PANTSUIT

A 'pantsuit' is a woman's suit of clothing consisting of trousers and a matching or coordinating coat or jacket. The pantsuit was very popular in the 1920s, during the Roaring Twenties when women took on a new role wearing pantsuits, hats, and even using canes.
André Courrèges introduced long trousers for women as a fashion item in the late 1960s, and over the next 40 years pantsuits gradually became acceptable business wear for women. In 1966, designer Yves Saint-Laurent introduced his Le Smoking, an evening pantsuit for women that mimicked a man's tuxedo.^[1]
One of the most prominent wearers of pantsuits is Senator Hillary Clinton. When she announced her candidacy, comic David Letterman quipped that she was "pantsuited up" and ready to go.

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1. Alexander, Hilary. "Smoke Without Fire." The Telegraph (Dec. 12, 2005).

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★ Courrèges' pantsuit, from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco