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• n  ready-made clothing
  she couldn't find anything in ready-to-wear that she liked
• s  (especially of clothing) made in standard sizes and available from merchandise in stock
  ready-to-wear clothes

• When Japanese designer Rei Kawakubo arrived in Paris in 1981 to show her Comme des Garons ready-to-wear collection to the Western press for the first time, critics branded .
• At his spring 2003 ready-to-wear collections, an homage in part to India's Bollywood film industry, Galliano created an outrageous, exuberant circus with models in sky-high .
• And that was for ready-to-wear.

• off-the-rack
• off-the-shelf
• off-the-peg

News & Articles

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• Isabel Marant Fall 2013
  Models present creations by Isabel Marant during the Fall/Winter 2013-2014 ready-to-wear collection show, on March 1, 2013 in Paris.
  June 11, 2013 - Forbes
• Jason Wu Hired to Give Hugo Boss’s Womenswear a Makeover
  Jason Wu has signed on as the new creative director of Hugo Boss's womenswear line, according to a press release from the label. This was rather unexpected: Boss hasn't employed big-name designers before, and it wasn't known that Wu — who has his own eponymous ready-to-wear, shoe, accessories, and diffusion ... More »
  June 10, 2013 - New York Magazine

Quotes

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• Nicolas Sarkozy in 570 News
  President Nicolas Sarkozy praised Saint Laurent for "putting his mark on a half-century of creation, in luxury as well as ready-to-wear."
• Karl Lagerfeld in CW Chattanooga
  In Italy, there is a high quality capacity for ready-to-wear licenses because in that area it is a real tradition,said Karl Lagerfeld.
• Marc Jacobs in Malaysia Star
  We brought to this campaign a touch of the street, elevated to a rich, modern chic that embodies the message of our ready-to-wear, accessories and bags,Marc Jacobs, Louis Vuitton's artistic director, said. "Working with beautiful, iconic...