menswear

noun

mens·​wear ˈmenz-ˌwer How to pronounce menswear (audio)
: clothing for men

Examples of menswear in a Sentence

The store sells an extensive line of menswear. He works in the menswear department.
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Paris Fashion Week was a week of dressing alignment for menswear; redefining the codes of men’s clothing. Rhonda Richford, WWD, 27 Jan. 2025 The fall 2025 menswear season began with several of Milan’s most prominent brands–Gucci, Fendi, JW Anderson, Moschino, DSquared2, and Versace–conspicuously absent from the schedule. Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2025 Personal Style Rocking a display of face markings, FKA twigs steps out for the Rick Owens menswear fashion show on Jan. 23 in Paris. Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025 My colleague Vittoria Elliott spoke with Derek Guy, the popular menswear influencer on X, critiquing the fits tech execs like Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk wore to the inauguration on Monday. Makena Kelly, WIRED, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for menswear 

Word History

First Known Use

1783, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of menswear was in 1783

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“Menswear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/menswear. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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menswear

noun
mens·​wear ˈmenz-ˌwer How to pronounce menswear (audio)
: clothing for men

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