O.K.
This is a typical mid-eighties woman's power suit.
The model is superimposed (this is before they invented Photoshop, kids) over a picture of the Capitol Building, which is what the ad infers the look is inspired by. So what elements of "the look" comes from the building? (I could say that her hairstyle was inspired by the dome, but I promised to fight the urge to be uncharitable.)
The best influence I can see is the crossbars on the front columns matching the pattern of the suit. Interesting things, those crossbars. I point you to this image of the Capitol Building on Wikipedia. They are gone.
Now the question that I am not sure I have the resources to answer: What is the deal with those crossbars? Were they a design element that was removed? Were they somehow added pre-Photoshop to the image, or was that really what the front of the Capitol looked like circa 1986? And if so, why?
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