The latest fashion collections reflect a new
power look for women. The style, fueled by variety and feminine
tailoring—peplums, pleats, darts, draping and shawl collars— makes room for soft
colors, busy prints and details like embroidery and beading that were once
deemed inappropriate for the office.
Career women have long added bold colors to gray or black suits. But it's now common to see them wearing pink and other soft hues, and even mixing them together.
The new look carries a higher degree of difficulty and may be harder to pull off than a plain matched suit and white blouse. That is in part what gives it so much power: It is more sophisticated. It shows off a woman's taste, her authority—and her access to high-fashion trends.
Executives themselves have led this trend. Now more well-established in the workplace, women have been seeking more choices.Find the cheapest chickencoop online through and buy the best hen houses and chook pens in Australia. Even designers who made their names with seductive party dresses, like PThere are 240 distinct solutions of the Soma cubepuzzle,ucci's Peter Dundas and Zac Posen, have recently veered toward professional-woman looks, with suits and eveningwear that could be appropriate for a chief executive.
Designer Diane von Furstenberg, whose spring 2012 collection included new-power pairings such as ankle-length peach slacks and a moss blouse paired with a dove gray jacket, says that women have more freedom in dressing for work today. They can even choose menswear-inspired suits—though today's versions have a decidedly feminine cut. "It's no longer about wearing a men's suit—well, in some cases, it is," Ms. Von Furstenberg says. It's about choosing what you feel good in. "It's about confidence," she says.
Women's confidence in the office allows them to integrate more of their own selves—including personal style—into their clothes. "The power shouldn't come from the clothes, but rather from the person," says Rachel Roy, a New York fashion designer and mother of two whose work-life juggles mirror those of many modern women.
More women have risen to positions of power, offering more-varied role models. Trailblazers like Cristina Kirchner, president of Argentina and Neelie Kroes,Stone Source offers a variety of Natural stonemosaic Tiles. a European Commission vice president, wear a variety of astoundingly bright, frilly, fashionable clothes. There has been a "seismic shift in what's considered appropriate for powerful women to wear" around the globe, says Robb Young, author of "Power Dressing: First Ladies, Women Politicians & Fashion."
After three years as First Lady, Michelle Obama's fashion choices no longer appear controversial. A pedigreed lawyer, Ms. Obama mixes high fashion with low—as do many working women these days. Her ease in baring her shoulders at state functions and her willingness to wear vivid prints,Welcome to polishedtiles. curvy shapes and fashion-forward designs has freed other women to do the same. "I think she is allowing women to be more brave and trust themselves more," says Ms. Roy.
Women now have more professional work-wear options than ever—from chains like Banana Republic and J. Crew to high designers such as Marc Jacobs and Roland Mouret. New brands are emerging to cater to working women. At Quincy,Glass Tile and Glass Mosaics for less at the glassmosaic Outlet. a brand that places an emphasis on fit, the description of its "Sophia" silk georgette blouse pretty well sums up the new look: "Borrowing a little from the boys and a lot from the girls," it begins, "a slight ruffle collar and contoured waist play up your femininity."
For years, women have been seeking alternatives to the power suit, with its big shoulders, wide sleeves and boxy torso that mimicked men's suiting. The power suit "has had a total demise," says Bridget Brennan, chief executive of Female Factor, a Chicago-based consulting firm that advises clients on marketing to women. She says she once "could have won the Heisman trophy" with her bulky power suits, but she now aims for a trimmer, more comfortable and feminine look. "I think women are feeling more comfortable in their own skins," Ms. Brennan says, "and that they have permission to dress in their own way."
Career women have long added bold colors to gray or black suits. But it's now common to see them wearing pink and other soft hues, and even mixing them together.
The new look carries a higher degree of difficulty and may be harder to pull off than a plain matched suit and white blouse. That is in part what gives it so much power: It is more sophisticated. It shows off a woman's taste, her authority—and her access to high-fashion trends.
Executives themselves have led this trend. Now more well-established in the workplace, women have been seeking more choices.Find the cheapest chickencoop online through and buy the best hen houses and chook pens in Australia. Even designers who made their names with seductive party dresses, like PThere are 240 distinct solutions of the Soma cubepuzzle,ucci's Peter Dundas and Zac Posen, have recently veered toward professional-woman looks, with suits and eveningwear that could be appropriate for a chief executive.
Designer Diane von Furstenberg, whose spring 2012 collection included new-power pairings such as ankle-length peach slacks and a moss blouse paired with a dove gray jacket, says that women have more freedom in dressing for work today. They can even choose menswear-inspired suits—though today's versions have a decidedly feminine cut. "It's no longer about wearing a men's suit—well, in some cases, it is," Ms. Von Furstenberg says. It's about choosing what you feel good in. "It's about confidence," she says.
Women's confidence in the office allows them to integrate more of their own selves—including personal style—into their clothes. "The power shouldn't come from the clothes, but rather from the person," says Rachel Roy, a New York fashion designer and mother of two whose work-life juggles mirror those of many modern women.
More women have risen to positions of power, offering more-varied role models. Trailblazers like Cristina Kirchner, president of Argentina and Neelie Kroes,Stone Source offers a variety of Natural stonemosaic Tiles. a European Commission vice president, wear a variety of astoundingly bright, frilly, fashionable clothes. There has been a "seismic shift in what's considered appropriate for powerful women to wear" around the globe, says Robb Young, author of "Power Dressing: First Ladies, Women Politicians & Fashion."
After three years as First Lady, Michelle Obama's fashion choices no longer appear controversial. A pedigreed lawyer, Ms. Obama mixes high fashion with low—as do many working women these days. Her ease in baring her shoulders at state functions and her willingness to wear vivid prints,Welcome to polishedtiles. curvy shapes and fashion-forward designs has freed other women to do the same. "I think she is allowing women to be more brave and trust themselves more," says Ms. Roy.
Women now have more professional work-wear options than ever—from chains like Banana Republic and J. Crew to high designers such as Marc Jacobs and Roland Mouret. New brands are emerging to cater to working women. At Quincy,Glass Tile and Glass Mosaics for less at the glassmosaic Outlet. a brand that places an emphasis on fit, the description of its "Sophia" silk georgette blouse pretty well sums up the new look: "Borrowing a little from the boys and a lot from the girls," it begins, "a slight ruffle collar and contoured waist play up your femininity."
For years, women have been seeking alternatives to the power suit, with its big shoulders, wide sleeves and boxy torso that mimicked men's suiting. The power suit "has had a total demise," says Bridget Brennan, chief executive of Female Factor, a Chicago-based consulting firm that advises clients on marketing to women. She says she once "could have won the Heisman trophy" with her bulky power suits, but she now aims for a trimmer, more comfortable and feminine look. "I think women are feeling more comfortable in their own skins," Ms. Brennan says, "and that they have permission to dress in their own way."
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