levels, they are looking for clothes to make them look like they could be the boss rather than the secretary. the power suit of the 80s was comprised of a strong shoulder jacket that was paired with a pencil skirt or a pair of pants. so it was basically what would a man wear if he was a woman. this was a time when woman were adopting masculine traits because masculinity is so inextrickically correlated to power there were no female role models in corporate america. when we think about the 80s power suit, it is melanie griffith in working girl. shoulders and rather masculine in a manner of speaking. donna karan was the antidote to that. women may wear high fashion but they are designers. now the the leader among american women fashion et designers with a $30 million a