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The Powered Up Pant Suit Tina Leung uncovers its strength

Art Direction and Styling by Declan Chan / Photography by Leung Mo / Makeup by Jenny Shih / Hair by Him Ng / Guest Model Tina Leung / Words by Harriet Quick

When you spend a large part of your life in fabulous jewel bright dresses, mini skirts and high spike heels how easy is it to transit into a masculine two-piece pant suit? For influencer Tina Leung, as for many of us, the experience is going to feel alien and counter intuitive. Yet as you find your legs, waist and décolleté disappear under the cut of the cloth, new subtleties and pleasures emerge.

The new silhouette is magically sharp in the shoulder-line and easy on the body and there are cuts that will flatter all body types, as designers as diverse Raf Simons at Calvin Klein, Victoria Beckham, 3.1 Phillip Lim and more recalibrate the city savvy uniform.

The trouser suit has not been in vogue since the mid-‘90s when leading women adopted Armani’s soft tailoring and the style set adopted Helmut Lang’s lean clean cuts. The message then was ‘stealth power.’

Now it’s all about confident expression. It feels fresh and it feels right.

The Pant Suit Rules

Designers labour over shoulder-lines and armholes. Make sure the fit and the proportions flatter your frame, neck and facial silhouette.

Devote time. A suit is an investment - try on many versions from a diverse set of brands.

Tall women can carry off long double-breasted jackets with wide leg trousers; petites suit high-waisted pants and cropped single-breasted jackets.

A simple way to do ‘super smart’ is to wear tonally matching shirts, turtlenecks and heels.

A suit is not a desk bound piece. Test its flex and consider how the individual pieces will work for you.

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