Timeless Trend: The Woman Suit

French actress Brigitte Bardot goes shopping in the Via Margutta in Rome wearing a sleek trouser suit. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

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American film actress Katharine Hepburn (1907 - 2003) on her arrival in London to play the lead in GB Shaw's 'The Millionairess'. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

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1930: Marlene Dietrich (1901 - 1992) making her Hollywood film debut as the tuxedo clad Amy Jolly in the film 'Morocco', directed by Josef von Sternberg. (Photo by Eugene Robert Richee/John Kobal Foundation/Getty Images)

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Nicaraguan-born model Bianca Jagger wears a double-brested white suit as she and her daughter Jade walk across the street in front of a group of policemen in London, May 4, 1979. (Photo by Express Newspapers/Getty Images)

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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 16: Actress Angelina Jolie attends the EE British Academy Film Awards 2014 at The Royal Opera House on February 16, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

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TORONTO, ON - NOVEMBER 29: Heidi Klum launches the debut of her new fragrance "Shine" at the Toronto Eaton Centre on November 29, 2011 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by George Pimentel/WireImage)

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PARIS, FRANCE- MARCH 03: Stylist Tina Leung wears a Costume Nationale suit and a Roger Vivier bag on day 4 of Paris Womens Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2013 on March 03, 2013 in Paris, France.(Photo by Kirstin Sinclair/Film Magic)

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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 13: (UK TABLOID NEWSPAPERS OUT) Alexa Chung attends The ELLE Style Awards 2012 at The Savoy Hotel on February 13, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Davies/Getty Images)

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NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 06: Actress Leelee Sobieski attends the 2011 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 6, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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NEW YORK, NY - JULY 14: Actress Tilda Swinton attends the 'Trainwreck' premiere at Alice Tully Hall on July 14, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Toth/FilmMagic)

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