Ditch the Mannish Suits for Something More Feminine This Fall

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Broad-shouldered, double-breasted, and straight-legged suiting has been on the rise in womenswear for several years. But if Pantsuit Nation started the trend towards empowered suiting, the Fall 2019 runways offered plenty of options that reject masculine shapes in favor of feminine lines. No one does it better than Clare Waight Keller—a woman designer with women on the brain—whose curved-shoulder suits at Givenchy transformed slim blazers into a resounding display of loveliness. Some guys are in on it too, like Marco Zanini, whose artfully cinched jackets and roomy pants have quickly become the talk of the Vogue offices.

In stores this fall, there are plenty of options, from the couture-grade tailoring of Sarah Burton at Alexander McQueen to Rebecca Taylor’s affordable yet still-posh lapel-less top and bottoms. They come in a wide range of colors, from blush to classic black, but a suit with a ladylike shape doesn’t mean you have to give up sneakers or boyish flourishes. Take a page from The Row’s Fall 2019 show and style a creme-color suit with a boxy turtleneck and flat, lug-soled boots. It’s the perfect way to rethink the style codes of Pantsuit Nation as we gear up for another election year.

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Carolina Herrera single-breasted fitted satin blazer

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Carolina Herrera high-waist straight-leg satin suit pants

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Mugler structured wool blazer jacket

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Mugler cropped flare crepe pants

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Acne Studios Jaster cinched-waist suit jacket

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Acne Studios Peggerine stripe wool pants

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The Row Murray wool and silk jacket

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The Row Ladan wool and silk pants

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Deveaux oversize twill blazer

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Deveaux Isabella pleated twill straight-leg pants

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Alexander McQueen houndstooth check blazer

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Alexander McQueen high-waist check trousers

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Rebecca Taylor tailored clean suiting jacket

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Rebecca Taylor tailored stretch modern suiting pants

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Ganni plaid double-breasted blazer

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Ganni high-waist plaid mini-shorts

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Anna Quan Sienna double-breasted twill blazer

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Anna Quan Max belted twill wide-leg pants

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Re/Done 70s double-breasted houndstooth wool-blend blazer

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Re/Done 70s houndstooth wool-blend pants

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Alexander Wang leather-trimmed houndstooth wool blazer

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Alexander Wang foldover wool wide-leg pants

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Kwaidan Editions boyfriend blazer

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Kwaidan Editions wide-leg pants

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Proenza Schouler checked wool-blend blazer

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Proenza Schouler belted checked wool-blend straight-leg pants

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Nina Ricci panelled single-breasted blazer

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Nina Ricci long wide-leg pants

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J.Crew Parke blazer in English herringbone wool

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J.Crew wool miniskirt in herringbone