Coco Chanel

Tatum Dooley investigates.

Peter Marino masterminded a renovation of the New York flagship.

Couture Week shows us what fashion is thinking about when it's not thinking about streetwear.

And compared the way Coco used handkerchiefs to Cleopatra.

The Chanel Couture show featured no handbags—instead, women strode free and easy with their hands in their pockets.

Taking inspiration from religion may sound like a provocative move for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, but a passion for fashion is intrinsic to the Catholic faith.

From new designers at Dior and Givenchy to the Rei Kawakubo show at the Met, more female designers are in the spotlight than ever. But are these women subverting the status quo in favor of something better, or enforcing the long-standing rules?