Gallery

Power suits

A woman wearing a suit is a political statement. In the 1970s and 1980s, power suits and other attire became a way for women to establish their authority in a male-dominated world. Curated by [Europeana XX project partners](https://pro.europeana.eu/project/europeana-xx).

Curated by Published gallery

13 items

Portret van Tine van Werf verkleed als La Garçonne

Rijksmuseum

Fashion show Thierry Mugler spring / summer 1980

Thierry Mugler (Designer); Paul van Riel (Photographer)

Paul Van Riel

Fashion show Thierry Mugler

Thierry Mugler (Designer); Paul van Riel (Photographer)

Paul Van Riel

Fashion show Thierry Mugler

Thierry Mugler (Designer); Paul van Riel (Photographer)

Paul Van Riel

Porträtt av etnologen och dräktforskaren Anna-Maja Nylén, verksam vid Nordiska museet från…

Okänd, Nordiska museet (Photographer)

Nordic Museum Foundation

Stroller on the Brighton Front

TopFoto

TopFoto

Modell i tröja, kofta, byxor med pressveck och sandaler på en veranda.

Bellander, Sten Didrik (Photographer)

Nordic Museum Foundation

Ladies' ensemble 'One woman show: Karolina'.

Horsting, Viktor; Snoeren, Rolf; Viktor & Rolf (Designer); …

Centraal Museum Utrecht

Pantsuit in black pleated fabric

Issey Miyake [1938]

Kunstmuseum Den Haag

Ladies' ensemble with sleeve top and trousers from the winter collection Mood, Fabric & Mo…

Visser, Mart (Designer)

Centraal Museum Utrecht

photograph of a seated dark haired woman in a suit

Battersea Arts Centre

Margaret Thatcher visits Poland

Polish Television

Jacket, woman's, grey silk crepe, Armani, mid-1980s.   

Giorgio Armani (designer); Giorgio Armani (Designer)

Victoria and Albert Museum