Definitions

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  • noun Clothes designed to be worn while working, especially in a physically demanding job.

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  • noun heavy-duty clothes for manual or physical work

Etymologies

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work +‎ -wear

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Examples

  • The current interest began around 2007 with a renaissance in American workwear and heritage style, led by brands like Woolrich Woolen Mills, a line inspired by the Woolrich label, known for its buffalo check.

    Why Fashion Can't Break Its Plaid Habit Ray A. Smith 2011

  • In addition to underwear, Pacific Brands also produces workwear brands Hard Yakka and KingGee, favored by laborers and tradesmen, as well as footwear, sportswear and dry goods, including towels and bed linen.

    Pacific Brands Approached by KKR Gavin Lower 2012

  • For those looking for workwear inspiration, we've compiled a list of our favorite fashion-forward sites that meet the needs of today's professional woman.

    The 20 Best Fashion Blogs For Professional Women Halle Tecco 2010

  • He bought workwear shirts and reworked them for friends and local bands with his mother in their living room.

    Joy Yoon: The Well-Honed Craft of George Esquivel (PHOTOS) Joy Yoon 2010

  • For those looking for workwear inspiration, we've compiled a list of our favorite fashion-forward sites that meet the needs of today's professional woman.

    The 20 Best Fashion Blogs For Professional Women Halle Tecco 2010

  • Rag & Bone's modern interpretation of traditional workwear and athletic workwear was a remix rather than a remake, says the Journal's Ray Smith.

    Real Men Wear Kilts 2011

  • It's funny to see the workwear (and outdoor) fashion come round again, the last time was in the recession of the early '90s.

    Woolrich Chic 2009

  • So with Kent and other forces moving to t-shirts and other sensible workwear (albeit a tad paramilitary for some) this doughnut wants to return to ‘shirt sleeve order’ days and increase the spend on shirts for his force considerably as orders for larger necked replacements will certainly follow.

    “Response Times” Are Back SHOCK! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010

  • It's funny to see the workwear (and outdoor) fashion come round again, the last time was in the recession of the early '90s.

    Woolrich Chic 2009

  • Photograph by Tung Walsh THE REAL DEAL | Americana collector Hitoshi Tsujimoto, founder of high-end workwear brand the Real McCoy's, in his Kobe headquarters among a few of his approximately 100 Warhols.

    Made Better in Japan Tom Downey 2012

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