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The introduction of the concept of "pret-a-porter" has been attributed to Sonia Delaunay after her geometric styles were exhibited at the seminal 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. Another significant factor created by the ready-to-wear industry was the US development of a style independent from Europe.
The term prêt-à-porter was born in the 1960s, reacting against the traditional notions of fashion and garment-making process, satisfying the needs of pop culture and mass media. Paris acts as the center of the fashion industry and holds the name of global fashion capital.
Prêt-à-Porter, released in the United States as Ready to Wear (Prêt-à-Porter), is a 1994 American satirical comedy-drama film co-written, directed, and produced by Robert Altman [3] and shot on location during the Paris Fashion Week with a host of international stars, models, and designers. [4]
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prêt-à-porter lit. "ready to wear"; clothing off the shelf, in contrast to haute couture. prie-dieu lit. "pray [to] God"; a type of prayer desk. prix fixe lit. "fixed price"; a menu on which multi-course meals with only a few choices are charged at a fixed price. protégé (fem. protégée)
Pret may refer to: Preta, a ghost of the Hindu and Buddhist tradition; Pret a Manger, a British sandwich retail chain; Prêt-à-porter, ready-to-wear fashion; often abbreviated as Pret, as in Pret-line; Preterite, in grammar, a past tense (glossing abbreviation: PRET
1973: Creation of the Chambre Syndicale du Prêt-à-Porter des Couturiers et des Créateurs de Mode and the Chambre Syndicale de la Mode Masculine. Creation on the same day of the Fédération Française de la Couture, du Prêt-à-Porter des Couturiers et des Créateurs de Mode. 2017: Becomes the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode.
"Here Comes the Hotstepper" is a song co-written and recorded by Jamaican dancehall artist Ini Kamoze. It was released in 1994 by Columbia Records as the lead single from his 1995 album of the same name as well as the soundtrack to the film Prêt-à-Porter.