She wore a striking tailored co-ord to the screening of The Hostage and the chocolate brown colour worked with the sculptural ...

As a talisman, the power suit seems to have been kryptonite for the superwomen of the '80s. If the power suit gave them power, why aren't there more women in power today?

Power looked like a man in a dark, strong-shouldered suit; women who wanted to fit in had to suit up in kind. (Remember the itchy prevalence of shoulder pads in the ’80s?) ...

Power dressing is usually associated with white-collar women of the 1970s and ’80s—women who dressed for success. This look was iconic in its caricature: architectural shoulder pads, big hair ...

And in the ’80s, when women had only the pretense of power, there were padded shoulders, sharp suits and hard makeup for aspirants smashed under the glass ceiling.

When I started covering fashion in the ’80s, women were wearing “power suits.” You remember: the jackets with the giant shoulder pads. I know, I know. Some of you weren’t even born yet or ...

Lady Gaga channeled the '80s Working Girl look in an oversized Marc Jacobs power suit at ELLE's 2018 Women in Hollywood event.

In the 1980’s, the power suit was an essential item in a professional woman’s wardrobe. The power suit, equipped with shoulder pads to increase stature, paired with high heels for the extra ...