resort wear
/rɪˈzɔːrt wɛr/
UncommonClothing designed for vacation or warm-weather leisure, or a fashion industry collection shown between main seasons.
Casual speakers use it to mean vacation-ready clothes. Fashion insiders use it to mean the specific pre-spring collection on the industry calendar. The aesthetic overlaps: both are about leisure and warmth.
Real-world examples3 examples
| # | Example | What it means | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | packed all resort wear for the trip. linen everything. | The trip wardrobe is all lightweight, vacation-appropriate clothes. | instagram, 2024 |
| 02 | chanel resort 2025 was actually wearable. more than i can say for the main show. | The off-season collection was more practical than the main runway show. | x, 2024 |
| 03 | wearing resort wear to brunch because i simply refuse to be cold anymore | Wearing vacation-style clothes in a regular setting as a lifestyle choice. | tiktok, 2024 |
Use it when
- Describing clothes that fit a beach, pool, or vacation context.
- Referring to the fashion industry's off-schedule 'cruise' collection season.
- A look feels vacation-ready even in an everyday setting.
Do not use it when
- You mean activewear or sportswear.
Variations and related forms
Origin and context
Resort wear developed as a category in the early 20th century, when wealthy Americans began traveling to warm climates in winter. The fashion industry formalized a 'cruise' or 'resort' collection season to serve buyers who needed warm-weather clothes before spring.
- First seen
- early-20th-century
- Confidence
- medium
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