the rag trade

The garment industry; the business of making or selling clothing. Known as the king of the rag trade, he has created one of the most distinctive styles in modern fashion.

the ˈrag trade

(old-fashioned, informal) the business of designing, making and selling clothes: He’s worked in the rag trade all his life.

See also: rag, trade

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See also:

soldier rag
civvies
not have a stitch of clothing (one)
fashion victim
lose (one's) rag
lose your rag
Don't that take the rag off the bush!
rag
scrub
data scrubbing

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