citywear

English

Etymology

From city +‎ -wear.

Noun

citywear (uncountable)

  1. Clothing to be worn in the city.
    • 1987 October, Peter Dragadze, “Of Passion and Profit”, in The Connoisseur, page 186:
      Once at home (and out of her favored citywear, sweeping brimmed hats and Italian designer dresses), she will delve for weeks and even months into copies of available antique-glass inventories of popes, the czars of Russia, the dukes of Tuscany, and the Medici.
    • 2004 December 24, Jacqueline Yu, “French Taste Blends Formal, Casual Trends”, in Beijing Today, number 186, page 14:
      The store, which opened on December 3, mainly stocks Cremieux’s upscale citywear including suits, jackets, dress pants and accessories.
    • 2012, Dani Cavallaro, Art in Anime: The Creative Quest as Theme and Metaphor, Jefferson, N.C., London: McFarland & Company, Inc., →ISBN, page 169:
      The fashion vision communicated by Paradise Kiss, concomitantly, encompasses a variety of styles ranging from minimalistic silhouettes to kawaii, from stylishly casual citywear to punk, from grand epoch costumes to simple uniforms.
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