News Awards & Events Fashion Week Meet the Muses Behind the Spring 2016 Collections By Steffi Lee Steffi Lee Steffi Lee was a former editor at InStyle where she covered all things jewelry and fashion-related. InStyle's editorial guidelines Updated on October 7, 2015 @ 03:00PM Pin Share Tweet Email Trending Videos Photo: Daniele Oberrauchd/Imaxtree (3) For an industry that heavily emphasizes novelty and "the next big thing", fashion is also surprisingly nostalgic. Proof of this? Look no further than the spring/summer 2016 collections. Many designers were inspired by past decades—even centuries—and the iconic women who defined that time period. We highlighted our favorite muses of the season, below, along with how their personal styles were interpreted for the runway. Louis Vuitton's Futuristic Show Reminds Us of How Great Fashion Can Be 01 of 12 Annemarie Schwarzenbach Atelier Binder/ullstein bild via Getty Images Who: A Swiss writer and photographer from the early 1900s with a distinctive androgynous style. 02 of 12 Inspired by Annemarie Schwarzenbach Pietro D'Aprano/Getty Images, Catwalking/Getty Images (2) Runway looks from Blumarine 03 of 12 Emilie Flöge Getty Images/Universal Images Group Who: An Austrian businesswoman in the late 1800s and early 1900s, who was most famous for her romantic relationship with painter Gustav Klimt. 04 of 12 Inspired by Emilie Flöge Fernando Leon/Getty Images (3) Runway looks from Delpozo 05 of 12 Nina Simone Jack Robinson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images, Hulton Archive/Getty Images Who: An iconic American singer and civil rights activist. 06 of 12 Inspired by Nina Simone Catwalking/Getty Images (3) Runway looks from Derek Lam 07 of 12 Ava Gardner Gordon Rynders/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images Who: An American actress who defines Old Hollywood glamour. 08 of 12 Inspired by Ava Gardner Catwalking/Getty Images, Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images, Edward James/WireImage Runway looks from Oscar de la Renta 09 of 12 Gala Dalí Jean-Claude Deutsch/Georges Melet/Paris Match via Getty Images Who: The wife and muse to Salvador Dalí who had a colorful and eclectic wardrobe. 10 of 12 Inspired by Gala Dalí Daniele Oberrauchd/Imaxtree (3) Runway looks from Rochas 11 of 12 Romy Schneider PICOT/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images Who: The legendary French and German actress who epitomized cool-girl chic. 12 of 12 Inspired by Romy Schneider Daniele Oberrauchd/Imaxtree (3) Runway looks from Nina Ricci