You Will Never Forget the Fashion Industry's Diversity Milestones of 2016

Christian Siriano, featured plus-size models on his runway for the first time at NYFW. For the Spring '17 collection, five plus-size ladies took to the stage and Christian credited his mom and sister as his inspiration for the collection. You may also remember he dressed Leslie Jones for her Ghostbusters premiere other designers refused to because of her size.

Chromat's Spring '17 runway included trans models, an amputee, and an activist. Models like Carmen Carrera and Iskra Lawrence graced the catwalk, and for Iskra, this was her first-ever runway show. The casting director, Gilleon Smith, revealed her support for the mix of women, saying, "Every season, the casting is a celebration of the Chromat world and all the inspirational women in it."