How women reclaimed their place in fashion's spotlight in 2016 independent.co.uk

The year in fashion was one in which women made news, for better and for worse, for what they designed, what they wore and what it all said about the role of attire in the broader culture. It was a year of pantsuits and pussybows, of sheath dresses and sun dresses, of feminism writ large – or spelled out, even, in pointed messages on expensive T-shirts. Within the fashion industry, women took on leadership roles at design houses at the upper echelons of the business.