ready-to-wear

American  

[red-ee-tuh-wair] / ˈrɛd i təˈwɛər /

noun

1. clothing made in standard sizes; ready-made clothing.

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adjective

1. pertaining to or dealing in such clothing.

   the ready-to-wear business; a ready-to-wear shop.

ready-to-wear British  

adjective

1. (of clothes) not tailored for the wearer; of a standard size

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noun

1. an article or suit of such clothes

Etymology

Origin of ready-to-wear

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95

Example Sentences

Operating these new technologies were an army of young women clad in tailor-mades, or coordinating jackets and skirts, and easy-to-launder cotton shirtwaists, or blouses—all early triumphs of New York’s nascent ready-to-wear industry.

From The Wall Street Journal

One leads to women’s ready-to-wear and the other to men’s.

From Los Angeles Times

“Veronique Nichanian has written, with tremendous talent, the story of men’s ready-to-wear at Hermes and has applied her vision across the entire men’s universe,” the company said Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal

Famous faces watched on as Northern Ireland-born fashion designer Jonathan Anderson unveiled his first women's ready-to-wear Dior collection during Paris Fashion Week.

From BBC

In 1978, the company signed an agreement with clothes manufacturer GFT - which gave it the ability to produce luxury ready-to-wear clothes in volume.

From BBC