a structured suit

[Gina Fr.]

Hello,

"She was wearing a structured white suit."

(We are talking a 40 yo woman with an overall conservative look.)

At first I thought of a "tailleur cintré", or maybe "tailleur droit", "tailleur something" anyway... But Googles Images confused me even more than I already was!

Are there any fashionistas amongst us?...

 

[Cath.S.]

Eh bien, connaissant déjà déstructuré appliqué aux vêtements (les vestes déstructurées, par exemple), je dirais tailleur structuré.

 

[Gina Fr.]

Merci Cath !

 

[ocilya]

Hey everyone,

How about a "structured jacket"? Could it be "une veste à épaulettes"??

 

[djmc]

The normal English would be "a tailored suit". This would be lined, perhaps with some sort of interlining and fairly formal.

 

[ocilya]

Hi djmc, thanks. I'm not sure I'm following, though. "a tailored suit" is the normal English for "a structured suit", is that what you're saying?

 

[djmc]

One doesn't normally say a structured suit.