History of Costume Illustrated Digital Vocabulary List CH19
During the 1980s POWER SUITS became a way for women to beak away from feminine stereotypes in the work place. The suits were often boxy with large shoulders pads, pants, and pin stripe print. This is a slight more feminized version of the power suit designed by Donna Karan in the 1990s. Karan felt that women could still be a powerful force in the work place while still maintaining a feminine look.
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Donna Karan Suit. Digital image. The Met. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2016.