| 释义 |
‖ prêt-à-porter|prɛtapɔrte|
[Fr., ‘ready to wear’.]
Phr. used attrib. and absol. to denote clothes that are sold in standard sizes ready for wear.
1957Punch 16 Jan. 136/3 Gloves, scarves, jewellery, and prêt-à-porter clothes..all the fleeting frivolities..of the passing mode. 1958M. Stewart Nine Coaches Waiting vi. 71 The young and lovely buy dresses prêtes à porter... Off the peg. 1959Guardian 4 Dec. 6/3 The prêt-à-porter spring and summer shows are in full swing in Paris. 1967Times 21 Feb. 9/2 As at the Paris prêt-à-porter fair, the Mary Quant stand was jampacked for the parades. 1973Sat. Rev. Arts (U.S.) Jan. 84/3 The last two pieces contain an onslaught of information about the vigorous young designers and the boom of prêt à porter. There is worry that the heyday of French couture is over. 1977New Yorker 11 July 79/1 The feverish search on Seventh Avenue for novelty and for sure profits has come to rival the showings of the Paris prêt-à-porter. |