If you close your eyes and summon an image of power, it’s easy to conjure a slideshow of clichés: A world leader at a microphone. An executive proceeding over a packed conference room. Someone making a costly purchase with no qualms about her monthly budget. But what does power look and feel like for women whose image doesn’t necessarily blare that they have it?

Thats what we set out to explore with Eileen Fisher, how woman are making an impact through their everyday lives. Identifing a more nuanced interpretation of ‘power’, we sat down with four women whose work, influence, and ability to effect change we admire, and asked what power means to them. We then photographed them in clothes that made them feel their best, and unraveled the one-dimensional representations of “empowerment” we see in our Instagram feeds.