0 a matching jacket and pair of trousers that is worn by women on formal occasions:
She's bought a very smart pantsuit for her job interviews.
1 a matching jacket and pair of pants worn by women
She prefers wearing pantsuits at the office rather than skirts.
In a stroke of modernism, she made pantsuits chic.
Soon after the film's release, men's clothing and pantsuits became popular attire for women.
It pioneered long, minimalist, androgynous styles for women, as well as the use of power suits and the pantsuit in modern-day society.
Some women wore pantsuits, substituting pants for the skirt, but in doing so, they risked the displeasure of many who felt that women should not wear pants.
She broke a tradition expected of female performers at the time in that she was the first woman to not to wear a dress, instead going for a pantsuit.
