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| Prêt-à-porter |  |
| adjective | 1. (Of designer clothes) Sold ready-to-wear as opposed to made to measure. |
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| noun | 1. Designer clothes sold ready-to-wear rather than made to measure. |
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 | | "I think the designer's prêt-à-porter collection this year is more original than the couture collection." | | "That designer used to be out of my budget, but he just launched a prêt-à-porter collection." | | "Even prêt-à-porter clothes can be taken to a tailor to get them to fit perfectly to your body." |
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 | | French, mid-20th century |
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 | | "French" is practically synonymous with "fashionable," so it makes sense that so much of the fashion industry's vocabulary is still rooted in the language. "Prêt-à-porter" translates directly to "ready-to-wear," which is the term for clothes that are still designer in nature, but made in large quantities to fit standard sizes. ... |  |
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