prêt-à-porter

Etymology
1957, reborrowed from (1951), itself a calque of.

Adjective

 * 1) ready-to-wear

Usage notes
Synonymous with, of which it is a reborrowing, but more upscale, due to prestige of French.

Etymology
1951,.

Noun

 * 1) ready-to-wear clothing, off-the-rack clothing, off-the-peg clothing
 * 2) * 1951, Le Figaro, 28 Dec 1951, p.3, col. 6:
 * "fr"

- Entre le prêt à porter et le sur-mesures classique un des plus grands tailleurs de Paris a lancé une formule inédite pour hommes.