Women demanding functional, capacious pockets in their garments is not a new phenomenon — but one stretching back hundreds of ...

Dua Lipa took advantage of the pockets in the vintage Chanel gown she wore to the 2023 Met Gala — a gesture that was not lost on many women who commented positively about the look online.

Women’s entry into other spheres of male activity might create the impression that, in the 18th century, women merely imitated what men were doing. But history shows that equality in the area of ...