Schiaparelli

The best collections this season faced ~our current time~ head-on without abandoning their sense of fantasy.

Notoriously not for everyone, this season labels like Chanel and Schiaparelli are expanding their vision of the couture client. And that's a good thing.

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

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?