Akris

"The shirt is the most important piece of a summer wardrobe," said designer Albert Kriemler in his show notes. Akris was another brand to riff on the reconfiguring of the white shirt this season - Dries Van Noten, Viktor & Rolf, Céline all proffered similar ideas this week.
"A visit to Japan and the Kyoto gardens made me think of other clothes for summer… more relaxed refinement, more simplicity and more ease,” Albert Kriemler told WGSN.
The look: Crisp summer elegance
Silhouette: Tailored
Key items: The classic shirt was transposed into dresses with misaligned asymmetrical hems, elongated shirts with a dipping hem, or a cocktail dress with strands of chiffon tubing creating a cage-like structure. Classic white shirts with dipping hems and fly-front plackets; two pants shapes, either fluid and wide-legged or narrow-fit straight-cut; full maxiskirts with dipping hemline at the sides; sporty gilets with large fold-over collars or minimal collarless gilets with asymmetric zip closure; wrap-over tops; tailored dresses including a leather shift with cap-sleeves; shorts suits and an off-the-shoulder playsuit; a printed halterneck gown with deep plunging neckline
Colour: Crisp optic white and faux nude with colourful bursts of Seville orange, vivid teal, saturated leaf green; darker tones arrived as navy and pewter
Fabric & knit: Cotton, linen, leather, denim and a host of silks including silk organza, open-mesh silk knits, washed silk, parachute silk and shantung
Print & pattern: Overblown photoreal orchid florals, placement sections on white grounds
Details & trims: Oversized fold-over collars, misaligned asymmetric hems, dipping hems, inverted pleats, zip-open necklines, double-layered jacket details, double spaghetti straps, wrap-over tops
Footwear: Tall closed-toe shoes with rocking platform
Accessories: Oversized squashy bags carried as clutches, small formal clutch bags, minimal colour-coordinated leather waist belts