In May, Albert Kriemler's pre-fall collection for Akris briefly quieted retail doomsayers when it netted a cool million dollars at a Bergdorf Goodman trunk show. From the looks of Resort, the cash registers are set to keep cha-ching-ing. In addition to the house's classic full trousers, there was a new scrunchy, carrot-silhouetted pant. Kriemler took a lighter than ever touch in his perennial play with transparency, seen on sleeveless tops worn under tailore ...

Some collections just lend themselves naturally to the classic idea of Resort—and Missoni is certainly one. Angela Missoni didn't avoid sensible daywear—there were boxy, houndstooth-weave coats and shift dresses, crisscrossed with strips of floral silk, as well as crisp trousers paired with tunic knits. But mostly it was a collection that made you want to pack a suitcase with, say, a floral-print tunic dress, scads of iconic zigzag knits, and a beauti ...