pin stripes slim ties sassy and dressy the new look of todays woman look is chic sexy uberstylish and catching up at the 73rd annual academy awards 2001 angelina jolie grabbed the eyeballs by making a oneofakind fashion statement showing up in a classic tux style white suit where other leading ladies of the industry were swishswishing in their satin gowns come 2007 and we saw the likes of sarah jessica parker kate bosworth and kate moss take cues from their boyfriends wardrobe though its taken a while since then for a red carpet trend to percolate our closet but a glam trend it is and a promising one women seem all ready to trespass an allmale territory what with waistcoats and ties and blazers making their fashionable presence felt on every woman worth her weight on the stylemeter says neha agarwal an exair hostess and working with a leading mnc now i was working with one of the leading services in the aviation industry the existing uniform for women was changed from skirts to trousers i admit it does look pretty smart and more contemporary though it completely depends upon the kind of work you do but as a style statement in itself power dressing is the way to go julia ghosh a client servicing executive in an ad agency feels the way women look at themselves whether at the office or while youre just doing a day at the mall a look like this is very chic if you can pull it off its more edgy structured and gives your persona a kind of nononsense feel but its very important to balance the look with a hint of the feminine or you could end up looking a little too fiercechetan takawale an asm at a leading brands store specialising in womens formals tells us we have an increasing number of women of all ages walking in here asking for blazers and even the demand for formal shirts has been growing more towards neutral tones and a monochromatic colour palettehowever its a style statement that has transpired beyond the boardroom says lekha a citybased model and an exstudent of fergusson college i was at the fashion week a few days back and this look was a big thing with the airkissing social set there with lots of designers experimenting with classic shirts or belts or widelegged trousers even earlier this year when we had a tie and sari day in college i was surprised to see more girls turn up in shirts and ties than in saris its the kind of look that oozes confidence and i find it superbly retroclassic chicif you find it too uncomfortable to walk out in such attire the best suggestion would be to mix and match throw in a silk scarf and add a bag to match don some heels if you are wearing jeans try a slim boyfriend jacket or add suspenders a la kate bosworth whatever you do just be