If there is a catchword that sums up 2015, it must be transparency. Whether it is in reference to Hillary Clinton's emails: "I am trying to be as transparent as I possibly can." Or the fact that smartphones and social media have given us a direct view of what it's like to be a black person in this country dealing with law enforcement officials, we are living in an age where formerly locked doors are being thrown open.

Chanel’s new Boy.Friend watch collection—like the ideal boyfriend, perhaps?—is traditionally masculine in its aesthetics (that clean, rectangular face!) but with a spirit only improved by a light feminine touch. And refined materials—even brilliant-cut diamond embellishment, if you so chose!—mean style needn’t be sacrificed for the allure of androgyny.