countrywear en · NOUN
Etymology
From country + -wear.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Clothing to be worn in the country.
Three-piece lounge suits, made in tweed checks and plaids, and the knickerbocker suits which were popular for countrywear, were worn with turned-down collars and broad ties. Double-breasted caped ‘Inverness’ overcoats and short fly-fronted coats in dark wool cloth were popular. The three-piece lounge suit buttoned high with small revers was worn for all but formal occasions with a tall bowler hat (Derby), although a cap or ‘deerstalker’ were customary for countrywear.
1992, Sue Atkinson, “A brief history of fashion”, in Making and Dressing Dolls House Dolls in ¹⁄₁₂ Scale, David & Charles, published 1999, →ISBN, page 44:Most of the iconic women’s looks that Savile Row had in its armoury historically were established from ridingwear and countrywear, so I worked on adapting those styles and came up with my own way of cutting for women.
2022 January 31, Sara Semic, quoting Kathryn Sargent, “Can these women save Savile Row?”, in Financial Times:COUNTRYWEAR for Men and Women
1951 November 16, The Christian Science Monitor, volume 43, number 300, Boston, Mass., page 19:The nylon stockings are very popular for countrywear, golf, and race-meetings.
1952 December, “News in Brief”, in Textile Industries, volume 116, number 12, page 193: