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

Steele finds an earlier example of this convergence in the French designer Sonia Rykiel, whose elegant knitwear ensembles of the seventies became emblematic of a turn from haute couture to ready-to-wear. —Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025

For example, former Lanvin creative director Bruno Sialelli is now head of design, ready-to-wear, at Phoebe Philo in London. —Miles Socha, Footwear News, 19 Dec. 2025

Minimal Sparkle For Sandy Liang’s spring 2024 ready-to-wear collection, celebrity nail artist Holly Falcone took inspo from the magical and majestic sea. —Audrey Noble, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025

Located in Mount Pleasant, her studio and shop also features ready-to-wear designs, including bracelets, earrings, and necklaces. —Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 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