How to say "apparel" in Japanese

• 衣料品いりょうひんCommon
  nounThe common general word for apparel: clothing viewed as articles or goods — garments bought, sold, or counted — so it fits shops, catalogs, and sales figures.
  彼かれは衣料品いりょうひん業ぎょう界かいで本当ほんとうにうまく成功せいこうした。↗

  He made out really well in the clothing business.
• アパレル
  nounA katakana loanword taken directly from English 'apparel', and the less common of the two; it carries a fashion-business flavor, typical in talk about the clothing industry and apparel makers.

For apparel in the plain sense of clothing or articles of clothing, 衣料品 is the common choice; 「アパレル」 is the katakana loanword, less common, with a fashion-industry flavor.

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• 衣料品いりょうひんclothing
• アパレルapparel (clothing)