POWER PAIRING

Forget traditional suiting. Make modern ladylike dressing work with Victorian flamboyance. Essentials take form as exaggerated pussy blouses, elevated with an oversized trophy brooch. For a more opulent take, consider rich velvets in deep red and burgundy.

Blouse, Saint Laurent New romantics by way of Victoriana at Milan Fashion Week

Brooch, Alexander McQueen

Trousers, Dries Van Noten