apparel
noun

- personal attire: clothing of a particular kind
- especially formal clothes worn on an important occasion
- anything you wear to protect, wrap, or beautify your body

Merriam-Webster / Collins / Your Dictionary

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ORIGIN

Apparel is another word for the clothing we wear. The term has its start in the Latin "apparare", meaning to “prepare, make ready”. In the mid 13th century it evolved into a verb meaning “to equip”.

It wasn’t until the next century that people began to use apparel as both, a verb meaning “to attire” and as a noun meaning "garments" or "clothing".

Apparel also refers to the sails, anchor, and other equipment of a ship.

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Apparel is frequently used in combination with other words to describe particular types of clothing, such as:

- men’s and women’s apparel
- fashion apparel — that worn by fashion designers, models and celebrities for instance
- sports apparel — for exercise, jogging and specific sports
- outdoor apparel — usually weather resistant and robust
- work apparel — work uniforms for instance

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OUTRAGEOUS APPAREL

The idea of a “power suit” is nothing new, but designer Stuart Hughes took things to a whole new level when he created “The Suit”. Adorned with 480 half karat diamonds, there are only three of these suits in existence. With a price tag of almost $1 million each, it’s hard to imagine they would be able to sell more than that anyway.

Whereas Stuart Hughes’ luxury suit is all about flash, Suitart’s Diamond Armor offers a bit more for its incredibly high price tag of $3.2 million. What could justify such an outrageous price tag? Well, the waterproof suit is bulletproof, equipped with a cooling system and accentuated with 880 black diamonds. The tie that comes with it is woven with 24 karat gold.

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SYNONYMS

attire, attirement, clothes, clothing, dress, duds, garments, gear, garb, outfit, togs, costume, kit, wardrobe, costumery, get-up, wearables, suit, uniform, finery, turnout, glad rags, Sunday best, accoutrements, APPAREL, raiments, full feather, clobbers, vestures, vestments, vestuaries, wardrobes, getups, shrouds, liveries, wrappers

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“Hey,.. what kind of APPAREL do you suggest for our business meeting tomorrow?”

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