Nora Fatehi's Look At Paris Fashion Week Shows How To Get Power Dressing Right For 2025, Plus Hollywood Icons Who Ace The Power Suit

But Nora is not alone in her conquest of the fashion patriarchy. In fact, she’s the latest recruit in a long, illustrious line of women who have made the pantsuit their personal power play.

Power Dressing in 2025: What It Means Now

In 2025, power dressing isn’t about blending in with the suits, it’s about owning the suit. Once a symbol of Wall Street bros and political campaign trails, the pantsuit has been thoroughly reclaimed, reimagined, and restyled by women who aren’t here to play. It’s no longer “dressing like a man.” It’s dressing like a woman who isn’t afraid to take up space... in meetings, in photographs, on magazine covers, and on the Parisian runway.

Power dressing today includes oversized shoulders, wide-leg trousers, luxe fabrics, and tailoring that would make a Savile Row tailor weep with joy. Add a bold lip, statement heels (or combat boots), and earrings that could double as weapons, and you’ve got yourself a full-blown fashion power move.

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Zendaya

If power suits had a national anthem, Zendaya would already be singing it at the Super Bowl halftime show. Whether she’s in vintage Mugler at the Met Gala or styled by Law Roach in oversized, gender-fluid tailoring that looks like it came straight from the future, Zendaya understands the psychology of the suit. The Gen-Z queen of elegance, Zendaya shows us that wide-legged trousers and sharp shoulders are the new red carpet rebellion.

Cate Blanchett

If Zendaya is the fresh-faced future of power dressing, Cate Blanchett is the veteran general who taught us all how it’s done. With her icy poise and cheekbones sharp enough to cut glass, Blanchett turns every suit into a political statement, and sometimes an actual political statement (She wore sustainable suits to Cannes before it was cool). Her approach to power dressing isn’t about borrowing from the boys; it’s about reclaiming tailoring as a woman’s right.

Tilda Swinton