14 Sci-Fi Heroines Who Inspired Designers to Take Fashion to Another Dimension

Some designers fantasize about traveling back in time; others seek out future worlds. It's no secret that Nicolas Ghesquière, for example, is a sci-fi fan: He's referenced Tron in his collections for Louis Vuitton and Balenciaga. "I was thinking of robotic articulation. Car parts. Droids. A boyish silhouette . . ." the designer said when explaining his Spring 2007 show for the latter. The Matrix inspired a Dior Haute Couture show presented in Versailles in 1999, and in 1968, space-age designer ...