weekendwear

English

Etymology

From weekend +‎ -wear.

Noun

weekendwear (uncountable)

1. Clothing to be worn on the weekend.
   • 1963 March 28, “New Sportswear Hails Navy and Western Influence”, in Hope Star, volume 64, number 139, Hope, Ark., page seven:

     The sportswear picture which often transplants the ski look to summer fun, is further, filled in by the trend to coordinates in smart weekendwear.

   • 1985 February 19, The Boston Phoenix, page 8:

     Awash with whimsy…the Adrienne Vittadini way with weekendwear.

   • 1987 winter, Weekends (a supplement to Working Woman), page 2:

     Her weekendwear is by The Gap; his, Polo by Ralph Lauren.

   • 1988 February 8, Jean Palmieri, “Merchandise Mix Continues Dramatic Shift”, in DNR, volume 18, number 26, page 17:

     These brands they believe, appeal to their conservative customer’s need for more relaxed weekendwear.

   • 2001, Daisy Finer, Erica Youngren, Where to Wear, 2002 Edition: The “Black Book” for London Shopping, New York, N.Y., London: Fairchild & Gallagher, →ISBN, page 108:

     Selection ranges from weekendwear to suits and businesswear.

   • 2005, Jeremy Sheldon, The Smiling Affair, London: Jonathan Cape, →ISBN, page 181:

     Money was being spent up there, he thought to himself, as it was on the floor below, a mall through which he wandered, observing the shops selling ‘formalwear’ and ‘weekendwear’ and leather goods and golf clubs and cut crystal and oil paintings of the coastline.

   • 2007, Maribeth Clemente, The Riches of Paris: A Shopping and Touring Guide, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Griffin, →ISBN, page 96:

     For pretty and spirited weekendwear, go to Chemins Blancs […]

   • 2011, Lisa Jackson, Adore Yourself Slim: Eat, Exercise and Hypnotise Yourself to a Healthier, Happier You, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 130:

     The colour instantly lifts most skin tones and it works just as well for weekendwear (worn with jeans it can look smart-casual) as it does for officewear (wear it with a smart pair of trousers and a tailored jacket).

   • 2015 September, Zara Wong, “The new mix”, in Vogue Australia, page 295:

     On the surface it makes sense: if you have a set amount of disposable income right now, you might be more inclined to spend it on a new pair of exercise sneakers that double as weekendwear rather than buy a new item of clothing that doesn’t have the same bang for its buck.

   • 2015 October, Harper’s Bazaar Australia, page 103:

     A new bathing beauty; sacai’s quietly subversive designs; and the ultimate weekendwear