ready-to-wear

ready-to-wear
Describing apparel that does not need any tailoring (for example hemming) before it can be worn.

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  • ready-to-wear — UK US adjective ► used to describe clothes that are produced in standard sizes, and not ones that are made to fit a particular person: »ready to wear fashion »a ready to wear collection …   Financial and business terms

  • ready-to-wear — [red′ētə wer′] n. ready made clothing adj. of, designating, or dealing in such clothing [ready to wear fashions] …   English World dictionary

  • ready-to-wear — adj old fashioned ready to wear clothes are made in standard sizes, not made specially to fit one person …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • ready-to-wear — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of clothes) sold through shops rather than made to order for an individual customer …   English terms dictionary

  • Ready-to-wear — Prêt à Porter redirects here. For the movie, see Prêt à Porter (film). Ready to wear clothing display Ready to wear or prêt à porter (pronounced: [pʁɛ.ta pɔʁ.te]; often abbreviated RTW; off the rack or off the peg in casual use) is the term… …   Wikipedia

  • Ready-to-wear — (RTW)    This is the term given to clothing that, unlike made to measure, is designed either for commissioned consumption (as in uniforms) or speculative sale at the retail level. When pertaining to retail consumption, another common term is off… …   Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry

  • ready-to-wear — I noun ready made clothing she couldn t find anything in ready to wear that she liked • Hypernyms: ↑clothing, ↑article of clothing, ↑vesture, ↑wear, ↑wearable, ↑habiliment …   Useful english dictionary

  • ready-to-wear — adjective Date: 1895 1. of clothing ready made 2. dealing in ready made clothes < ready to wear stores > • ready to wear noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • ready-to-wear — Synonyms and related words: assembled, bespoke, built, cast, constructed, crafted, created, custom, custom built, custom made, cut and dried, cut and dry, extracted, fabricated, fashioned, forged, formed, gathered, grown, handcrafted, handmade,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • ready-to-wear — /red ee teuh wair /, n. 1. clothing made in standard sizes; ready made clothing. adj. 2. pertaining to or dealing in such clothing: the ready to wear business; a ready to wear shop. Cf. made to measure, made to order. [1890 95, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • ready-to-wear — ADJ: ADJ n Ready to wear clothes are made in standard sizes so that they fit most people, rather than being made specially for a particular person. In 1978 he launched his first major ready to wear collection for the Austin Reed stores. Syn: off… …   English dictionary

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