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[[File:Jackie Brown album.jpg|link=Jackie Brown|frame|[[Sean Connery Is About to Shoot You|That more or less sums it up]].]]
 
 
There are a lot of ways you can dress a sexy chick to make her even sexier. [[All Guys Want Cheerleaders|Cheerleader uniform]], tube top and mini-skirt, or you can invoke the rule of [[Rule of Cool|cool]] = [[Rule of Sexy|sexy]]. And the best way to do that is put her in a badass business suit.
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Compare [[The Men in Black]], [[Hot Chick with a Sword]], [[Badass Longcoat]] (and can overlap with), [[Bifauxnen]], [[Battle Ballgown]], [[Sharp-Dressed Man]], [[Kicking Ass in All Her Finery]].
 
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== Anime &and Manga ==
 
== Anime & Manga ==
* Balalaika from ''[[Black Lagoon]]''.
* Rin Asougi from ''[[Mnemosyne]]''.
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* Kneesocks from ''[[Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt|Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt]]'' is briefly seen in a suit in one of the episodes.
* Technically, ''every'' female Nation in ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' when in uniform. The one most seen as such is Hungary, though Belgium and Vietnam also wear theirs once in a while.
* Ever wonder how good a [[Moe Anthropomorphism]] of ''Cthulhu'' would look in a low cut business suit? [[NyarkoNyaruko: SanCrawling with Love|Well, go here to find out.]]
 
 
== Comic Books ==
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** In the Ultimate Comics incarnation, where she's Director of SHIELD, this is her usual outfit.
 
== Fan FictionWorks ==
 
* Some tomboys in the ''[[Pretty Cure Fanfics]]'' have been prone to this, particularly [[Bifauxnen]]s such as [[Pretty Cure Heavy Metal|Shugo Kino]] and [[Pretty Cure Hollywood Stars|Lina Eastwood]].
== Fan Fiction ==
* Some tomboys in the ''[[Pretty Cure Fanfics]]'' have been prone to this, particularly [[Bifauxnen]]s such as [[Pretty Cure Heavy Metal|Shugo Kino]] and [[Pretty Cure Hollywood Stars|Lina Eastwood]].
** Shugo even went so far as to wear a tuxedo on several occasions, including [[Dances and Balls|the Royal Ball]] from episode 48.
** It's revealed in episode 30 that Lina appeared in ''all'' of her family's Christmas and Easter photos wearing a black pantsuit even in her infancy, and she wore one during her father's funeral and will reading as well (as seen in a flashback in episode 5). Basically, the only sign in these photos that she's even a girl is the [[Hair Decorations|Christmas tree or flower-shaped hair decs]] she wore in each photo.
** [[Shorttank|Hana Tomonori]] in the in-development series ''[[Pretty Cure Strange Happenings]]'' wears a tuxedo as her formalwear, as does the ''actual'' resident [[Bifauxnen]], Sera Himekawa.
 
 
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* Glenn Close in ''[[Air Force One (film)|Air Force One]]'', as the Vice President, even if she's going for more "handsome" than "hot."
* Carrie-Anne Moss as FBI Agent Brody in ''Unthinkable''.
* Hermione ([[Emma Watson]]) after her disguise as Mafalda Hopkirk wears off in ''[[Harry Potter and Thethe Deathly Hallows]] Pt- Part 1]]''.
* Ariadne in [[Inception]]
* Hoyle in ''[[Yesterday Was a Lie]]'' (see also [[Badass Longcoat]]).
* [[Captain America: The First Avenger|Peggy Carter]] is almost always seen in her dress uniform, and still manages to do quite a bit of ass-kicking.
 
 
== Literature ==
* Saber in ''[[Fate/Zero]]'', thanks to her Master's wife's idea of turning her into a [[Bifauxnen]] bodyguard.
* Cassandra Cautery in Max Barry's ''Machine Man''. A [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] who's as hot as she is amoral.
 
 
== Live-Action TV ==
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* ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'' Emma Peel, whenever she isn't in a [[Spy Catsuit]]
* Lieutenant Colonel Sarah Mackenzie, [[Semper Fi|USMC]] in ''[[JAG]]''.
 
 
== Music ==
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* [[Eurythmics|Annie Lennox]] in the video for "Sweet Dreams." With crew-cut hair, black leather gloves, and [[Fetish Fuel|brandishing a cane.]]
 
== TheaterTheatre ==
 
== Theater ==
* ''[[Takarazuka]]'' thrives on the whole "women in suits = hot" thing.
 
== Video Games ==
 
== Videogames - Visual Novel ==
* Cissnei from the ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' prequel ''[[Crisis Core]]''.
** As well as Elena from Final Fantasy VII, and the nameless female Turks from ''[[Before Crisis]]''.
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* Akira from ''[[Katawa Shoujo]]'' knows how to rock menswear fashion.
 
== Web OriginalsComics ==
 
== Webcomics ==
* Showed up during the 'Sister' arc of ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'', when Ellen went somewhat crazy and believed herself to be Elliot's '[[Evil Twin]].' She wears a sharp suit when she goes out to cause trouble. Dan Shive even admitted in the notations that he had her dress that way because [[Author Appeal|he thought it was hot]]. [http://egscomics.com/?date=2002-08-30 Here's] the introductory strip.
* Serafine Savoy from [[Lackadaisy]] is tall and wears a snugly fitting three-piece suit, has a BAR automatic rifle [[I Call It Vera|named Boudreaux]], and is apparently a Voodoo Priestess. Along with her hulking brother Nicodeme, they make up two thirds of the Marigold Gang's elite killer squad.
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* Na Yonsu from [[Noblesse]].
 
== Web Original ==
 
== Web Originals ==
* Phase of the [[Whateley Universe]]. You cannot make her/him wear a dress. Only really expensive, tailored suits.
 
 
== Western Animation ==
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* Deputy Mayor Callie Briggs from ''[[Swat Kats]]''.
* Angelica's mom on ''[[Rugrats]]''
 
 
== Real Life ==
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