prêt-à-porter

noun

variants or pret-a-porter
Definition of prêt-à-porternext
as in couture

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  1. couture
  2. tailoring
  3. sportswear
  4. outerwear
Noun
  • Each couture arrival was greeted with breathless excitement by her Lambies.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
  • And so, Rihanna was the last to arrive at the Royal Albert Hall, dressed in a sculptural Christian Lacroix fall 2002 couture minidress cut from thick pelts of teal fuzz with a matching hat of Monsters, Inc.
    Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of couture
Noun
  • Savile Row Renowned as the birthplace of bespoke tailoring, Savile Row is a must-visit for anyone who appreciates a well-cut suit.
    Eva Ramirez, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • There has been little direct evidence of such garments, but bone needles and the bones of the fur-bearing animals used to make pelts provide some indirect evidence of this early tailoring.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of tailoring
Noun
  • The collaboration marks the fourth time the brands have joined forces for the German outdoor sportswear brand’s Fire + Ice line, fusing LoveShackFancy’s romantic, floral aesthetic with Bogner’s high-performance outerwear silhouettes.
    Maggie Clancy, WWD, 26 Nov. 2024
  • After years of legal disputes over the move, the sportswear brand and Ye reportedly reached a non-monetary settlement in October.
    KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of sportswear
Noun
  • The trending outerwear is popular on TikTok, where fashion influencers have racked up thousands of views showing how to style it.
    Hannah Malach, WWD, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Getty Images The Ultra-Tailored Coat Each season, a new tailoring trend emerges and takes over the outerwear market.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of outerwear
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