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Lois Gould was writing about ready-to-wear fashion, which tends to be dealt with all the more hysterically (see Robert Altman's film Prêt-a-Porter ) for there being huge amounts of money at stake in the success or failure of its collections.
The Civil War and the consequent need for uniforms stimulated the factory system, and the introduction of standard body-size measurements facilitated ready-to-wear clothing.
The Front Street department stores in Hamilton have a full range of fashion items from Europe, and there are many independent boutiques with ready-to-wear collections.
More than half a century later, the ascent of ready-to-wear dealt another allegedly fatal stroke to haute couture , as formal elegance began to look tacky, and ethnic and thrift-shop gear gained status.
From here and the burgeoning area between Les Halles and place des Victoires, haute couture houses and ready-to-wear (prêt-à-porter) boutiques have spread to the Left Bank around St-Germain-des-Prés.