced the appointments of Ludovico Bruno as global creative director and Raif Adelberg as design director. —Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 21 Nov. 2025

Founded in 1900 by two young men, the Foley brothers, the store was initially focused on home and men's products, but added more space in 1905 with ready-to-wear women's clothing and millinery. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 Nov. 2025

Looking Horse sells ready-to-wear pieces on her site, klookinghorse.com and at select boutiques. —Sandra Guzmán, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for ready-to-wear

• concessionaire
• abwehr
• affair
• affaire
• airfare
• altair
• armchair
• aware
• beware
• bugbear
• carfare
• childcare

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