Aesthetic

Power Dressing

A wide shoulder and a very loud tie.

2 characters 4 outfits 17 pieces

Power dressing is 1980s corporate armour: a structured, wide-shouldered jacket over a high-waisted pleated trouser, with a contrast-collar shirt and a silk tie carrying all the colour. It reads as deliberate rather than corporate today, mostly because nobody dresses this way for an actual office any more.

What makes it Power Dressing

01 Structured Shoulder Suit Patrick 02 Contrast Collar Shirt Patrick 03 Silk Power Tie Patrick 04 Braces Patrick 05 Pleated Trouser Patrick 06 Fur Coat Over Shoulders Miranda 07 Printed Silk Scarf Miranda 08 Black Turtleneck Miranda

Statement Gold Cuff Tailored Black Trouser

The characters

Every wardrobe

№ 30 American Psycho PatrickBateman 1987, Wall Street 9 pieces Structured Shoulder Suit · Contrast Collar Shirt · Silk Power Tie № 37 The Devil Wears Prada MirandaPriestly 2006, New York 8 pieces Fur Coat Over Shoulders · Printed Silk Scarf · Black Turtleneck

Every outfit, in one list

Patrick Bateman The Office A meeting about a business card Patrick Bateman After Hours The apartment, the raincoat, the music lecture Miranda Priestly The Entrance Arriving, early, unannounced Miranda Priestly The Office Nine floors of people bracing themselves

Where else this leads

Shows & Movies

American Psycho 1 The Devil Wears Prada 1

Also filed under

Quiet Luxury 1

Eras

1980s 1 2000s 1

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Written and edited by Narek Avdalyan · Updated 16 August 2026