Forget stuffy suits, fashion's officewear refresh is in the business of cool

Fendi put a womenswear slant on men's suits for the Autumn/Winter 2023 season. Photo: AFP

Undermined by the Covid-19 pandemic, the business look has never really managed to reclaim its rightful place in women's wardrobes.

But that could soon change, thanks not to fashion designers, but to the women who are cleverly mixing up styles to revisit the codes of a wardrobe too formal for current times.