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power dressing

British  

noun

  1. a style of dressing in severely tailored suits, adopted by some women executives to project an image of efficiency

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"We've all heard the expression power dressing," said Dr Cook.

From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2025

Glamorous British spy Margaux, a fictional character based on Josephine Baker, was the epitome of elegant ’40s power dressing with her sharp skirt suits, golden brooches and fur stoles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2023

And Saint Laurent went back to ’80s power dressing, with shoulder-padded jackets atop tank tops and pencil skirts.

From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2023

Little Women dressing is the new power dressing, it seems.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 12, 2020

He had more dread of arbitrary power dressing itself in the long robe, than even of military power.

From Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections by Archibald Phillip Primrose Rosebery

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