Example sentences for: ready-to-wear

How can you use “ready-to-wear” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • For a recent piece in the New York Times Magazine , Lois Gould went to see the latest ready-to-wear fashion collections--not as a reporter, but as a guest.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.


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