skirt suits
Matching jacket, hemmed
A skirt suit is a matched set of jacket and skirt in the same fabric, worn as formal or professional attire.
Long associated with businesswomen and female politicians, skirt suits project polished authority: She wore a navy skirt suit to the interview.
The alternative is a pantsuit.
- blazerSemiformal tailored jacket
- pocketFabric compartment in clothing
- knee lengthEnding at the patella
- tailoredAdjusted to fit exactly
- buttonDisc through a hole
formal · tweed · shoulder pads · jacket · matching set · fashionable · wool blend · power dressing · corporate ladder · collar · business attire · hem · lapel · ensemble · two-pieces · Margaret Thatcher · fitted · gabardine
formality level
skirt suitscasual wear
Informal, comfortable clothing
athleisure · business casual · loungewear · sportswear · beachwear
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