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After all, it's very important for any big-name designer to have a couture range. I leave the ready-to-wear to my partner and team.
Jimmy Choo

Meaning of "ready-to-wear" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF READY-TO-WEAR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF READY-TO-WEAR

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Ready-To-Wear can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES READY-TO-WEAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Ready-to-wear

Ready-to-wear or prêt-à-porter is the term for factory-made clothing, sold in finished condition, in standardized sizes, as distinct from made to measure or bespoke clothing tailored to a particular person's frame. Off-the-peg is sometimes used for items which are not clothing, such as handbags. Ready-to-wear has rather different connotations in the spheres of fashion and classic clothing. In the fashion industry, designers produce ready-to-wear clothing intended to be worn without significant alteration, because clothing made to standard sizes fits most people. They use standard patterns, factory equipment, and faster construction techniques to keep costs low, compared to a custom-sewn version of the same item. Some fashion houses and fashion designers produce mass-produced and industrially manufactured ready-to-wear lines, while others offer garments that, while not unique, are produced in limited numbers.

Definition of ready-to-wear in the English dictionary

The definition of ready-to-wear in the dictionary is not tailored for the wearer; of a standard size. Other definition of ready-to-wear is an article or suit of such clothes.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE READY-TO-WEAR

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readout
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readvertise
readvertisement
readvise
ready
ready cash
ready meal
ready money
ready reckoner
ready-cooked
ready-cut
ready-furnished
ready-made
ready-mix
ready-mixed
ready-prepared
ready-to-eat
ready-witted

WORDS THAT END LIKE READY-TO-WEAR

beachwear
childrenswear
eyewear
footwear
knitwear
menswear
nightwear
outerwear
outwear
shapewear
ski-wear
sleepwear
sportswear
streetwear
swear
swimwear
underwear
wash-and-wear
wear
workwear

Synonyms and antonyms of ready-to-wear in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ready-to-wear» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF READY-TO-WEAR

Find out the translation of ready-to-wear to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ready-to-wear from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ready-to-wear» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

现成的磨损
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

- à-porter
570 millions of speakers

English

ready-to-wear
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तैयार करने वाली पहनने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جاهزة للارتداء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

готовый к износу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pronto -a-vestir
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যুদ্ধের জন্য প্রস্তুত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prêt -à-porter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

sedia untuk dipakai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ready- to-wear
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

既製服
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기성복
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Siap-kanggo-nganggo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

may sẳn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உடுப்பதற்கு தயார்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तयार पोशाख
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hazır giyim
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prêt- à-porter
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Gotowy do noszenia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

готовий до зносу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ready-to -wear
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έτοιμα ενδύματα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gereed-vir -dra
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ready-to - wear
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ready- to-wear
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ready-to-wear

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «READY-TO-WEAR»

The term «ready-to-wear» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.634 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «READY-TO-WEAR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ready-to-wear

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5 QUOTES WITH «READY-TO-WEAR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ready-to-wear.
1
Jimmy Choo
After all, it's very important for any big-name designer to have a couture range. I leave the ready-to-wear to my partner and team.
2
Amanda Harlech
Couture has a power that ready-to-wear can never have; the attention of les petites mains as they sew; all that love and belief goes into the cloth. That's what you feel when you wear it.
3
Calvin Klein
People who run a ready-to-wear company are businessmen rather than production or design people.
4
Natalie Massenet
One of my goals is that, at a dinner party some time in the future, someone will say, 'Oh, my nephew is starting a ready-to-wear brand', and 20 people will turn around and say, 'Is he? Can we invest?' in the same way that, now, if you were to say, 'My nephew is starting a mobile app,' everyone would say, 'Oh, smashing! Can I invest?'
5
Francois-Henri Pinault
Linguistics is a good way of defining the culture of a brand. The vocabulary used by sports and lifestyle brands - running, fitness, training, motorsports - is all about functionality, whereas the vocabulary of the luxury business - handbags, ready-to-wear - is all about the product.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «READY-TO-WEAR»

