Working it… Women’s 3-Piece Suits
According to a recent article in the ‘Style’ section of a broad sheet newspaper, the 3-piece suit is returning to grace ladies’ fashions.
Owning a 3-piece suit does not mean having to wear all three pieces together. The waistcoat is versatile and can be worn with effect under a coat without the bulk of a jacket. In the daytime, a waistcoat will look charming with an item of knitwear such as a thin jumper, or a stark white shirt.
A high street 3-piece suit will vary in quality according to the tailoring. For women who do not possess angular, ‘androgynous’ figures it is worth visiting fashion stores that specialize in making jackets and waistcoats for more curvy figures. In this instance, the customer is professionally measured by a trained style adviser. A made-to-measure jacket or waistcoat may need a few adjustments at the final fitting but the shop will then be able to keep those measurements on file to be used at a future date.
We need only to think back to 1971 and the wedding of Mick Jagger, to agree that the white maxi skirt and jacket that Bianca wore, designed by Tommy Nuttall, was a chic outfit in which to be married.
