👗 Mass-produced clothing 🧥 Not custom-made

ready-to-wear

3.9

Made in standard sizes and sold in stores instead of being made for one person

adjective
/ˈrɛdi tə wɛr/

: prêt-à-porter

Many designers offer ready-to-wear collections that are accessible to everyday shoppers.

Couture garments and ready to wear garments didn't look that different yet.

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Examples

The Vogue magazine featured the latest trends in ready-to-wear fashion for the upcoming season.
She prefers ready-to-wear outfits because they save her the trouble of alterations.
- It's the best suit you can find in ready-to-wear.

A New Leaf (1971)
Couture garments and ready to wear garments didn't look that different yet.

Justine Leconte officiel

Synonyms

off-the-rack

vsready-to-wear

7 4.4

Clothes made in standard sizes and sold in stores, not made for one person

is the broader descriptive term for clothes sold this way

ready-made

vsready-to-wear

3 3.4

Sold in standard sizes so it can be used right away

focuses specifically on clothing made to standard sizes and sold ready

off-the-shelf

vsready-to-wear

1 4.1

Made in common sizes and sold ready to use

narrows that idea to garments rather than any general products

off-the-peg

vsready-to-wear

1 6.0

Clothes made in standard sizes that you can buy

is the general industry phrase for such ready stock garments

readymade

vsready-to-wear

1 4.2

Made before you buy and ready to use

specifies this idea for clothing made in standard sizes rather than custom

RTW

vsready-to-wear

Specialized

6.9

Clothing made in standard sizes and sold ready to wear

is the full descriptive term rather than an abbreviation

Antonyms

custom-made

14 3.8

Made for one person to match their needs

bespoke

7 6.9

Made for one person to fit their exact measurements

How Tailored

tailor-made

7 4.0

ready-to-wear

3.9

mass-produced

8 3.8

Surface Forms

ready-to-wear positive

Morphology

ready-to-wear = ready + wear (transparent) = ready + to + wear

Formed from the phrase 'ready to wear' with the literal meaning 'ready to be worn', a clear compositional structure.

Etymology

Ready-to-wear as an adjective comes from the same idea and the French phrase prêt-à-porter, meaning 'ready to wear'. Imagine a suit hanging on a shop rack that you can try on and wear the same day. That's why ready-to-wear describes clothes made in standard sizes and sold from stock rather than being custom-made.