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Gigi Hadid, Jennifer Lawrence, and Evan Rachel Wood Have All Embraced the Formal Suit For Fall

by Lauren McCarthy

2017 Harper's Bazaar Icons
Jim Spellman

There’s nothing quite like a show-stopping, intricately designed ball gown on the red carpet. But lately, those show-stopping moments seem to be less about tulle and embellishments, and more about sleek, effortlessly cool suits. Workwear-inspired checks and plaids were a major trend on the Fall 2017 runways, with the menswear-inspired look popping up all over the street style stars of the Spring 2018 collections, including Paris Fashion Week, currently underway in the City of Lights. It was there that Bella Hadid wore a slinky black tuxedo-inspired look to a store opening, while just a few weeks prior, big sister Gigi wore a vibrant jacquard two-piece number to a New York Fashion Week event. In between, Evan Rachel Wood continued her tradition of fabulous suits at the Emmy Awards, this time in a Moschino look that she co-designed with designer Jeremy Scott, and Amber Valetta showed up to the Giorgio Armani show looking impossibly cool in a classic tailored suit by the brand. Here, see all of the celebrities who have embraced the trend.

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Gigi Hadid attends the 2017 Harper’s Bazaar Icons at The Plaza Hotel on September 8, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Jim Spellman/WireImage)

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Nicole Kidman attends the screen talk: Nicole Kidman & Dev Patel during the 60th BFI London Film Festival at Picturehouse Central on October 12, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for BFI)

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Amy Adams poses backstage at the 2016 IFP Gotham Independent Film Awards Co-Sponsored By Landmark Vineyards at Cipriani Wall Street on November 28, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Landmark Vineyards )

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Tilda Swinton arrives at the red carpet of the premiere of film “Doctor Strange” on October 13, 2016 in Hong Kong, China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)

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Ruby Rose arrives at People’s Choice Awards 2017 at Microsoft Theater on January 18, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images for Fashion Media)

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Rebecca Ferguson attends the ‘LIFE’ Photo Call In Berlin at Akademie der Kuenste on March 14, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Matthias Nareyek/Getty Images for Sony Pictures)

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Octavia Spencer attends the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 8, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage)

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Victoria Beckham heads out of her hotel on May 13, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Gotham/GC Images)

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Rihanna seen out in Manhattan on May 22, 2017 in New York, New York.(Photo by Josiah Kamau/BuzzFoto via Getty Images)

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Ellie Bamber attends the Lost In Space event to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the OMEGA Speedmaster, which has been worn by every piloted NASA mission since 1965 at Tate Modern on April 26, 2017 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)

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Isabelle Huppert (L) and Jessica Chastain attend the 70th Anniversary Dinner during the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival at on May 23, 2017 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Kristina Nikishina/Epsilon/Getty Images)

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Zoe Saldana seen leaving ‘Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen’ in Soho on May 03, 2017 in New York, New York. (Photo by Josiah Kamau/BuzzFoto via Getty Images)

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Rita Ora wears a light blue suit on June 20, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Gotham/GC Images)

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Cate Blanchett at the San Diego Comic-Con International 2017 Marvel Studios Panel in Hall H on July 22, 2017 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney)

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Aymeline Valade attends the European Premiere of “Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets” at Cineworld Leicester Square on July 24, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/WireImage)

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Cara Delevingne attends the “Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets” European Premiere at Cineworld Leicester Square on July 24, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage)

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Evan Rachel Wood arrives at the 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

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Jennifer Lawrence attends The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on September 12, 2017 (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

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Amber Valletta attends the Giorgio Armani show during Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2018 on September 22, 2017 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Jacopo Raule/Getty Images)

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Bella Hadid attends dinner hosted by Rimowa & Alexandre Arnault to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of Rimowa’s iconic aluminium suitcase at Restaurant 1728 on September 26, 2017 in Paris, France. (Photo by Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images for Rimowa)

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Lauren Hutton attends the Green Carpet Fashion Awards, Italia, wearing Giorgio Armani for the Green Carpet Challenge at Teatro Alla Scala on September 24, 2017 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Eco-Age)