neckties for women

Over the last several weeks I have noticed a couple of women on television wearing suits with dress shirts and neckties on. Wynona Judd has appeared on Oprah and the Ellen show wearing a tie, a female newscaster on one of the morning cable news shows has worn a suit and tie a couple of times in the past few weeks, and I have seen other women on the tube sporting this look. Last night my wife and I went out to dinner and she wore a three piece black pinstripe suit, I suggested that a tie would look nice and she agreed. She got compliments from both waitresses and the owner of the restaurant. I think this look is very stylish, and has nothing to do with making any kind of statement.

It's not in style where I live. If I saw a woman wearing a male-style suit and tie I would assume there was something going on there that transcended fashion, that she was intentionally making some kind of statement.