Discover the use of ready-to-wear in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ready-to-wear and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ready to Wear
A tween fashion designer’s blog garners A-list attention in this chic start to a new middle grade series.
Chloe Taylor, 2013
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Altering ready-to-wear fashions
Provides background information on the clothing industry, equipment, fabrics, pressing techniques, and clothing selection and details the most common fitting and altering problems encountered in working with ready-to-wear clothes
Jeanne Hayden Brinkley, Ann Aletti, 1976
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Ready-to-Wear and Ready-to-Work: A Century of Industry and ...
Ready-to-Wear and Ready-to-Work tells the story of urban growth, the politics of labor, and the relationships among the many immigrant groups who have come to work the sewing machines over the last century.
Nancy L. Green, 1997
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Ready to Wear: An Expert's Guide to Choosing and Using Your ...
Provides a guide to fashion and wardrobe management, showing how to create a fashion style, make the most of clothes already in the closet, and develop simple style and shopping strageties.
Mary Lou Andre, 2004
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Sizing in Clothing
This important book provides a critical appreciation of the key technological and scientific developments in sizing and their application.
S Ashdown, 2007
6
Ready-To-Wear Apparel Analysis
The book takes an industry approach, integrating the study of traditional clothing design and construction with current practices of the apparel manufacturing industry.
Patty Brown, Jannett Rice, 2013
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Embellish Chic: Detailing Ready-To-Wear
An introduction on how to customize clothes requires a minimum of sewing experience and explains general techniques while suggesting specific applications, demonstrating how to use a range of materials from beads and lace to cords and ...
Connie Long, 2002
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How Fashion Works: Couture, Ready-to-Wear and Mass Production
This stimulating book clarifies how fashion operates on all its levels: the mystery of haute couture is explained, the complexities of ready to wear are simplified, and the power of mass production assessed and evaluated.
Gavin Waddell, 2013
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Custom made versus ready to wear treatments: behavioral ...
To customize treatments to individual patients entails costs of coordination and cognition. Thus, providers sometimes choose treatments based on norms for broad classes of patients.
Richard G. Frank, Richard Zeckhauser, National Bureau of Economic Research, 2007
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Couture Sewing Techniques
By 1975, luxury ready-to-wear was an important industry. Unfortunately, the success of the new luxury ready-to-wear clothing came at the expense of haute couture fashions. The easy availability of luxury ready-to-wear meant that retailers and ...
Claire B. Shaeffer, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «READY-TO-WEAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ready-to-wear is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tom Ford Partners With Net-a-Porter to Finally Sell Ready-to-Wear
The luxury fashion site announced Tuesday morning that it has won the distinction of being the first online retailer to carry Tom Ford's ready-to-wear collections, ... «Fashionista, Jun 15»
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Style Versus Versace Fall 2015 Ready-to-Wear
It's been in beta for six years, a Donatella Versace ideas lab transiently helmed by both Christopher Kane and Jonathan Anderson, but Versus 2.0 is now in full ... «Style.com, May 15»
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The Trouble with Ready-to-Wear
The designer ready-to-wear category faces serious structural problems. Luca Solca, head of luxury goods at Exane BNP Paribas, does the analysis. «The Business of Fashion, Mar 15»
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Style Miu Miu Fall 2015 Ready-to-Wear
"Pleasure is our business," declared Sigue Sigue Sputnik, or rather The Sputnik Corporation, for one of their fake ads on the debut album, Flaunt It (1986). «Style.com, Mar 15»
5
The Atmosphere at Givenchy Fall 2015 Ready-to-Wear
Paris fashion week is under way, and here are the best shots from the scene at the Givenchy Fall 2015 ready-to-wear show. Read our review and see the entire ... «Style.com, Mar 15»
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Style Maison Margiela Fall 2015 Ready-to-Wear
Well, that didn't take long. Having nailed a common ground for Maison Margiela's aesthetic and his own with the Artisanal collection he presented in London, ... «Style.com, Mar 15»
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Style Dries Van Noten Fall 2015 Ready-to-Wear
The first outfit and the last told the story of Dries Van Noten's exquisite new collection. "Grounded glamour" was his theme, and from the moment Lia Pavlova ... «Style.com, Mar 15»
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Style Fendi Fall 2015 Ready-to-Wear
It was only after Karl Lagerfeld had designed the latest Fendi collection, featuring a new kind of construction based on panels of leather, that it occurred to him ... «Style.com, Feb 15»
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Erdem Fall 2015 Ready-to-Wear
Erdem Moralioglu has been doing some major building work on his East End home, so interiors must have been on his mind already when he encountered The ... «Style.com, Feb 15»
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Style Michael Kors Collection Fall 2015 Ready-to-Wear
Damn, he's good. You walked out of Michael Kors' show this morning buzzing, and it wasn't just Florence + The Machine's hit "The Dog Days Are Over" ... «Style.com, Feb 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Ready-To-Wear [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ready-to-wear>. Apr 2024 ».
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