This is hardly the first predominately male trend has worked it's way into the female closets. Oxford shoes, which exploded onto the mainstream fashion scene barely two years ago, are also largely associated with the male consumer.
So the question remains; why are so many female starlets walking around in suits?
Answer; because it is powerful and occasionally quite sexy.
Take AnnaLynne McCord, an actress on the CW's 90210, for example. Recently, she attended Spike's TV Video Game Awards wearing this suit. She took a feminine approach to the look by wearing white and adding brightly colored heels. This look is polished, feminine, and still looks put together.
Some stars go for a more androgynous look with the suit instead of being ultra feminine like McCord.
Leighton Meester, an actress from the CW's Gossip Girl, took a more masculine approach to wearing the suit. Her colors, grey and white, are very stereotypical for a male suit. Meester also added a tie to her look, giving her a more masculine feel. Her black high heels and the smaller fit of the suit offer femininity to her look, but it is still much more masculine than the way some stars have worn the trend.
Halle Berry took this trend as a combination of masculine and feminine traits. Her suit is grey and pinstriped, but the fit implies a much more feminine image than if it were loose. The blouse she is wearing is cut out and extremely girly. The colors complement the pinstripes well, and she finished it off with a brightly printed bag. Berry has executed the trend by adding very feminine touches to her suit.
All three of these looks have led me to believe that the suit trend is well on it's way to being a success. The images were found at CocoPerez, along with tons of other great fashion articles. Check it out to see more red carpet fashion and keep up with the growing suit trend. It's a matter of time before we see it in retail stores around the world, because who doesn't love a powerful woman, right?
